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seen, and yet is real; facts are things that can be seen. It
takes faith to believe in truth; it takes nothing to believe
in facts but a good set of eyes.” 58
JESUS often spoke in parables. It is unclear how many
actual facts were included in HIS parables. Yet, they
contained deep truths which transcend the passage of
time. The truths HE presented are unchangeable,
universal, and applicable to all. A test for the validity of a
truth is its relevance and impact. The truths introduced
by JESUS are timeless. They have revolutionized the
world and continue to change the lives of billions of
people. Yes, they do influence and challenge our
intellects. More significantly, they touch and transform
our hearts!
On the other hand, and contrary to popular intellectual
thought, facts can change. Take for instance the
existence of planets in our solar system. Since 1930, it
was a scientific fact that Pluto was the ninth planet.
That long-standing fact changed in 2005, when Pluto
was declassified as a planet. Take one of our most
brilliant scientists, Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity;
“It proves that facts are relative. Everything in the
physical universe is constantly changing: the weather,
people's ages, even the size of the universe. The only
things that seem to stay the same are the things we
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