How do you view the Bible?

[happypioneer]

Do you consider the Bible to be the Word of God, or do you think it's just good book?

Notice what the Bible itself says at 2 Timothy 3:16, 17: "All Scriptures is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, that the man of God may be fully competant completely equiped for every good work."

[TEF]

happypioneer wrote:

Do you consider the Bible to be the Word of God, or do you think it's just good book?
Notice what the Bible itself says at 2 Timothy 3:16, 17: "All Scriptures is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, that the man of God may be fully competant completely equiped for every good work."

That's the spirit, use a little circular logic to fool them.

Using the Bible as proof of its own validity is like believing the innocence of a criminal simply because they say they are innocent. Proof has to be objective.

[happypioneer]

TEF wrote:

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That's the spirit, use a little circular logic to fool them.
Using the Bible as proof of its own validity is like believing the innocence of a criminal simply because they say they are innocent. Proof has to be objective.

At the British Museum a visitor can see the Nabonidus Chronicle. It describes the fall of ancient Babylon, even as the Bible also does.(Daniel 5:30, 31) But the Bible says that Belshazzar was then king of Babylon. Yet the Nabonidus Chronicle does not even name Belshazzar. In fact, at one time all known ancient writings said that Nabonidus was Babylon’s last king. So some who said the Bible is not true claimed that Belshazzar never existed and that the Bible was wrong. But in recent years ancient writings have been found that identified Belshazzar as a son of Nabonidus and coruler with his father in Babylon at the time! Yes, the Bible really is true, as so many, many examples prove.

But, for me, the greatest proof that the Bible really is from God is its perfect record in foretelling the future. No book by men accurately reports history before it happens; yet the Bible does. It is filled with accurate prophecies, yes, of history actually written in advance. Some of the most remarkable of these are regarding the coming to earth of God’s Son. The Hebrew Scriptures accurately foretold hundreds of years in advance that this Promised One would be born in Bethlehem, that he would be born of a virgin, that he would be betrayed for 30 pieces of silver, that he would be counted in with sinners, that not a bone of his body would be broken, that lots would be cast for his garments, and many, many more details.—Micah 5:2; Matthew 2:3-9; Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:22, 23; Zechariah 11:12, 13; Matthew 27:3-5; Isaiah 53:12; Luke 22:37, 52; 23:32, 33; Psalm 34:20; John 19:36; Psalm 22:18; Matthew 27:35.

[reader1]

TEF wrote:

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That's the spirit, use a little circular logic to fool them.
Using the Bible as proof of its own validity is like believing the innocence of a criminal simply because they say they are innocent. Proof has to be objective.

So do you believe the bible is the word of god or not. i believe it is.

[laojim]

I remember hearing a professor of theology say, many years ago, that you read the Bible the same way you read any other book, with intelligence.