In an earlier post (http://gordonfeil.blogspot.ca/2016/11/what-is-reality.html),
I mentioned that it appears to me that we live in a programmed holographic
universe and I implied that the programmer is God. I think I have observed that
God has set things so that we have enough sensory and
intellectual evidence to support our faith, yet with a sufficient deficiency in
that evidence to require faith as the real evidence. The existence of that
God is an interesting discussion, and is not the one I am entertaining this
morning. Perhaps in several days though.
Today I am presenting the reasons I see
the Bible as the paramount literature in our world. In other words, what makes
the Bible special? Here are some of what seem to me to be remarkable about the
Bible.
1. Its
ideals. It has been said that “The best
of men could NOT have written it; the worst of men would not have written it.”
2. Its
efficacy: its ability to transform lives.
Anybody who has experienced this in themselves finds it easy to accept
the Bible as God’s word, even the difficult parts.
3. Its
integrity. In many places it speaks with verifiable details. An example is Luke
3:1-2. Count the details. “Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius
Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, Herod being tetrarch of
Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis,
and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, 2while Annas and Caiaphas were
high priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the
wilderness.” Writers who are making up
what they claim is non-fiction typically do not include details that are
subject to verification. The more details in an account, the greater the chance
of error, but the Bible is not afraid of detail.
4. Its
composition. About 40 people from 7
countries composed it across 1600 years, yet it is internally consistent and
presents a unified theme (which is found in Isaiah 51:16 and Hebrews
2:10).
5. Its
indestructibility. This is not an issue today, but there have been times in
history when governments did their best to wipe it out, but it have always
thrived.
6. Its
foreknowledge. Huge portions of the Bible are prophecy and the fulfillment of much
of it has been verified.
7.
There is the matter of what has been labelled the “Bible code”. Look it
up. Fascinating.
8. And
here is one for those that claim that Jesus (Y’shuah) is God. The Bible must be
God’s word if Jesus is God. He treated
it as the word of God, and if you think he is God, you have to accept that any
attitude he has is valid. If we accept
Jesus as god, we have to accept his theology as reliable.
What "inspired" means in the context of the Bible is addressed at
What "inspired" means in the context of the Bible is addressed at
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