I don’t know how many times I have heard interesting sayings preceded by the words, “Mark Twain said…” Now, I enjoy a good old Mark Twain quip as much as anybody does, but I am made to wonder if he actually said everything that is attributed to him, especially in the absence of documentation. The same is true of the beloved Marshall Keeble. The very mention of his name sparks interest among old timers, but did he really say all that is credited to him? Who really knows?
More important than what either Twain or Keeble may have said is what God has said. We have a popular saying, “God said it. I believe it. That settles it.” Someone has revised that saying to read, “God said it. That settles it whether I believe it or not.” Truthfully, all religious controversy turns on two questions: man said or God said. We follow one way or the other.
How much of religion turns upon what God said? “God said” is the basis of Bible inspiration (2 Timothy 3:16-17). “God said” is the basis of divine revelation (Deuteronomy 18:18; Galatians 1:11-12. “God said” is the basis of true worship (John 4:19-20, 22). “God said” is the basis of saving faith (Romans 10:17). “God said” will be the basis of the judgment to come (John 12:48).
In religion nothing matters but what God said. No one has to be in doubt about whether or not God said a thing. It’s in the Bible!
