2 Peter 1

Something that fascinates me most about other people, is what they believe. I am always so interested and curious to find out what other people believe—especially their religious beliefs. And the stronger they believe what they believe, the more interested I become. This curiosity has yielded many fruitful conversations, and usually an opportunity for me to share what I believe.

One thing I love to share is found in 2 Peter 1:16. "For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty." Peter is referring to the apostles sharing the gospel. He's saying in effect, "I didn't just hear some crazy rumor and relay it to you. I was actually there and saw him with my own eyes!"

An eyewitness is the most powerful testimony there is. When police investigators get to the scene of a crime, they immediately want to know if anyone witnessed the crime. And the more of them the better. Because once they've heard from multiple eyewitnesses, they can reconstruct the crime much easier and with greater accuracy.

Friends, that what we have in the New Testament! Peter and the apostles are telling us exactly what they saw! They were with Jesus, they talked to him, and heard his teachings. They saw him die, and they saw him after he rose from the dead. And they wrote it all down for us!

The next time someone tries to tell you that the Bible is just a bunch of stories, or that Christianity is for people who are ignorant, you can take them to this verse. There's a whole lot more you can show them of course, but this is a great place to start. And it's good to remind ourselves from time to time too. We have good reason to believe Jesus was who he said he was. Not because of clever myths, but because of written accounts centuries old from eyewitness like Peter.