There are many reasons why I believe that the Bible is true, but one of the main reasons is that the Bible is honest about it's so-called "heroes." It does not hide the flaws of all of the great men of the Bible. For example, we are told that Abraham, the father of Jews and Christians, went into Egypt out of God's will and lied to Pharoh about Sarah. (Altough technically she was his half-sister.) Moses, who, according the Bible, was one of the most humble of men and was entrusted with the care of the Hebrew children, was a murderer and a fugitive from justice. He wasn't allowed into Canaan because he disobeyed God in the matter of striking the rock instead of speaking to it. He was also given to tempter tantrums. When he came down from Mount Sinai with the ten commandments, he "broke" all ten of them by throwing them to the ground when he saw the folly of the Israelites. Who is more of a hero in the Bible than David? He was the one who saved the Israeli army by slaying the giant, Goliath. Goliath was nine feet tall, and David was just a boy, but David took him on and defeated him. David was God's anointed king of Israel, and was called "a man after God's own heart," yet we are told about his adulterous relationship with Bathsheba. As we move to the New Testament, we will observe that the only person there above reproach was Jesus. We are told that "He was tempted in all points, like as we are, yet without sin." The same cannot be said for the followers of Jesus. I guess the greatest example is Simon Peter. He was the one who always spoke up and, quite often, "stuck his foot in his mouth." At the
transfiguration, he blabbed out: "Let's build three tabernacles, one for you (Jesus) and one for Moses and one for Elijah." (not an exact quote) This was ignored as the stupid statement that it was. It was not a sin, but showed Peter's tendency to speak without thinking. This was not Peter's only fault. He bragged about how he would protect Jesus, then when confronted at his trial, denied Him three times. He was called "the Rock" by Jesus, yet didn't always act like "the Rock." He went on to greatness, but not before we are made to realize that he was a flawed human being. What is the lesson for us? We all have our flaws. We are all "sinners saved by grace." Not a one of us is good by the Bible's standards, yet as flawed as we are, God still uses us. Being a flawed human being is no excuse for not trusting Jesus as our savior, and for not serving Him. All of us are saved by His grace, and we serve in His grace. I consider myself a prime example of that. Bro. Joe
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