on old people aren't always right

First, let me say this. This post is not to disrespect the elders in any way, but to acknowledge the fact that they, too, can be wrong.

I drove to Whispering Pines this past Saturday for Bro. Mike's graduation fellowship. We had a wonderful time. I always do, as many of you know this is my home church.

As I was standing near a couple of elderly gentlemen, I overheard them talking about the "great fish" that swallowed Jonah. They were discussing the lie many have believed that the bible never states it was a whale that swallowed Jonah. I, of course, said "yes, it does." They disagreed with me saying it didn't. I told them that it does say it was a whale, it says it in the New Testament. Of course, they still disagreed. Well, I couldn't remember what verse it was, so I just let it go, but I knew I had read it. I could still hear them talking about it. Their tone of voice they were using seemed very condescending. They may as well have said, "you don't know what you're talking about" because that's what it sounded like they were saying.

Then I started thinking, maybe I didn't read it then. I mean, these were two men who've gone faithfully to church as long as I've known them, surely they knew better than I did what the bible said. And if it does say "whale" somewhere, surely they would have read it as well. So, I doubted myself.

Well, I drove home and I had to find out whether I was right or wrong. So, I looked it up. Was I right? See for yourself...

Matthew 12:40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

In this particular verse, it is Jesus who is speaking. Now, who would know better than Jesus what kind of fish it was?

Needless to say, I am not going to take anyone else's word for it, I will study for myself.

See, old people aren't always right.