The preacher spoke about the experience of Zechariah when an angel spoke to him and said he and Elizabeth would have a baby. As do most preachers he was ‘amazed’ at Zechariah’ skeptical response. But wait a moment. . .
Even more than today there were way too many messiah-peddlers, god-peddlers. and general charlatans. Zechariah was properly skeptical. And so should you be. So should I be. So should the manic mom, or depressed mom, who believes she hears God telling her to kill her children. So should the impoverished inner-city kid who is told that God wants him to blow himself and several hundred others to smithereens in the name of Allah.
God created us with brains. Or, we evolved into thinking beings. In either case, we have a duty to learn to use them, use them well, and check with others. We have a duty to be critical thinkers. (This applies to the way we respond to marketing appeals, advertising, political ads of all parties and even our kid’s excuses for not doing their homework.) THINK! Then Think some more.
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