Most People

Won't Believe This

In his travels in Europe a man came upon a unique building.  This public building had an unusual spire rising from it.  About two-thirds up the spire’s length was a stone figure of a sheep, and from the sheep’s back the spire continued to its point.  The fascinated tourist stopped a resident and asked if he knew the story of the spire.  The man relayed to him that as the masons were constructing the spire, one of them lost his balance and fell from the perilous height. 

“No doubt he was killed,” the tourist exclaimed!

“No,” was the surprising reply.  “His co-workers rushed to the pavement below expecting to find a mutilated body.  But what they found was a badly shaken mason and a dead sheep.  You see, a local farmer was escorting some sheep to market to be slaughtered.  The mason’s fall was broken by landing on the back of one of those sheep.  The builder had that stone sheep placed in the spire as a lasting tribute to the dying sheep that saved a craftsman from an awful death.”

Now most people won’t believe a story like that.  It’s the same way with the story of Christ taking upon Himself our sure and deserved punishment for sin.  He died in the place of sinners (every human being) and the cross is still a reminder of that needed Sacrifice.  And the many who disbelieve do not change the truth of the story one bit.  To those who have experienced the wonder of His forgiveness and the joy of a new life, they love to hear and repeat that story.

We invite you to study course # 11000 in our BBN Bible Institute.  In this course, Dr. Stephen Olford, teaches the Doctrine of Christ.  These lessons will stir and challenge you.  Invite your friends to this study.  BBNBI is convenient by computer or smart phone (BBNBI.org).