Come and See
Many people claim to know truths that other people don’t. Religious people, for example, often have their own theories or theologies that they would like others to believe. This is good, of course, if the truths that they are sharing are actually truths, and not mere speculations or falsehoods. When Jesus began to preach, John says of him, “He who comes from above is above all others; he who is from the earth belongs to the earth and uses earthly speech. He who comes from heaven bears witness to what he has seen and heard, even though no one accepts his witness. To accept his witness is to affirm that God speaks the truth; for he whom God sent utters the words of God” (John 3:31-34, REB) Jesus came bearing…
