OK, you read the sign and then you undoubtedly tries to say the letters WITHOUT TOUCHING YOUR LIPS TOUCHING, RIGHT??? Don't feel like you are alone, I did it too!!! I guess its just human nature, not to trust things... at least until something is proven to you. Today, people will lie right to your face and then grimace in disgust at the first sign of your disbelief. With so many boldfaced lies (and liars) out there, its easy to become a skeptic!!! But, what do you do when a multitude of genuine witnesses overwhelmingly testify to the same thing and are willing to attest to the fact by sacrificing their very lives? Here is an example...
Acts, Chapter 1
1 The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach, 2 until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. 3 To these he also showed himself alive after he suffered, by many proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days, and speaking about God’s Kingdom. 4 Being assembled together with them, he commanded them, "“Don’t depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which you heard from me. 5 For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”"
6 Therefore, when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, are you now restoring the kingdom to Israel?”
7 He said to them, "“It isn’t for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”"
9 When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight. 10 While they were looking steadfastly into the sky as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing, 11 who also said, “You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who was received up from you into the sky will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky.”
12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away. 13 When they had come in, they went up into the upper room, where they were staying; that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James. 14 All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
6 Therefore, when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, are you now restoring the kingdom to Israel?”
7 He said to them, "“It isn’t for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”"
9 When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight. 10 While they were looking steadfastly into the sky as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing, 11 who also said, “You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who was received up from you into the sky will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky.”
12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away. 13 When they had come in, they went up into the upper room, where they were staying; that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James. 14 All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
The disciples of Jesus were a group of nobodies; they were not rich or well educated and by their actions, not even exceptionally intelligent;one of them even proved to be a traitor. Yet, they and hundreds of others knew Jesus and could testify to his resurrection from the dead. For many of them, that testimony would be rewarded by the Roman government with a horrible death. These things are a matter of well-attested to historical fact!!! However, some today have the gall to say that Christianity is a lie. And the sorry state of affairs The United States of America finds itself in is to be ruled by disbelievers. People who have banned the Bible from schools and are attempting to eradicate any and every trace of religion from our society. I pray that they fail!!! Most Americans feel powerless in the face of such opposition, but I do not. In and of myself, I have no ability to combat such a wicked, corrupt government, BUT God answers prayer and I believe he will replace the ungodly with God-fearing men who will restore America to what it once was... a God-fearing nation. Most of you only know me through this forum, so, you have no reason to have faith in what I might say. BUT, the scriptures are TRUTH and in fact ARE TRUE. GOD will change disbelief into faith by the sheer FACT by that what HE says is trustworthy and can be proven. While we may always continue to sound out the letters of a sign we do not trust, sooner or later, every human being will come to the realization that God can be trusted and should be obeyed. Its just a matter of time until these thoughts are echoed from your lips too...