In case you’ve been living under a rock this week, on Tuesday a group calling themselves Noah’s Ark Ministries International announced they were 99.9% sure they had found Noah’s Ark.
Two days later, a former member of their team is claiming hoax.
This post is not meant to argue the validity of the researchers claims, nor is it meant to slander them and call Christians gullible (although I’ve met a few in my lifetime that meet the requirements).
I was reading a post where author Jason Boyett interviewed renowned archaeologist Robert Cargill. Maybe you’ve seen him on History or Discovery, talking about the Bible or debunking aliens.
Anyways, here’s an excerpt:
…the flood is one of the biblical stories that just about everyone has heard, even the non-religious. Thus, if you can find Noah’s Ark, then there must have been a flood, and if there was a flood, then the Bible is historical and true, and if the Bible is historical and true, then why don’t you accept it?
It’s a hoax. We’ll never find Noah’s Ark, the Ark of the Covenant, etc., not only because they may not be historical, but because the ancients were far better recyclers than we are. My Prius and I are no match for ancient recyclers, who would have torn or melted down and reused anything of value, especially wood and gold. Don’t base your faith on relics.
“Don’t base your faith on relics.”
That REALLY spoke to me.
This is just the latest example of people trying to find evidence in order to prove their faith, forgetting the key word there is FAITH.
Time.com posted an article titled Top 10 Religious Relics to coincide with the first public viewings of the Shroud of Turin since 2000.
Whatever happened to the Biblical definition of faith found in Hebrews 11:1?
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
I’m not afraid to say it: I can’t prove there is a God. But I believe He exists.
I can’t prove Jesus Christ is the Son of God. But I believe He is.
I can’t prove that Jesus Christ was resurrected nearly 2,000 years ago. But I believe He was.
I can’t prove the existence of a real Heaven and a real Hell. But I believe they exist.
There’s not a whole lot pertaining to the Christian faith that I can prove. But that’s why it’s called FAITH.
Just my two cents.
For more from Jason Boyett, check out his website and blog.