1276) Rumors can ruin someone’s life. Isn’t it interesting that one small sentence can cause so much damage? When someone “reports” information about another in this manner, it’s rarely in the positive. It’s most often information laying out what someone has done that is deemed socially as bad.

There is good news about rumors, the truth can squash them, and yet, if someone does not recognize this truth, the evil morsel can continue on.

It’s a good practice to incorporate challenging something someone tells us about another. Look for the truth. This is exactly what Paul refers to in 1 Timothy 3:16. The apostles preached Jesus to the nations. This preaching is revealing information about the son of God. Was it only a rumor? Let’s look at the facts which Josh McDowell does so well in Evidence that Demands a Verdict.

He states if Jesus truly didn’t rise from the dead, why didn’t his enemies just produce Jesus’ body and that would take care of that rumor? He also reminds the reader the Bible says over 500 people saw the resurrected Jesus on many different occasions. The claim that Jesus’ followers were just hallucinating is a weak argument because that many people in completely different times do not hallucinate about the same thing in this manner.

There is more evidence McDowell reveals, but the bottom line is, there appeared to be a rumor that Jesus raised from the dead and in 1 Timothy 3:26, the apostles were preaching or giving evidence that he did.

Examine the evidence for yourself. God’s truth will always stand against scrutiny.