Many people believe that faith, in the biblical sense of the word, is believing something without any evidence to back it up, or even believing something contrary to the evidence. This is just not true. The bible is unique among religious writings in insisting that we test it to see if it is God’s word. In 1 Thessalonians 5:21 we are told, “Test all things; hold fast what is good.” In 1 John 4:1 we are told to compare the teaching and preaching we hear to God’s word to make sure it is accurate. “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.” In Acts 17:11 the Bereans are commended because when the apostle Paul went into the synagogue to teach, they “...received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.” There is no historical evidence against the New Testament. If it were not true, there would be. In Acts 26:26 Paul says, “For the king, before whom I also speak freely, knows these things; for I am convinced that none of these things escapes his attention, since this thing was not done in a corner.” In 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 Paul reminds his readers of the facts leading to their obedience to the gospel. “For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep. After that He was seen by James, then by all the apostles. Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time.” The apostle Peter does much the same in 2 Peter 1:16-21. The bible tells us to put it to the test. When we do, we find that it is true and trustworthy. The question remains, “What are you going to do with it?”