Ray Comfort livingwaters “Ray, why do you think the Bible is so hard to believe for some? Do you think its really a matter of historical knowledge? Or do you think its a disregard for righteousness?” Jerry Simmons Have you noticed that the Bible is filled with “childish” stories that (if taken literally) insult the intellect? There’s a reason for that. Years ago I ran a Bible club, after which I told 100 kids to line up for candy. As they did so I noticed that it was a line of greed. The big bullies had pushed their way to the front and the quiet sickly kids were relegated to the back. So I told the kids to about-face. Then I took great delight in going to the other end of the line first. That’s what God has done with the ultimate gift of everlasting life. He turned the line around, and He it did it by consistently using foolish things to confound the arrogant brats of this world. Who, with any intellectual dignity, would ever stoop to believe the childish stories of the Bible? The answer is—those who understand that in this world, where the rich get richer and the poor get stomped on, God has turned the line around. The arrogant bullies of this world lose, big time. God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble. “But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty…” (1 Corinthians 1:27). This is why the proud stumble at the gospel. “Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 18:2-4).
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 13:06:31 +0000
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