How Do We Know The Bible Is The Word OF GOD?
First, we know that the Bible is God's Word
because no less an authority than Jesus Christ Himself says it is. Sounds
like circular reasoning, right?
Not so fast, the New Testament documents are
actually very reliable historically. The authors of the New Testament
were either eyewitnesses to the life of Christ, or were close associates
of eyewitnesses. And so they give a clear testimony as to the deity
of Jesus Christ. Jesus not only claimed to be God, but He proved His
claim through [1] the fulfillment of messianic prophecy, [2] the performance
of miracles, and ultimately and most succinctly through His historically
verifiable resurrection from the dead.
If you can prove that Jesus is God in human
flesh, whatever He says is truth. And what does Jesus say concerning
the bible? He says that it is the very Word of God! As to the Old Testament,
Jesus said that the "Scriptures cannot be broken," and therefore they
are sufficient, authoritative, and inspired. In fact, he went on to
promise that the Bible will guide not only his apostles, but all of
us in the truth - the truth he was talking about is not subjective truth,
but objective verifiable truth.
Now as I've shown inductively, Jesus Christ
Himself, God incarnate, testifies not only to Scripture's authority
(Matt. 22:43), but to its reliability (Matt. 26:54), to its sufficiency
(Luke 16:31), and finally to its finality (Matt. 4:4,7,10). Bottom line:
The living Word (Jesus) bears testimony to the Written Word (the Bible).
The truth is, demonstrating that the Bible
is the Word of God is not all that difficult. Of course you have to
be dealing with someone who is an open minded person. If someone has
already made up his mind and doesn't want to be confused with the facts,
you're never going to be able to talk him into the kingdom. Only the
Holy Spirit can truly open the heart.
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