Trusting the Bible

The same dictionary defines ‘believe’ as “to regard as true; to trust (somebody’s word); —to have a firm persuasion, approaching to certainty; to have faith (in); to think; to suppose.”

Now these two definitions sum up the situation that I wish to put before you.  The Bible is unique in a number of ways, and I believe it is thoroughly trustworthy.

What is the Bible?

The Bible is a book that has many unique features.  Consider a few of them:

• It was written over a period of 1500 years.
• It was written by over forty authors from every walk of life:
•     Moses, trained in the presence of Egyptian pharaohs
•     Joshua, a military general
•     David, a shepherd boy and musician
•     Solomon, a king
•     Amos, a herdsman
•     Daniel, a prime minister
•     Matthew, a tax collector
•     Luke, a medical practitioner
•     Paul, a Rabbi.
• It was written in three languages:
•     Hebrew
•     Aramaic
•     Greek.
• It was written in a variety of circumstances:
•     in times of  war—David
•     in times of peace—Solomon
•     in the desert—Moses
•     inside prison cells—Paul
•     while travelling—Luke
•     while in exile—John
•     on three different continents
• Its subject matter covers hundreds of controversial subjects, and yet all its authors speak in harmony!

  Article Contents

  • 1.What is the Bible?
  • 2. Bible Harmony
  • 3. The followers
  • 4. Psalm 22
  • 5. The Gospel of Mark
  • 6. God's principle
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