We Were There

Peter knew exactly what critics would say. You made this up. You exaggerated. You wanted followers. So he cuts straight through the noise. What we told you about Jesus wasn’t a story polished for effect. It wasn’t religious theater or emotional manipulation. It wasn’t a myth designed to comfort the weak-minded. Peter says, we were there.

This matters because Christianity stands apart from every belief system that rests purely on philosophy or legend. The apostles were not passing along secondhand rumors. They were eyewitnesses—men who walked dusty roads with Jesus, heard His voice crack with authority, watched His power calm storms, heal bodies, and confront death itself. Peter especially remembered the moment when Christ’s hidden glory burst into view on the mountain. That majesty was not imagined. It was witnessed.

Lies need embellishment to survive. Truth doesn’t. Truth can be stated plainly and still shake the world. Peter had nothing to gain by maintaining a false story. In fact, holding to this truth cost him comfort, reputation, and eventually his life. People don’t die for “cleverly devised fables.” They die for what they know is real.

In a world saturated with manufactured narratives, edited realities, and stories designed to sell something, Peter’s words land with weight. The gospel does not ask you to suspend reason—it asks you to consider testimony. Real men, real events, real power.

Faith is not believing in something vague and mystical. It is trusting a Savior who stepped into history, revealed His glory, and left behind witnesses who could not stay silent. The message of Christ isn’t a fairy tale whispered in the dark. It is truth spoken in the open, backed by lives that proved it was worth everything.