Hello Everyone,

Another was that God’s people were being ridicule was:

-They ridiculed their work as being frail.

v. 3 Tobiah jumps on the bandwagon and said, It won't last, and everyone laughed.

Maybe people said that about you when you got saved. It won't last! Today they say, you won't last preaching standards. You won't last with those values. Hey, we're still here!

It wasn't man building those walls, it was God using man. And we aren't trying to build a church here on our own; we're letting God do it in us and thru us.

The church isn't frail; we've got Godly glue holding us together. We're fastened by the Father! We're built on the Rock and held together by a duct tape of deity you can't pull apart and can't knock down.

Matthew 16:18 ...upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

So how do we respond to ridicule?

-Remember the cause of ridicule.

Ridicule is a substitute for reason [laughter is a substitute for logic]. It is very reasonable, when you look at the evidence, to believe the Bible is the Word of God.

The Bible is a miracle in its origination, its preservation, its circulation, and its application. There's the testimony of its scientific accuracy, its prophetic accuracy, the archaeological proofs.

It's a very reasonable faith. But when the world cannot reason you out of believing the Bible they will try to ridicule you out of believing.

When they can't logic you out of believing they will try to laugh you out of believing.

The world's thinking--When you don't have a good case based on the facts, just look for something dirty, something personal, use smear tactics, insults, and call names.

Tell lies and try to rally people to your side. Incidentally, if ever you hear something which sounds unbelievable--consider checking it out before you believe it! (Just Saying)

Greater Things Are Still To Come!

Pastor Phil