Over the years, it have been observed that people have tried to prove the accuracy of the Bible. While some, through their observations and conclusion have been able to lead people to a strong opinion of truth, others observations and conclusions has led people to improper completions. It should however be noted that most of these conclusions either valid or otherwise are as a result of many factors ranging from:



* Personal Feelings - "I just feel in my heart that this is (or is not) God's word."

* Majority Opinion - Some people accept or reject the Bible on the basis of what is believed by most people they know. If the Bible is generally rejected, especially among their friends, they tend to reject it; or if it is accepted, they accept it.

* Family Belief - Some people simply accept or reject the Bible on the basis of what other people in their family believe.

* Personal Experience/Satisfaction - "Seeing is believing. I never personally saw Bible miracles or heard Jesus Himself teaching. Why should I follow a book that was written hundreds of years ago?"

* Personal Agreement or Understanding of Contents - "I can't believe in a God who would send people to hell."

However, human feelings prove nothing about whether or not the Bible is or is not the word of God. The Bible agrees with this concept:

Jeremiah 17:9 - The heart is deceitful above all things and is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it? How could something so unreliable and changeable as feelings be the basis of faith?

Proverbs 28:26 - He who trusts in his own heart is a fool. Why? Because the urgings of the heart are unreliable and often lead to error!

Emotions are neither good nor bad of themselves. Everyone has them. But they were not given to guide us or to indicate what is good or bad, true or false. They change continually. To believe that we can know right from wrong by feelings is to pervert the purpose of feelings.

Also, the opinions of people prove nothing about whether or not the Bible is or is not the word of God. The Bible agrees with this concept.

Romans 12:2 - We should not be conformed to the world but be transformed. The standards you and I should follow are not determined by people around us.

2 Corinthians 10:12,18 - We must not measure or compare ourselves among ourselves. What other people believe does not determine the truth about a revelation any more than it does

The beliefs of our family also prove nothing about whether or not the Bible is or is not the word of God. The Bible agrees with this concept.

Matthew 10:35-37 - Jesus' teaching often sets family members in opposition to one another. Some agree with His teaching and some don't.

Galatians 1:11-14 - Paul and nearly all other people in the New Testament had to be willing to change from the beliefs of their parents. Why should our family be the standard? If people disagree, someone must be wrong. How do we know our family is right? So Jesus agrees that the views of family members do not prove teachings to be true.

Furthermore, our personal experiences and personal satisfaction prove nothing about whether or not the Bible is the word of God. The Bible agrees with this concept.

John 20:24-31 - Like some people today, Thomas said he would not believe Jesus had been raised till he personally saw and touched Him. Jesus allowed him to do so, but then pronounced a blessing on those who believe without seeing.

2 Corinthians 5:7 - We walk by faith, not by sight. This does not mean there is no evidence for our faith. It means there is a different kind of evidence. One does not need to personally see events to know they are true.

Hebrews 11:1 - Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Faith is not based on personal experience. It is based on evidence regarding things we have not personally witnessed.

Our courts determine the guilt and punishment of criminals on the testimony of witnesses. Yet none of the people who reach the verdict ever saw the crime. Everyone believes thousands of things that we never personally saw. Are you convinced who your parents and grandparents are? Do you remember seeing them when you were born? Does your personal experience or satisfaction change the reality of these things?

And what we understand and what we agree with prove nothing about whether or not the Bible is or is not the word of God. The Bible agrees with this concept.

Isaiah 55:8,9 - God's thoughts and ways are completely different from ours. The fact that we approve a thing or understand why God said it proves nothing at all in determining whether or not a message is really from Him.

Proverbs 14:12 - There is a way that seems right to man, but the end is death. People like to think we are smart, but we are often mistaken. And in spiritual issues, we simply don't know what is best.

Conclusively, I have a copy of the Word of God and daily reading have shown me that the real conclusive evidence is found in the Bible itself. It contains repeated examples of fulfilled prophecies and miracles God did through the men who wrote it - an act that could only have occurred by God's own hand. This constitutes God's signature on His Word. Then the Bible also contains the written record of numerous eyewitnesses testifying that they personally saw these miracles happen. The fact these witnesses are dead does not in any way invalidate their written testimony.

The evidence for the validity of the Bible is just as reasonable, just as clear, and far more substantial than the evidence for any human will. In his 'will', God offers you an inheritance of eternal life. Considering the evidence, why would you turn down that offer? Do you have the honesty to acknowledge the validity of God's will? Do you have the courage to accept its terms, meet its conditions, and receive the eternal inheritance God offers you?

I hope this piece helps you become more confident about the Bible. But don’t forget: whenever you have an opportunity to defend God's Word, be sure to “speak the truth in love” (Eph. 4:15). No one listens to an angry Bible reader.

Peace.


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