True or Truth?

As we quickly come to the end of another Christmas season, I had a couple of thoughts that I wanted to share with you. Many times we tend to get caught up in a personal or spiritual debate regarding the truth of the stories in the Bible. It’s easy to do. I recently saw a special on the scientific proof of the Biblical epic parting of the Red Sea. After an hour of theoretically dissecting every aspect of the miracle, scientists came to the conclusion that indeed, it was possible for this to happen if several weather related phenomenon occurred at a precise moment in time. I believe that it still ultimately comes down to our faith that God could create the coincidence for this occurrence. Likewise, how could God become man? This story of a baby in a manger in Bethlehem, born of a virgin, announced by angels and visited by the poorest of the poor and the richest of the rich. A beautiful story, but is it true? Here’s the “truth” of the story. God loves you so much that He found a way to be in a relationship with us through His son, Jesus Christ. He came as a baby and died as a man to prove that He would do anything to be with us. Anything! Now that’s love my friends. A gift from God Himself to all of us. Accept it, rejoice in it, live it, share it and have a very Merry Christmas! Hugs, Dr. Scott