At the same time, movies about Jesus and biblical characters regularly appear on television. Many people have concluded that the Bible is just another story. Sadly, most viewers never seriously consider His words of truth. Behind the words of the Scriptures are eyewitness accounts testifying that Jesus Christ will return in power and great glory. But there is something even more reliable than this.
Personal experience seems to carry the greatest weight in the court of public opinion.
Not so with Peter. This phrase describes the entire scope of both Old and New Testament prophecies that point to the glorious future Kingdom of Jesus the Messiah. These prophecies that Peter read in the Scriptures outweighed his personal experience. He actually heard the voice of God and saw Jesus transformed in a foretaste of the future Kingdom. Like Peter, we are not to make our experience the rule of Scripture.