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That Which We Have Seen#304
Do you enjoy reading the daily paper?Most people do. Why? They want to get the news. And what is reported? The reporters go out to see and hear what is taking place in the world. If there has been a tornado or hurricane, they report what they have seen and heard. Then there are also editorials on the news. For the most part, these editorials are comments and interpretations of world events. There was a time when events were interpreted from a biblical perspective. But that is off the point. When we read the Bible, we get what the writers have seen and heard. Listen to the apostle John for example, "What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we beheld and our hands handled, concerning the Word of life and the life was manifested, and we have seen and bear witness and proclaim to you the eternal life." (1 John 1:1-2). You see, the Christian faith is not something which is beyond our view or beyond our senses. There is not a deep impassible chasm between this world and the world to come. The fact is, it is possible to know God. First of all, God has revealed Himself through the creation. As Psalm 19:1 says, "The heavens declare the glory of God." But God has also revealed Himself in Jesus Christ. Christ came into the world, born of a virgin. He lived a perfect life. He died on a cross to pay for the sins of people like you and me. He rose again to prove that sacrifice was acceptable to God the Father. All of this was seen and heard. The Bible reports what was seen and heard as good news. That's what the gospel is, good news.
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