This Is Not About How Many Animals Moses Had On The Ark
They say you should
never watch a legal drama with a lawyer or medical show with a doctor; they just
can’t get over all the little things that are wrong. I guess you can say the same thing about a
preacher. I’m probably insufferable to
be around when people talk the Bible and religion in public forums. If it is movies about the Bible or TV shows
referencing scripture, it always amazes me how many details they get wrong. It isn't just the media that does it. Sometimes it is people that are attempting to
preach and teach. The “pastor” in a funeral that called Lazarus Jesus’ cousin.
The devotional message that referenced the blind man Jesus healed on the way to
the cross. The Bible verse that isn't a
Bible verse (God helps those that help themselves?). When they says “it says in
the Bible” when it never comes close to saying that.
I’ll be the first
to say (and show) that sometimes speakers misspeak. We make mistakes. Our brain locks up and we flub up. That does happen but I not as bothered by
these "oops" moment. I'm more bothered when people make
the mistakes because they don't take the time and effort to make sure what they
are saying is right. When someone takes their
knowledge for granted and never checks to see if what they are saying is true. As if the truth of the matter doesn't really
matter.
That’s probably why
I so appreciative of the Gospel of Luke and his work. As an inspired writer his words will be true. But notice what he says about his work in Luke
1:3-4:
“It seemed fitting for me as well, having investigated everything
carefully from the beginning, to write it out for you in consecutive order,
most excellent Theophilus; so that you
may know the exact truth about the things you have been taught.”
Luke want his reader (and us a well) to know
the exact
truth about what has been taught. The
facts and events are not just a story but real events. Those details matter because they are the
truth of what really happened!
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