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Franklin’s Little Book — Part 1
“Thy Word is true from the beginning:
and every one of Thy righteous judgments
endureth for ever” (Psalm 119:160).
Benjamin Franklin, the inventor of the lightning conductor, was one evening in a circle of famous men in Paris. The conversation turned to the subject of Christianity and the Bible. One of the men brushed it all off with a wave of the hand, saying “The Bible is a book of lies and deceit and contains no scientific knowledge.” Almost everyone agreed with him. Only Franklin kept quiet. His silence being very noticeable, and as they all valued his opinion, they asked him what he thought on the matter.
“I should not like to pass such a hasty judgment as you have, gentlemen,” he said quietly. “Allow me to read a few lines from a book which I have with me in my pocket.” He drew out a well-worn volume and read a short passage. Everyone listened and wondered at the dignified wisdom which spoke from its pages.
“What book is that,” the men questioned? “Such powerful language we have never heard.”
“This Book,” answered Franklin, “Is the Bible, which you have just scorned.”
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