If you observe those who reject the Bible, they often assume an “intellectual” posture while pretending to be smarter than the Bible believer.

In other words, they presume to stand on a position of authority high above that of those who believe in the literal record of the scriptures.

Whatever type or level of education they hold to is set forth as their basis of truth and their proof of intellectual superiority. Generally, because they have completed some course of study after which they were issued a certificate or title or plaque declaring how smart they are.

And therefore, they are superior to others. Superior in the form of science, technical training, formal education, degrees, status, or some selected facts they have memorized and regurgitated to please their college professors. Based upon the philosophical and religious biases of their professors and universities.

This presumption of intellectual and philosophical superiority accounts for much of biblical denial.

However, if one might stand back and take a hard look at all this, man actually appears rather humorous in this way.

It reminds me of when I used to visit the Cleveland Zoo in Cleveland, OH. Back when they still had Monkey’s Island. My all-time favorite zoo exhibit.

It was a huge “island” surrounded by a moat that connected to the monkeys’ indoor habitat. They would all gather outside on this multi-tiered island with a massive set of “monkey bars” on the top level.

They had many different types of monkeys out there. All doing their typical monkey stuff.

You had monkeys chasing others around. Monkeys stealing stuff from other monkeys. Monkeys harassing each other. And some eating whatever disgusting crap was lying around. And others picking stuff off the rear ends of other monkeys and … well, you get the point.

Monkeys are funny and disgusting. But they are not sophisticated.

However, there was always one monkey dude who thought he was a big deal. He usually sat on the top of the bars while various others gathered around him like a king surrounded by his court.

And man, although he is not a primate, and not related to the lower creatures, and not the product of evolution, still acts like the monkeys. With guys up on the top of the monkey bars acting like they are smarter and better than the rest.

On What Basis?

But why? Is it really because they are smarter? Or more cultured? Or wiser? Or wealthier? Or more powerful? Or of higher status?

Because really, compared to God, we are all no better than those monkeys. We know a little bit here and a little bit there but are absolutely nothing when compared to God.

Our knowledge may appear great and our technology impressive, but we our understanding of the universe and spiritual realms is like a grain of sand compared to the size of the earth.


Because God is infinite, all-knowing, all-powerful, and wonderful beyond our wildest imaginations. He is the Creator of the Universe and has existed from Eternity past and on into Eternity future. In fact, He exists in both places at once. Both times at once!

But somehow many of those who are “educated” believe they are smarter than God. Or wiser than God. Or more loving than God.

Or that they are God!

However, the simple reality is that no man who has ever lived nor who ever will live can keep himself from dying. He cannot prevent himself from breathing his last breath. Nor keep his heart from beating its last beat.

Nor can any man keep alive his own soul.

It is Jesus Christ alone who holds the Keys to Hell and to Death and to Eternal Life.

And one day each of us will stand before God and answer “Why?” we refused to believe in and trust Jesus Christ as He is revealed in the Bible. To give an account for “Why?” we rejected the written Record that God has given of His Son.

Men who deny God or who deny His salvation through Christ are less intelligent than the monkeys on Monkey Island. They are creatures who would never foolishly deny their dependency on the Zookeeper who feeds and cares for them every day.

At least they know that much. Even as they sit around in their monkey crap flinging poop at each other.

They are not sophisticated, to be sure. But they are still smarter than most men and women upon this earth.

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