tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436844.post2944691202434584924..comments2023-11-18T12:43:12.617+00:00Comments on Shiny Ginger Thoughts: FAQ 2: Why trust the Bible?Daniel Blanchehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15525641726889468099noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436844.post-51449888325710103822007-06-02T17:59:00.000+01:002007-06-02T17:59:00.000+01:00The reason for writing this post was that I am awa...The reason for writing this post was that I am aware of having (unwittingly) told untruths in the past. I distinctly remember someone asking me why I believed the Bible. I said it was because Jesus believed it, and I believed Jesus because of (non-Biblical) evidence for the resurrection.<BR/><BR/>But on reflection, I clearly believe in the resurrection only because it is taught in the Bible - so I had lied. And the reason was that I didn't trust the Bible to authenticate itself. Or perhaps that I feared the guy I was talking to would think I was stupid.<BR/><BR/>I wonder how many other errors emerge from difficulties in evangelism?Daniel Blanchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15525641726889468099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436844.post-90869781086937166542007-05-25T09:54:00.000+01:002007-05-25T09:54:00.000+01:00Amen and amen.Though I think it's helpful at some ...Amen and amen.<BR/><BR/>Though I think it's helpful at some point to deal with questions like "Has the Bible been changed over the years?", "Why weren't other gospels included?", and so on firstly because the questions are often being genuinely asked, and secondly because there's so much misinformation out there.<BR/><BR/>But you're quite right to say these things are not the basis on which we believe the Bible. <BR/><BR/>Why believe the Bible? Jesus says so.Sam Allberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08334493448706428975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436844.post-29263437423551017482007-05-22T22:23:00.000+01:002007-05-22T22:23:00.000+01:00Yes. If you try to prove that the Bible is God's w...Yes. <BR/><BR/>If you try to prove that the Bible is God's word by appealing to other sources, then you're effectively saying that those other sources - history, philosophy, are higher authorities than the Bible, and so it wouldn't be the word of God, because by definition, that is the highest authority there is. <BR/><BR/>The testimony of history etc. is a reflection of what one would expect to be the case if the Bible were the word of God, not proof.<BR/><BR/>The reason people don't believe the Bible is because through their sin they are deaf to God's voice. They need to be regenerated by the Holy Spirit. <BR/><BR/>These words of Jesus are helpful I think:<BR/><BR/>"If anyone's will is to do God's will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority."<BR/><BR/>(John 7.17 - oh look, I'm arguing from the Bible again)<BR/><BR/>Application: get on with doing what the Bible says (repent and believe) and you will know whether it is true or not.Daniel Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16231994210370942874noreply@blogger.com