Christians: How do you know that the Bible is the Word of God?
How would you go about proving it to a non-believer?
How would you go about proving it to a non-believer?
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Favorite Answer
We believe. We cannot 'prove' it in the way many unbelievers want. They got to WANT to believe and pray. God will be there for them. It's faith.
scrubbag
I think that the bible is the Word of God, but also the word of man, for man wrote it.
God did inspire what was written, and man, in his ways, put that in the bible...but also added or changed things.
Some gospels were written years after Jesus had died, and by reading the Gospels of John, Mark, Matthew, and Luke, you will find some differences in what they write....That can only be expected seeing as there were over 60 years or more from the time of Jesus' death, to when it was written.
There were actually over 30 gospels written that were known to be written, and some probably that were not known....but yet, the church only kept the 4 gospels....so it is unknown what is written in those that were not included.
Recently, the gospel of Judas was found, and it is close to the same as the others, but there are some differences, such as the Last Supper....what happened during that supper, is different according to which gospel you read. Especially that of Judas.
And mostly, one has to remember, that man had only a small aspect of what we know today about the universe, about dinosaurs, and about witches, lesbians, gays, and lepers.... So these were put into the bible as they saw it to be, at that time.
I think Moses was probably the first to have input into the bible. Not many people were literate at the time, so writing was something most didn't do. Things said and done had to be remembered and then passed on to the next generation, and the next, until they would be written down...this allowed for mistakes, and misinterpretations.
As for proving it to a non believer, I wouldn't try. That person must want to know, and if so, he can then go about finding it by research...His own research might prove more valuable to him then if I just told him things.
Tinkerbelle2007
Believing in the bible is matter of faith. The More I read the bible the more believe in the words. Plus all the evidence for bible is real. The dead sea scrolls prove that the bible was translation correctly.
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Consider the Evidence
So can the Bible be trusted? It is important that you decide correctly on this matter. Why? Because if the Bible does contain communication from God himself, it would be foolish—if not fatal—to ignore it. The extent to which you let it be a real influence in guiding your actions and forming your beliefs will be greatly diminished if you view it simply as the words of men rather than the Word of God.—1 Thessalonians 2:13.
How can you decide? Well, how do you decide whether to trust people you meet? One thing is sure. It is very difficult to have real trust in anyone about whom you know very little. Only as you get to know people well do you learn over time if they are truly honest and trustworthy. You can get to know the Bible in the same way. Do not accept without question speculative or even prejudiced theories that undermine confidence in the Bible. Take the time to consider the evidence that supports the Bible’s claim to be “inspired of God.”
Why You Can Trust the Biblical Gospels
A valuable fragment of John’s Gospel was found in Egypt at the turn of the 20th century and is now known as the Papyrus Rylands 457 (P52). It contains what is John 18:31-33, 37, 38 in the modern Bible and is preserved at the John Rylands Library, Manchester, England. This is the oldest manuscript fragment of the Christian....
Anonymous
It is easier than inspiring the Holy Bible writers!
“God” was probably too drunk inspiring the Bible writers!
Psalm 78:65 “THEN THE LORD AWOKE AS FROM SLEEP, AS A MAN WAKES FROM THE STUPOR OF WINE”* (*did he get too much worship? spiritually speaking, of course!)
Numbers 28:7 (NIV) The accompanying drink offering is to be a quarter of a hin of FERMENTED DRINK (KJV = "strong wine") with each lamb* (*according to the Bible stories, the Jewish Priests used to sacrifice animals to the God in the Bible by the thousands, even when they were starving to death and had to eat their own children for dinner, the Priest always ate from the sacrificed animals, though! –Jer19:9, 2Kin6:26-29, Lam4:10) POUR OUT THE DRINK OFFERING TO THE LORD at the sanctuary* (*no wonder God wakes up in the morning with a horrendous hangover puffing some illegal smoke off his Holy Nostrils! Psa18:8).
Revelation 14:10-11 (NIV) [Jesus says] "he, too, WILL DRINK OF THE WINE OF GOD'S FURY* (*Only God knows REAL STRONG BOOZE!), which has been poured FULL STRENGTH into the cup of his wrath.* (*sheer Boozer God talk… Not even God Bacchus is that dissolute!) He will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment rises for ever and ever…
…and ever… and ever… for this Boozer God’s full enjoyment!