Uncorroborated Charges Corroborated

Ryan Cox • October 25, 2018

Would six hearings and ten declarations by a judge be enough to find a man innocent of the charges? History records that depending on the strength of the mob, the weight of the evidence may not matter.

In the first hearing, the man was questioned about his close friends, with whom he spent his time travelling and working. The man, who had a very clean record with an exemplary career of helping people, said that all their activities had been clearly seen by countless witnesses. They had never attempted to hide anything. The man was then attacked for his temperament in addressing the official, though he had acted properly in accordance with the law.

In the second hearing, the ruling committee had several statements brought forth by multiple “witnesses”, though none of their claims could be corroborated, with many found to be false or inconsistent with one another. The man calmly and clearly stated the facts, which enraged the officials even more. They denigrated and humiliated the man.

In the third hearing, the man was brought before the entire assembly. They once again brought the same charges. They declared him guilty on all accounts and demanded punishment in accordance with the law.

In the fourth hearing, the people leading the charge against this man said the evidence was inconsequential; the seriousness of the charges was all that mattered. The senior official declared that the man was innocent. This enraged the mob and its leaders. They began to make all kinds of accusations. Upon hearing all of this, the senior official called for another investigation and sent the matter to another government official.

In this hearing (#5), nothing really happened. The official found the man not guilty and sent his findings back to the senior official.

In the sixth and final hearing, the senior official chastised the ruling committee members for their lack of evidence and uncorroborated charges against the man. In total, the senior official declared ten times that the man was innocent!

It was at this point that the mob’s leaders came unhinged, and the truth behind their hatred came out.

“We have a law, and by that law He ought to die because He made Himself out to be the Son of God” (John 19:7).

At that moment, all of the uncorroborated charges fell by the wayside as the one, true, corroborated charge came to the forefront. Of all their accusations, this was the one and only charge that was absolutely true. The Man had made Himself out to be the Son of God.

In fact, He had corroborated the charge by His miracles, teachings, love, and compassion.

Consequently, He was sentenced to and died the most excruciating death, all because of the one true charge. However, for this Man, He endured the shame and punishment willingly and joyfully for the sake of all mankind (Hebrews 12:2).

In response to His love, mercy, and grace, do we live lives that corroborate the charge that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God?

Before we answer that, we must remember that the Scriptures show repeatedly that it is not just a matter of claiming so or of attending church services – it is a matter of obedience and action.

“4 The one who says, ‘I have come to know Him,’ and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; 5 but whoever keeps His Word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him: 6 the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked” (I John 2:4-6).

Are we daily corroborating the Son of God in our lives?

“9 If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater; for the testimony of God is this, that He has testified concerning His Son. 10 The one who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself; the one who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning His Son. 11 And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life” (I John 5:9-12).

Do our lives reflect the testimony of the world or the testimony of Jesus?

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October 2, 2025

Flooded Marine Reptile

By Matt Miles • October 2, 2025

The Flood during Noah’s day was a devastating judgement against the sin and wickedness of the time. Most people focus on what the Lord did as He saved the eight people and animals on the Ark. Yet while they were being saved, the Flood destroyed the earth and left behind some remarkable things. Geology around the globe shows water burial of plants and animals. Many of the animal remains show signs of drowning and then burial. One particular reptile that shows this is the Ichthyosaurus. From what we can understand, water was her home for everything in life, even giving birth to live young. This well designed creature may even help us trust the Word of God when it comes to the history of the Flood. In our Mobile Museum of Earth History we exhibit a research replica of an ichthyosaur called Stenopterygius quadriscissus . She is from Holzmaden, Germany and is one example of hundreds that have been found in the area. The reason we can so confidently state this fossil is a “her,” when we rarely know for sure about fossil animals, is because she is pregnant. She has three babies present with her remains: one under her tail, one in or near the birth canal, and one still inside. Our fossil is in situ, which means the fossil remains in the rock matrix it was buried in. So, the presence of momma and babies are how they were buried and not articulated in some manner after excavation. This is important to show the rapid, watery burial that must have taken place to lock this scene in the fossil record. The Flood trapped organisms all over the world in different life positions. Sometimes the fossils left behind have shown eating, hunting, sleeping, swimming, nesting, or drowning. When it comes to ichthyosaurs around the planet, there is a significant number of females that seem to be pregnant. They have been found in the fossil record on at least four continents. A fair assumption would be that Ichthyosaurs had a certain time of year they mated and gave birth to young, much like sea turtles today that nest from late spring to late fall depending on the region around the world. So it should come as no surprise that we find pregnant ichthyosaurs all around the world as the Flood lasted an entire year. It would have buried the females that were pregnant near their location of habitat. Evolutionists maintain that ichthyosaurs lived tens to hundreds of million years ago and each of the mothers found in the fossil record just died while giving birth. This is difficult to support in a millions magnitude time scale. That would mean every time a disaster happened, millions of years apart, the right conditions existed to quickly bury ichthyosaurs that just so happened to be pregnant. It just might take some “faith” to trust that “miracle” would happen over and over again through eons of time. Or you can have faith that the Word of God’s history is correct with a judgement of man’s sin bringing global devastation through the Flood during Noah’s 600th year of life. The Word of God is trustworthy, with even the fossil record showing us glimpses of historical evidence in support of our faith. I’m so thankful we don’t need blind faith to trust our salvation! Blessings.

Our God Whom We Serve Is Able

By Ryan Cox • October 2, 2025

14 Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the gold image which I have set up? 15 …if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. And who is the god who will deliver you from my hands?” 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. 17 If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. 18 But if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up.” Daniel 3:14-18 In the 6th century BC, three young men stood up for their faith in the one true God, for which someone attempted to kill them. Today, in the 21st century AD, one young man was gunned down for his faith in the one true God. And sadly, Charlie Kirk is not the only one. According to The Esther Project, martyrdom for the cause of Christ is commonplace around the world ( theestherproject.com/statistics ). On average: 322 Christians are killed monthly. 214 churches or Christian properties are destroyed monthly. 772 forms of violence (beatings, kidnappings, etc.) against Christians are committed monthly. 100,000 to 160,000 Christians are killed annually in the 21st century. 1.093 million Christians were martyred between 2000 and 2010. And more than 70 million Christians are believed to have been martyred since the 1st century, with more than half killed in the 20th century alone under communist and fascist governments. And how should Christians respond? Peter wrote, “ if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but glorify God in this name ” (I Peter 4:16). Jesus took this a step further; He told us, “ …love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you ” (Matthew 5:44). Now, as Shawn Grant, minister at Kissimmee Christian Church, FL, preached on the Sunday following the assassination, th at may not be what you want to hear right now, but that is what Jesus has told us we must do. Why? So the world will see the difference Jesus makes! The night of and the days after the assassination, businesses did not have to board up their stores. Police and soldiers did not have to be deployed. There were no riots, no property damages, no police spat upon – only tears, prayers, and a witness to the world that Jesus is the answer. So noticeable is this to the world, there were more international press requests for the Charlie Kirk memorial service than are requested for Super Bowls. Within seven days of his death, Kirk’s ministry Turning Point USA had received over 54,000 campus chapter requests. And most importantly, scores of videos of young people considering or even deciding to give their lives to Jesus have been posted to social media platforms.