Bible, Intention of the
Illustration★★★★‘The Bible is a strange book,” said an infidel objector to an aged minister. “A wonderful book,” was the reply. “It has some strange characters among its saints,” said the objector; “such as David and Solomon. If such men lived in our day we would say that they deserved to be sent to state prison for life.” ‘‘ Worse than that,” replied the minister. “If they got what they deserved they would be sent to hell forever. But you probably are mistaken as to the object of the Bible. It is not meant to show how good men are, but to show how the grace of God brings salvation to the very worst of men, and makes saints out of the vilest sinners.”
The point
An old minister tells a skeptic that the Bible includes flawed men like David and Solomon not to praise them, but to show how God's grace saves even the vilest sinners.