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NASB | Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 1:20 For ever since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through His workmanship [all His creation, the wonderful things that He has made], so that they [who fail to believe and trust in Him] are without excuse and without defense. [Ps 19:1-4; Eph 2:10] |
Bible Question: How to respond to those who ask "Prove to me the Bible is the Word of God." |
Bible Answer: hadensville: A good starting point might be 2 Timonthy 3:16, which is a clear proclamation that all Scripture is breathed of God Himself. But if your skeptic's premise is based on the assumption that the Bible is myth and fable, then it is quite unlikely that a single verse of Scripture is going to convince him otherwise..... Ask your skeptic to pick up a copy of the Bible and read it through from Genesis to 'maps' with an open, inquiring mind. The Bible is a singularly powerful witness unto itself. There are huge numbers of extra-biblical expositions on the truth and trustworthiness of the Bible. Here are but a few suggestions of books that have been written by giants of the faith, excellent apologists all, who attest to the absolute dependability of Scripture: "The New Evidence that Demands a Verdict" by Josh McDowell, the writings of St. Augustine (especially "The Confessions), Thomas a Kempis Imitation of Christ), John Bunyan (The Pilgrim's Progress), C.S.Lewis (especially "Mere Christianity"), the sermons of Charles Spurgeon (to be found on-line at Spurgeon.org), and "The Journal of John Woolman." These works don't begin to exhaust the immense material that is extant on the subject, but they are a start, and I believe a very good one, for anyone who would like to know what some giants of the faith think of God's word. --Hank |