If the Bible is what it claims to be, then the Book should teach us about God and should teach us the things that God wants us to know. The Bible is says that it is the Word of God and therefore it must be truth or it is all a lie. A book cannot be a holy book and then tell us lies. That would make it an unholy book.
First of all, a holy book should teach us what we need to know about God. That is exactly what the Bible does. It reveals God to us starting with the creation and ending with God’s program throughout eternity. It begins with a simple declarative statement, “In the beginning God…” It would be logical to know that God has always existed and that He was here when all of this planet began. He is the Creator God who made it all happen. He is the only logical explanation for a creation that gives such definite evidence of there being a design.
We learn that God is a God of love. In fact the Bible teaches that God is love. He gives evidence of this by loving a special people, Israel, and then by loving all people and providing salvation for all who will believe in Him. God is seen as not only a God of love, but He embodies all the great characteristics that we would expect of the ruler of the universe.
In addition to revealing God to us, the Bible also shows us the provisions God has made for us and the plans He has for all of His children. Since man turned from God’s initial plan for fellowship with His creation in the Garden, the Bible reveals the great plan of redemption that God designed in eternity past before His creation even began. This all wise and all knowing God was able to look into the future knowing just what man would do and provide a plan of redemption for mankind who had turned their backs on their creator.
The Bible gives us the history of God’s dealings with His special people, Israel, and shows how that in all of His dealings with that special people He continually gave pictures of His eternal plan which would be carried out in the person of His Son, Jesus Christ. The Bible history spans a period of thousands of years and reflects the writings of more than 40 different authors writing 66 separate books with a clarity and harmony that can only be explained by what the Bible says is inspiration.
The amazing thing is that the Bible tells what is going to be true in the future. We can read the prophecies of the Old Testament and see them fulfilled in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. In a very real sense the fulfillment of those prophecies encourage our belief in the fact that what the Bible says is going to take place in the future really will take place and those who believe will spend eternity in the presence of this loving and compassionate God.
One can wonder if all of this is true. I believe that a life-changing belief in this God is the most reasonable thing a person can have. For me there is no better explanation for the origin of the universe. It is beyond reason to believe that all of this just fell into place randomly and by chance. The evident design found in every creature, every plant, and every function of the universe cries out that there is an intelligent hand that has been at work.
The change that the Gospel of God’s amazing grace brings in the lives of those who believe what the Bible says and what God is doing can only be explained by the supernatural being of God. Over and over again profligates become profitable, sinners become saints, and unbelievers become believers. This book then is a record of God’s amazing grace reaching out to man and giving hope where not having any at all seemed very reasonable.
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