The Great Search

Bible Drama

~ Act One ~

NARRATOR:   Welcome to the Bible Drama, “The Great Search!” This presentation is designed to help you see that it is possible to have 1st Century Christianity in the 21st! Even in a land of all kinds of religious traditions and creeds, you will see that it is possible to return to the word of God.

Our drama begins with two men engaged in a conversation—one is Mr. Goldston, a millionaire and the other a preacher. Suppose we listen to what they are saying. The preacher now asks the millionaire a very important question:

PREACHER:    Mr. Goldston, are you a Christian?

MR. GOLDSTON: No, I must say that I’m not!

PREACHER: May I ask, is there some reason why you are not?

MR. GOLDSTON: Matter of fact, there is. You see, a few years ago I made up my mind to look into religion, and since it has always been my rule in life to investigate anything thoroughly before engaging in it, I made a survey of religion, and the results were not good!

PREACHER: What do you mean?

MR. GOLDSTON: Well, I found hundreds claiming to follow the same Bible and yet everywhere I looked there was division. They were all claiming to be right and yet they were opposite to each other. To put it bluntly, I just got disgusted and washed my hands of all religion.

PREACHER: Have you ever asked yourself what caused all of this division?

MR. GOLDSTON: Not really, but it seems to me that the Bible causes division since so many who claim to follow it are divided!

PREACHER: Sir, I can appreciate your feelings—in fact, nothing discourages me more than the divided religious world. But where you and I sorely disagree is when you blame the Bible for all this division.

MR. GOLDSTON: Then, where do you place the blame?

PREACHER: I place the blame on man’s failing to obey the Bible faithfully, and the adding his opinions while taking away from what God has commanded.

MR. GOLDSTON: Do you mean that there would be unity if people would completely ignore what has been taught by man in religion and follow only the Bible?

PREACHER: That’s exactly what I mean! What do you think would be the results if you could find a man who has never read a word from the Bible and you gave him a copy to study? Would you say that he would be confused?

MR. GOLDSTON:  He certainly would! There is no doubt whatever in my mind. In fact, it would be worth a lot of money to me for such an experiment to be made. Say, Preacher, you just gave me an idea. Suppose I call my foreman over foreign operations and have him choose for us a highly intelligent man who has never studied the Bible. And at my own expense he could fly here and you would have the opportunity to prove what you say about the Bible. How does this sound to you?

PREACHER: Sir, this would make me very happy. Are you really serious about this matter?

MR. GOLDSTON: I certainly am! Can you think of a better way for me to spend my money? If you will plan how this will all take place, I will get the man here. You can count on it!

PREACHER: That’ll be my pleasure. Now to make it easier for him, I’ll divide the Bible into four major parts and bind each section in the form of a book. When he arrives, we’ll present him with the first section to study. After he has spent one week with it, we’ll all get together for his report. This schedule can be repeated weekly until he has studied the whole Bible.

MR. GOLDSTON: Where will you make the sections?

PREACHER: The first book will consist of all the Old Testament. This is the background for understanding the New Testament. By the time he has finished this first volume, he’ll be acquainted with the true God and how He has dealt with His people from creation. 

The second book will contain the first four books of the New Testament, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. This book will introduce him to the Son of God and will prepare the way for the next two books.

The third book will consist of the book of Acts. In this book he will learn of the beginning of Christ’s church and the history of its spread. He will learn how men and women obeyed God in the First Century.

The fourth and final book will contain the twenty-one letters written to Christians and also the book of Revelation.

In this book he will learn how Christians worshiped, served the Lord, and of the many promises of eternal life.

MR. GOLDSTON: If I followed you correctly, that will cover the whole Bible, won’t it?

PREACHER: Yes, every chapter!

MR. GOLDSTON: Well, Preacher, you get everything ready, and I’ll have a man here within a week. I’ll call you when he arrives.

PREACHER: That’ll be fine. Just let me know when you’re ready.  Thank you, Mr. Goldston for your interest in Bible study. I’ll be waiting for your call. Goodbye!

(Please continue this drama by clicking on Act 2)