Sometime in early August, my cell group attended a talk by Creation Ministries International that was held in my church.
During that talk, the speaker told us that one of the reasons why people do not believe the Genesis account (such as creation, Noah's flood, etc) is because they have seen pictures of Noah's Ark drawn in cartoon form.Usually, it is drawn no larger than a bathtub, with giraffes' heads sticking out from it, and appears so unstable that it can topple at any time, what more withstand a huge catastrophic flood.
The truth of the matter is that the Ark that Noah built was very, very huge and very, very stable. It was the size of 81 five-room HDB flats (27 flats X 3 storeys high). The giraffes' head did not need to protrude from the top, and there was sufficient room for the dinosaurs, hippos, elephants, as well as hundreds and thousands of other animals.
This brings to mind another wrong impression that has been created down down through the ages, and that relates to how our Lord Jesus has been portrayed.
Many artists have painted Him as effeminate and emaciated, with long-flowing hair and slender fingers.I really don't think for one moment that a carpenter that had to work with His bare hands had time for facials and manicures.
Is it any wonder then, that people look up to celebrities such as David Beckham and popstars such as Click Five, instead of our Lord Jesus?
The world is crying out for a hero, and that is why Spider-man and Transformers are such box-office sellouts. But that void can only be filled by the real superhero --none other than Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Which brings me to another excerpt of a DVD compilation called Humorous Bible Illustrations by Ps Joseph Prince. This one is entitled "Jesus Our Hero".
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