At the University of Chicago Divinity School each year they have what is called "Baptist Day". On this day each one is to bring a lunch to be eaten outdoors in a grassy picnic area. Every "Baptist Day" the school would invite one of the greatest minds to lecture in the theological education center. One year they invited Dr. Paul Tillich. Dr.Tillich spoke for two and one-half hours "proving" that the Resurrection of Jesus was false. He quoted scholar after scholar and book after book. He concluded that since there was no such thing as the historical resurrection, the religious tradition of the church was groundless, emotional mumbo-jumbo, because it was based on a relationship with a risen Jesus, who, in fact, never rose from the dead in any literal sense. He then asked if there were any questions. After about 30 seconds, an old, dark skinned
preacher with a head of short-cropped, woolly white hair stood up in the
back. He finished the apple. "All
I wanna know is: This apple I just ate,------was it bitter or sweet?"
Dr. Tillich paused for a moment and then answered in exemplary
scholarly fashion: The white-haired preacher dropped the core
of his apple into his crumpled paper bag, looked up at Dr. Tillich and
said calmly, The 1,000 plus in attendance could not contain themselves. The crowd erupted with applause and cheers. Dr. Tillich thanked his audience and promptly left. Have you tasted Jesus? Please pass this on, Saints! Jesus has risen... and He's coming back one day! Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him. If you have, rejoice in the hope of the resurrection that your faith in Him brings. |
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