Napoleon Bonaparte was a great man, and he made the following statement about the Bible " The Bible is more than a book; it is a living being with an action; a power which invades everything that opposes its extension.
Another great man made another assertion about the Bible, his name, Daniel webster, he said and i quote " The Bible is the book of faith, and a book of Doctrine, and a Book of morals, and a Book of religion, of special revelation from God; but it is also a book which teaches man his responsibility, his own dignity, and his equality with his fellow man"
However, the Bible has been attacked, criticized, burnt,destroyed, torn to pieces and of course, on nairaland here, haters of the Bible have said the Bible is full of crap, and that there are various Bible verses that are contradicting in the real sense of the word. How true? What i know is that God cannot contradict himself, the interpretation of the Bible is subject to various factors. For example, if you have not been regenerated by the blood of the Jesus, you may find it extremely difficult to understand the Bible. 1 corithian 2:14 " But the natural man receiveth not the things of the spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritual discerned."
The Bible is the Book of all books. It is not an ordinary book but a living being. Men have tried whatever they could to keep it out of circulation, but they have failed, and they will continue to fail, infact a man called John Wycliffe, was the first person to translate the Bible into English language, haters of the Bible caught and tied him up and burnt him to ashes, they threw the ashes into the river so that no one can trace his tomb. What was his offence? He translated the Bible into English Language so that an ordinary man on the street could read it. It is only the spirtual man that will understand that the Bible is a spiritual Book.
Few undisputable facts about the Bible.
It is powerful. When you memorize some powerful Bible verses as a child of God and you say it is written, the devil is in serious trouble. Luke 6:63 " it is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that i speak unto you, they are SPIRIT, and they are LIFE" a christian nurse was able to assist a woman to put to bed safely after a spiritual attack, when the nurse got home, she was visited by a strange personality commissioned to kill her, the nurse started quoting the scripture issaiah 8:10 " Take consel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and shall not stand; for God is with us." the strange personality could not do anything against this nurse as he was overcome by the power in those Bible verses.
Another undisputable fact is that the Bible has been interpreted to 1,100 languages and dialects.
It is also the most sold book and the most circulated.
It is interesting to say that the Bible is still changing lives, many have forsaken their wicked ways to embrace the Bible.
Furthermore, many books have been written and replaced but it is impossible to replace God's approved words, The Bible.
There is also a message in the Middle of the Bible, psalm 118:8 " it is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man"
Also, the Bible is scientifically correct, people argued about the shape of the earth, but the Bible confirmed that the earth is circular, long before men in general believed it was so, issaiah 40:22" it is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth," asked the acheologists, they will show you the location of noah's ark.
One thing we need to know is that an atom is smallest unit of any chemical element, the Bible says in Hebrew 11:3, the second part" so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear."
The truth is that the only book that will read you is the Bible, the word of God has been exalted above God's name, it can become fire, sword, hammer,
Hebrew 4:12 " For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the diving asunder of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." Jeremiah 23:29 " Is not my word like as a fire?saith the Lord; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces"
As a christian we need to sit down, learn some Bible verses that will take us to the next level. Jesus said "it is written" to answer the devil when he came to tempt him. The devil memorized some scripture to attack our Lord Jesus christ, then what kind of christian are you if you cannot learn how to memorized Bible verses, not only Bible verse, but we must know the exact place where it is written, see, issaiah 54:17" no weapon that is formed against you shall prosper.." psalm 118 :17" i shall not die , but live, and declare the works of God"
Let's cultivate the habit of quoting the Bible as well as mentioning the exact place where it is written. God bless you. God2man.