“There is something still more fundamental on which agreement has to be reached before there can be profitable discussion, namely, the question of the existence of God. The Biblical narratives throughout presuppose the grand truth ‘that God is and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him,’ Heb. 11, 6.”

(W. Arndt. Bible Difficulties: An Examination of Passages of the Bible Alleged to be Irreconcilable with Its Inspiration, St. Louis, Mo.: Concordia Publishing House, 1932, 18)