I have spent a great deal of time watching a
fictional TV series called "Bones", which is a story about a forensic
scientist's (Bones) adventures in solving crimes using her skill in studying the
evidence inscribed in the bones of the victims. This is exactly the answer to questions about God and the Bible. In the stories, the evidence surrounding the case
can be interpreted in many ways, but Bones gathers her evidence from studying
the bones of the victim. Such evidence is brought before a judge and jury along
with the many theories of the defense for the purpose of finding and exposing
the murderer. It is only because of Bones' great skill and ability to see and
hear what the bones are saying that the truth is eventually discovered. The
truth is always beyond reproach because the evidence in the bones is empirical.
So it is in life. All of us can have our opinions, philosophies, and
probabilities based on the evidence as we see it, but there is only one Truth.
Developing the skill and ability to look at the empirical evidence and to
rightly decipher it only comes by much study and experience along with the
motivation to want to know for sure, and the desire to be willing to look, to
study, and to keep looking, thinking and considering what the bones might be
saying. In the story, Bones is the only
one with such qualifications. There are others that are learning, (her
interns), and there are experts in surrounding disciplines which must often be
consulted in order to get to the bottom of the mystery. I see the bones as the
Word of God. The truth is inscribed there, but we must develop the ability and
the skill to master the discipline. To be able to look at the Word of God for
evidence of the truth as is stated. Too often, those handling the bones have
already come to a conclusion using their own opinions or the opinions of others, then they try to use the bones support their conclusion. The evidence in the bones has not changed, but the ones looking at
them refuse to see it. In order to walk humbly with our God, we must
acknowledge that the truth is there in the evidence He has given to us. We must
look at it honestly. In so doing we will find the empirical evidence we need to
support our position no matter what other opinions fly about. We will all
eventually stand in the courtroom, before the judge; we must be sure of our
position. If our conclusions are based on the opinions of others we will not be
able to stand…another will win the case.
John 5:39,
"Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and
they are they which testify of me".
Acts 17:11,
"…they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the
scriptures daily, whether those things were so".
