A CONTROVERSY SETTLED

In a California Junior College, a Christian young man was studiously preparing himself for his chosen career. In this same college were a number of students who disbelieved the Bible and they eagerly embraced every opportunity to ridicule the Word of God.

One of the professors in this school also took part in these discussions and sought to rob the Christian youth of his faith in God and His Word. On one occasion, after a severe tirade of abuse had been heaped upon the Bible and its defender, the professor suddenly declared: “The only way to settle this matter is for this Christian boy to write an article in defence of the Bible and its teachings and I will choose another from the class to present the other side.” The professor, of course, was careful to select one whom he thought capable of refuting any argument his opponent would advance.

The date for the contest was set. Both students set themselves to their tasks with zeal and determination. The Christian youth sought divine guidance and wisdom from above as he searched the sacred page. Likewise, the unbelieving student read the Bible perhaps more studiously than he had ever thought of doing; in fact, he found himself poring over the book far into the night, as he sought for evidence to prove the Bible untrue and contradictory. The more he read the more insecure seemed his position and a very heavy burden weighed upon him.

The day of the contest finally arrived. The classroom was filled to capacity with an expectant crowd. After the usual preliminaries the unbelieving professor called on the Christian youth to take the floor and present his findings. With calm fortitude, born of humble dependence upon the God of the Bible for his help he walked bravely to the platform and read his paper which was composed largely of actual quotations from the book itself. He made few comments because the Scriptures quoted were clear and correctly applied.

The ostentatious professor now proudly called upon his favourite student to read his paper in refutation of the preceding article. Intense silence gripped the audience as the champion of infidelity walked briskly to the front of the room. He, too, faced his professor and fellow-students with unusual calm as he said in substance: “Honoured Professor and fellow-classmates, I thought it unnecessary to prepare a paper on the issue at hand, and will therefore give you, orally, the result of my investigation. First, let me assure you, I have spent many hours searching through the Bible in a most exhaustive manner, for evidence of its untruthfulness. I sought diligently for possible contradictions, but found none. That you may know how thorough was my search, I read the New Testament through three times and the Gospel by John sixteen times. The more I read and studied the book the more I became convinced that it was not of human origin. So sublime and so searching were the statements of the Bible that a feeling of condemnation crept over me. I seemed to be reading a book written directly to me and for me. I became convinced, saw my sin and folly, and I am now a firm believer in the Bible as the Word of God.

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