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NASB | 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine inspiration] and is profitable for instruction, for conviction [of sin], for correction [of error and restoration to obedience], for training in righteousness [learning to live in conformity to God's will, both publicly and privately--behaving honorably with personal integrity and moral courage]; |
Bible Question:
My fellow Marines ask me, "since you are such a believer Leroy, can you tell me who wrote the bible". They ask a lot of questions that faith really has to answer. Who wrote the bible? They always say a man wrote the bible. |
Bible Answer: For you Leroy, 2 Timothy 3:16 should be sufficient. But for unbelievers you can not give that answer since the Bible can not testify concerning itself to anyone who does not believe the Bible in the first place. Do you understand what I mean? The Bible was indeed written by men so they are right. Several men in fact. So how do you approach your brothers in arms in a way that will lead to a presentation of the Gospel. You are trying to "Win a Soul" to Christ, are you not? God will use you in this and His Spirit will prompt you all the way. You may already know that there are over 1300 prophecies in the old testament that have come to pass. Some prophecies were made hundreds of years before they came to pass. Your approach then may be to open a discussion concerning Nostrodamus(sp?) or Jean Dixon. "What do you think about Nostrodamus and some of the things he predicted?" may be an opening question. "How do you think they knew these things?" may serve as a follow up question. They may even talk about someone else who claimed to know future world events. That would be good. Let them run with it. You should know that many, if not most of the predictions by people like Nostro and Dixon were false. Flat out wrong. With a little effort on your part, and this web site, you should be able to demonstrate that eventhough the Bible was written by men, just as they say, these men must have had some "supernatural" help in order for every single prophecy to be accurate (not considering those that still are pending like the end times etc.) Once they agree, and they will, that there must have been some supernatural help you can then ask "If you died now, do you know that you would go to heaven?", and then, "Would you like to know?" and so on. Your focus should not be on anything that does not lead to a presentation of the "Good News". If you would like to have a "road map" to take them through some Bible verses please let me know. I pray for you even now that God will pour out His blessings on you and that He will guide you in your most important quest. In the Creator's Service, Jim |