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1 | How do we know the Bible is the truth? | Bible general Archive 1 | Searcher56 | 18108 | ||
There, So if my Muslim friends say the Koran truths are "real" to them, is the Koran true? Steve | ||||||
2 | How do we know the Bible is the truth? | Bible general Archive 1 | Zealot | 18113 | ||
Pick up a copy fo "The Pattern and the Prophecy". It provides testament that not only is the Bible the true word and will of God, but even our numbering systems, mathematics, and languages were tailored by a trancendant and eternal God. I do not believe any sincere seeker of truth could read this work and not come away astounded by the precision and harmony of the Bible's contents. This cannot be said of any other written work, regardless of source. The Koran, the Book of Mormon, and many others were undoubtedly inspired, but by what source? These works lack the precision of the Bible. Find this book, read it, and share it with any skeptic you may encounter. | ||||||
3 | How do we know the Bible is the truth? | Bible general Archive 1 | kalos | 18135 | ||
2 Peter 1:19 So we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts. "That is, made more sure by fulfilment in part. Fulfilled prophecy is a proof of inspiration because the Scripture predictions of future events were uttered so long before the events transpired that no merely human sagacity or foresight could have anticipated them, and these predictions are so detailed, minute, and specific, as to exclude the possibility that they were mere fortunate guesses. "Hundreds of predictions concerning Israel, the land of Canaan, Babylon, Assyria, Egypt, and numerous personages--so ancient, so singular, so seemingly improbable, as well as so detailed and definite that no mortal could have anticipated them--have been fulfilled by the elements, and by men who were ignorant of them, or who utterly disbelieved them, or who struggled with frantic desperation to avoid their fulfilment. "It is certain, therefore, that the Scriptures which contain them are inspired. "Prophecy came not in olden time by the will of man; but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost" 2 Peter 1:21." (http://bible.crosswalk.com/Commentaries/) Josh McDowell has been cited in this thread as the author of a book that includes proof of the inspiration of the Bible. As McDowell said on the radio only recently, "The Bible is the inspired Word of God because it says it is" is not the right answer. You'll have to come up with something better than that." Its like circular logic: Well, I believe it is divinely inspired because it says so. Why do you believe that? Because its in the Bible? How do you know the Bible is the inspired Word of God? Because it says so. See what I'm getting at? The above answer is arrived at by very poor logic. |
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4 | How do we know the Bible is the truth? | Bible general Archive 1 | Zealot | 18192 | ||
Knowing that the Bible is filled with prophecies that have been born out by history definitely points towards inspiration, but inspiration from WHO? Could not Satan, or one of his princes, also do a better job of predicting the future than, say, Jean Dixon or Nostradamus (or were these guys inspired by Satan's minions?)? Is it inconcievable that this accuracy of fore-knowing could be a ruse intended to convince the reader that it is from God when it is not? Consider: The Bible contains knowledge whose only possible source is beyond the boundaries of time. This trancendant knowledge convinces readers of its inspired source. There are only two concievable sources...God or Satan (since these two are defined by the work in question, consider them "light and dark". or "good and evil") A house divided against itself cannot stand. The Bible repeatedly and openly condemns Satan and his works. Would the author of any work condemn himself? Would the author of lies inspire a perfectly accurate prophetic work, only to indict and convict himself? Of course not. If the source is NOT the one condemned (the "dark" one), then the only remaining possibility is the the "light" one. This is the same One claiming authorship. If the author is the "light" one, we can be expected to conclude that the work is not only an accurate predictor of un-knowable future events, but is also sincere in its other assertions. The Bible declares its source as the holy, inspired word and will of the one true and living God. Viewed from this perspective, the Bible asserting it's own Divine origin becomes logical, as Josh McDowell asserts. |
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