BACK OSMOSIS 3'?m2f Bible reading, truth, hearing God's voice (scene: a park bench or four chairs side-by-side facing audience) AMY -- (enters carrying Bible, sits, opens Bible, reads) LIZ -- (enters carrying Bible, sits on far end of bench, places binding of Bible against own ear, raises other hand toward sky) AMY -- (nods when Liz sits, watches, pauses) Excuse me. What are you doing? LIZ -- Hold on. I'll be done here in a minute. AMY -- (looks around, stands, looks around) Are we on camera? LIZ -- Huh? AMY -- Am I going to appear on America's funniest Home Videos? LIZ -- (pauses, drops hands to lap, deep breath) There. I'm done. AMY -- (sits) You're done. LIZ -- Yes. AMY -- Done, doing what? LIZ -- I was getting God's word for me today. AMY -- You didn't even open your Bible. How were you getting God's word? LIZ -- Through the interpretation of the Holy Spirit. AMY -- Don't you READ your Bible? LIZ -- Not anymore. AMY -- Not ANYMORE. LIZ -- Well, I used to read the Bible, but then I read these books that tell me to listen for the voice of God. AMY -- And these books tell you NOT to read your Bible? LIZ -- Well, no. But I figured that if God was going to talk to me directly, why would I need to read my Bible at all? I'll get all I need to know from God himself. AMY -- Very interesting. LIZ -- You ought to try it. It's a lot less work than reading the Bible. AMY -- No thanks. (resumes reading) LIZ -- Why are you still reading when you can get God's own words? AMY -- (points to Bible) These ARE God's own words. LIZ -- Oh. I suppose they are. AMY -- How do you know YOUR words are... LIZ -- From God? AMY -- Yes. How do you know that the voice you hear is not your own self-interest or a demon or Satan himself? LIZ -- I just know. AMY -- But HOW do you know? LIZ -- How? AMY -- Yes, for instance, the writers who wrote God's words in here (points to Bible) prove the supernatural origin of the words by performing miracles and successfully predicting the future. Do you get any such validation from your VOICE? LIZ -- Well, no. I just know, that's all. AMY -- What if the voice you hear tells you something that disagrees with what God already wrote here? (points) LIZ -- Well, I wouldn't know about that. I don't know my Bible very well. I just know that my voice is from the spirit of God. AMY -- Yes, but that same spirit, working through his human writers told us to TEST all the spirits. LIZ -- He did? AMY -- Yes. He even commended one church for testing every teaching against the scriptures to confirm that it's not contradictory. LIZ -- He did? AMY -- Yes. LIZ -- Well, gee, the voice I'm hearing seems to be so warm and loving. I can't imagine that it could be anybody but God speaking. AMY -- But how do you know unless you TEST what he says against what God already said? LIZ -- I guess I don't. AMY -- (points) Matthew 7:13 "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. LIZ -- Oh, gee, you don't suppose I could get into trouble by not reading my Bible, do you? AMY -- I wish I had a nickel for every cult that was started by prophecies that disagreed with God's word in the Bible. LIZ -- (exiting) Well, gee, maybe I should defuse the bomb until I find out if... AMY -- (stands) Bomb?! What bomb?! (exits opposite running) ©2013 Bob Snook. Conditions for use: Do not sell any part of this script, even if you rewrite it. Pay no royalties, even if you make money from performances. You may reproduce and distribute this script freely, but all copies must contain this copyright statement. http://www.bobsnook.org email: [email protected] BACK |