Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. (Heb. 1:1-2) I will never forget watching Ben Stein interviewing atheist and scientist Richard Dawkins. At one point in the interview Stein asks Dawkins, “What if you died and suddenly found yourself standing before God and realizing that he does exist? What would you say to him?” Dawkins replied, “I would say to him, ‘Why did you go to such great lengths to conceal yourself?’” What an astounding response in light of the overwhelming evidence God has provided for us and the fact that God did come down and speak to us and reveal himself to humanity directly. As the author or Hebrews states, “Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son,…” After thousands of years of God sending prophets to speak to his people and point them back to himself, to no avail, he sends his only begotten son to speak directly to humanity. And how do they respond to this? They crucify him. Thus, even when God has taken the direct approach, humans refuse to believe. This is because, as scripture testifies, the unbelieving mind is hostile toward God. It hates God and wants nothing to do with God (Rom 8:7-8). Nevertheless, for those of us who do believe, we can take great comfort in knowing that God has spoken directly to us through his Son, and his words are written down for us in the pages of holy scripture. God has not concealed himself, but has gone above and beyond to make himself clearly known so that he might be fully known.
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