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The critics would have a very compelling argument if it were not for two important points PDF Print E-mail

I belong to a community theater group.  This weekend we are finishing our run of "Seussical the Musical."  I play Horton the Elephant.

          (No comment from those of you who know me).
         
          The story is fun, whimsical and creative.   It is also a complete fiction.  The whole story, beginning to end, is made up:  there is no real Horton the Elephant, no Cat in the Hat, no Sour Kangaroo and no Jungle of Nool.  Everything exists only in the realm of imagination.
 
          Christians are sometimes accused of believing fairytales because we believe in God, Heaven and eternal life.  Our critics say that we turn to these "fictions" because we want to avoid the harsh realities of life and death.
 
           The critics would have a very compelling argument if it were not for two important points: our faith is built on a real Person and a real historical event.   That Person is Jesus.   He actually walked this earth--and documents outside of the Bible identify Him as a real person.  The historical event is the Resurrection. As unbelievable as the Resurrection may seem, the evidence points to the fact that it did occur. No one has been able to disprove that fact in nearly 2,000 years.
 
          The critics, in truth, are the ones living in a fantasy world.  They pretend that God doesn't exist because if He did they would be obligated to follow Him.  And what self-respecting rebel wants that?  A play may be entertaining, but at some point the lights come up and reality bursts onto the scene.  It will be the same with the critics and their arguments: one day the trumpet will sound, the clouds will part and the Ultimate Reality will return.
 
Wonder what the critics will do then?