Behold the Man:
A delicate balance must be struck when dealing with the emotionally charged topic of religion. The Toledo Blade through the Readers Forum tries to accommodate the whole spectrum of beliefs. From impassioned creationists, to militant evolutionists. From conservative Christian, to angry atheist, everyone is given a voice, and that is how it should be; a modern day town-square.
All things considered only one question in life warrants serious contemplation. The question is this. Is Jesus who he said he is? What else really matters? Considering the eternal consequences attached to what an individual believes, and how that belief is applied to his or her life, it comes as no surprise disagreements can easily become heated. Arguing about religion is futile, simply state what you believe and why calmly and as plainly as you can and leave it at that.
The author C.S. Lewis summed it up nicely when he said Jesus was either a liar, a lunatic, [a diabolical genius] or in fact the Messiah, Son of God. The victory is His, and His alone. I’ve learned over time, and from bitter experience not to argue or debate, I simply declare.
Much of the Bible can be taken literally, other parts are figurative in speech, drawing truth from metaphors and the like. For me, the fulfillment of prophesy is what lifts the Bible to the realm of God ordained truth. Of one thing I am certain, a fairy-tale it is not.
The Cross of Christ is not merely some insignificant asterisk pointing to a trivial footnote on the page of an ancient history book. The Cross is the exclamation point of creation. As Pontius Pilot so succinctly stated — Behold the Man!