Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for his heartfelt remarks, and I wish him the best in the future. Another reason why I believe that we can use our reason to believe in the Bible and not just blind faith--as some accuse us of who are believers--is archaeology. There are many archeological discoveries which have validated Biblical accounts, even accounts that weren't believed in the first place, but later archaeology proved them to be true. This gives us trustworthiness that we ascribe to the Bible during this National Bible Week. Archaeology has time and time again shown that Biblical personalities, locations, and events actually existed in time and space. Claims by critics that a Biblical statement was simply made up have been debunked by later archeological discoveries more times than we can say. For instance, the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the late forties and fifties proved the credibility and authority of Scripture. The discovery of those scrolls shine light on the oldest record of the worldwide flood and the longstanding authority and accuracy of all of the events of the Bible. Jewish archaeologist, Nelson Glueck, has said: It may be stated categorically that no archeological discovery has ever controverted or contradicted a Biblical reference. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Conaway), who I am going to miss greatly as he retires and goes into a new life at the end of this year.…”