From the ArcaMax Publishing, Billy Graham Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/billygraham/s-367751-585664
Q: I believe the Bible has much to teach us today, but I can't accept
all those supposed miracles that are included in it. Couldn't those
things be cut out of the Bible? That way, we'd be left with the parts
that everyone could accept and follow. -- M.McN.
A: From time to time, skeptics have attempted to do exactly what you
suggest -- and the result has always been a failure. All they had left
was a vague and confusing mass of material with little unity or
coherence.
The reason is because the only way to remove the miracles from the
Bible is to remove God from the Bible -- because He is the One who
caused the miracles to happen. And yet His footprints are on every
page -- and without God, the Bible falls apart. From the very first
verses of Genesis to the final chapter of Revelation, the Bible is the
story of God and His plan for the human race. As the Bible says, "'I
am the Alpha and the Omega,' says the Lord God, 'who is, and who was,
and who is to come, the Almighty'" (Revelation 1:8).
The Bible's miracles are an important part of its story, and it is
impossible to extract them from the Bible without destroying its
central message. What is that message? It is the message that God is
real, and He created us so we could know and love Him.
But the Bible also points us to the greatest miracle of all -- the
miracle of Jesus Christ. He came from heaven to demonstrate God's love
for us, and He did this by dying for us. Don't turn your back on
Christ, but ask God to help you understand how much He loves you --
and then to commit your life to Him.
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