Bones

 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".