“O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart.” Psalm 15:1-2
It all started when a California pastor happened by the book display at a major national retailer. He was taken aback at what he saw. All of the Bibles on display had price tags that identified them as fiction.
When it hit the news there was an outcry from evangelicals who believe in Biblical truth. One leading pastor said that people should be allowed to believe what they believe, but at least the giant retail chain could label the Bibles as “religious” or “spiritual,” or something like that…… but not fiction. The retailer apologized, but no action was taken to re-label those Bibles on display that were marked as fiction. Was it an honest mistake or an intentional action by someone with a political agenda? That answer is unknown and will probably remain so.
But, what is even more disturbing is that a major national newspaper took a poll to measure public opinion and sadly more than forty-eight percent said that the Bible was fiction.
As few years ago that would have been unheard of in this country, but tolerance and political correctness has taken its toll, at the expense of the Christian beliefs that have been the bedrock of this great nation since its founding.
The opposite of fiction is truth and the Bible makes some very distinctive truth claims. It claims, for instance, that God exists. Moreover, the death and resurrection of Jesus are also key to Christian theology. There is a plethora of documented evidence and manuscripts written by historians that attest to the death and resurrection of Christ.
Other physical evidence includes archeological finds. The Archaeological Study Bible presents many notes and articles documenting how archeology has again and again proven that the Bible does correspond to historical reality.
The cornerstone of Christian belief is the resurrection of Christ. Even Paul the Apostle admitted that if the resurrection did not happen, Christian faith “is futile; you are still in your sins” (1 Corinthians 15:17). In this sense, making a case for the truth of the resurrection also makes a case for the truth claims of Jesus and, in turn, the reliability and truth of the Bible.
The Bible is the true and reliable Word of God, written for us that we all might be saved, even the forty-eight percent who consider it to be fiction. All they have to do is to read, believe and accept.
by John Grant
Used by Permission
John Grant is a former Florida State Senator and is a practicing attorney
FURTHER READING
• Truth – A Devotional by Katherine Kehler
• Enjoying God’s Word– by Brigitte Straub
• God’s Word Gives Joy and Light
• Feeding on the Word – by Violet Tse
• Scripture Smorgasbord – by Brigitte Straub
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