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NASB | 2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who said, "Light shall shine out of darkness," is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," is the One who has shone in our hearts to give us the Light of the knowledge of the glory and majesty of God [clearly revealed] in the face of Christ. [Gen 1:3] |
Bible Question:
how do you explain to someone that does not believe in the Bible, that the Bible, God and Jesus are true? They believe in facts and reason; not faith. |
Bible Answer: The contents of the Bible ARE facts and reason. They are not irrational nonsense. And biblical faith is not a blind irrational leap in the dark. If you meant what you said about explaining the truth of the Bible, then it's a matter of God giving you grace and wisdom to do the explaining. But if what you really meant was, "How do I get him to BELIEVE the truth of God's word?" then give up. You can't get anyone to believe the Bible because faith is the gift of God. Eph 2:8, "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;" What we do is explain the truth of God's word and then ask the Lord to cause them to believe His truth that we've explained to them. An unbeliever is not an unbeliever because he does not understand the facts revealed in the Bible (of course he must understand them). He is an unbeliever because he does not BELIEVE the facts of the Gospel. Faith (believing) in Christ is the gift of God. Ps 65:4 How blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near to You To dwell in Your courts. |