Two unbelievers once sat in a railroad train discussing Christ’s wonderful life. Even non-Christians cannot escape thinking of Christ.
One said, “I think an interesting romance could be written about Him.”
The other replied, “You are just the man to write it. Set forth the correct view of His life and character. Tear down the prevailing sentiment as to His divinity and paint Him as He was – a man among men.”
The suggestion was acted upon and the romance was written. The man who made the suggestion was Colonel Ingersoll; the author was General Lew Wallace, and the book was Ben Hur. In the process of constructing it, General Wallace found himself facing the unaccountable Man. The more he studied His life and character, the more profoundly he was convinced that He was more than a man among men; until at length, like the centurion under the cross, he was constrained to cry, “Verily, this was the Son of God.” That’s exactly the testimony of John the Baptist. He says, “The one coming after me, has been before me, because he was first compared with me.” He was and is God. When that is accepted, then there is no difficulty in understanding either His character or His miraculous works.