we believe so we can be fully convinced. As a detective, it was often my duty to test the statements of the suspects I arrested. Some of these suspects provided me with alibis in efforts to fool me. But none of them really wanted me to investigate their alibis deeply. None invited me to do so. Why? Because they knew they were lying; they were hoping I wouldn’t follow up on their claims. But that’s not the approach of the gospel authors. Unlike my dishonest suspects, the writers of Scripture encourage