Dig
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Straight to the Cross
COLUMN: Fidelity
Dig
by Mike Benson
Have you ever watched a paleontologist on
television after a fossil discovery? To say that
he is careful is an understatement.
He gently brushes away the sand and clay. He
painstakingly excavates the soil from around the
bone. While he is thrilled with his find, his
excitement is tempered by caution. He knows that a
reckless, hasty or hurried approach could damage,
if not destroy, the fossil.
Those of us who are students of the Bible might
take a lesson fron the scientist who digs for
dinosaur bones. With the same meticulous care of a
paleontologist, we too ought to chip away at the
rubble of human opinion so as to uncover the truth
of God's Word. While zeal and enthusiasm for the
Word are commendable traits, our primary goal
should be like that of the Bereans in Acts 17 who
"searched" (Greek, "anakrinontes", i.e., examined)
the Scriptures daily to find out whether these
things were so (v. 11).
To do anything less is to invite destruction (2
Pet. 3:16) of our souls. Think about it.
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