May I impress upon your heart that the book you hold in your hands is unlike any other in the Universe? And with that truth deeply upon our hearts, in the days ahead, shouldn't we treat it differently, read it diligently, wait before it expectantly and from it learn to live triumphantly?

There are 7 reasons why I believe the Bible is true:

First, I trust God's Word because my Lord JESUS CHRIST trusted this book as God's Word.

The most compelling reason of all is this first one. Jesus authenticated and affirmed that the book we call the Bible is the very revelation of God's Word. He used it as the foundation for His teaching, quoted from it and ascribed to the Bible His divine imprimatur.

Secondly, I believe the Bible is true because the Apostles and Prophets completely trusted and affirmed God's Word. In fact the writers God used to record His Word all said thousands of times that what they were writing was the very Scriptures or words from God. They were totally convinced that they were sharing words that were not originating with them.

Thirdly, I am completely able to trust that the Bible is God's Word because of its incredible survival. The Bible has endured through the ages despite being the target of Empires, armies and infidels. As one poet wrote, the Bible stands like a rock undaunted through the raging storms of time. Its pages burn with the truth eternal and they glow with a light divine. The Bible stands though the hills may tumble it will firmly stand though the Earth may crumble. I will take my stand on its firm foundation for the Bible stands!

Fourthly, I am convinced of the trustworthiness of the Bible because of its absolute unity. You know, if you look at the Bible, there is an incredible unity demonstrated in the fact that as I mentioned before, 40 different men, most of whom who never saw each other... Did you think about that? Those people that wrote the Bible didn't even know each other. They were living in three different continents. They were writing over 60 generations of time, 1,600 years. Most of them never saw what the other one wrote. And yet, this book has an absolute unity. It fits together better than the most machined parts. It totally unites. And when you look at this book, you find that there's an unmistakable fabric that was woven from prison to palace from desert to dungeons, from hillsides to holy places and there's one common denominator. There's one shared theme. There's one united message. There's only one system of doctrine, one system of ethics; and there's only one plan of salvation. There is a supernatural, unearthly unity to this book.

SCIENTIFIC ACCURACY: Because of its scientific accuracy

HISTORICAL ACCURACY: Because of its archaeological verification

Finally, not only did Jesus Christ believe it, and the apostles and prophets believe it, it survived, it's absolutely united, it's prophetically accurate, it's scientifically accurate. You know what the last thing is? It's historically accurate. There has never been proven one historical error in this book.

PROPHETIC ACCURACY: Because of its fulfilled prophecy

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