Be Careful of what you say
12/8/2019
I was telling someone about the article, “5 Aspects Of The First Christmas No One Preaches” (see link below) where the author made the statement about how Mary and Joseph made it to Bethlehem. They quickly stated it was by donkey. Do you know how Mary went to Bethlehem? Was it by walking, on a donkey or camel, or did she ride in a cart? The Bible does not say. Religious history or tradition states it was by donkey.
This is where we need to be careful that we stay with what the Bible states. We have heard the stories from the Bible so many times from songs, plays, movies and from fellow Christians and we repeat those versions of the stories. However, how many of us take the time to research what/how the Bible tells us it happened.
Some of what we repeat about the Bible is in the Bible, some is Jewish tradition and others from what people have portrayed it to be. Some of the people I have met over the years have caught me telling about some things and asked, “Where is that in the Bible?” After research it was not in the Bible, it was Jewish tradition of how things where done in the Temple or other sources. All would have been well, if I had stated that it was Jewish tradition or where I had found it.
By stating something is in the Bible and it is not, even if the statement is true, do we hurt our testimony? Pray about it and see what God says.
C.I. Wilson