THE TRUTH ABOUT THE BIBLE

INTRODUCTION:

Man desires to know truth. He has been searching for it since he was

created. To search for truth is wise. Jesus tells us, "You will know

the truth and the truth will make you free" (John 8:32 NLT). When you

find the truth you will find freedom.

THE BIBLE-A RECORD OF TRUTH!

Some men never find truth. They do not know where to look.

Wise men look to the source of truth, God. But how does God reveal

truth?

God has shown us truth by having His Word written down. We call

the written Word of God the Bible. Every word in the Bible is truth that

God wanted men to know. Therefore, He told holy men what they

should write down. "Understand this first: No part of the Holy Writings

was ever made up by any man. No part of the Holy Writings came long

 

ago because of what men wanted to write. But holy men who belonged

to God spoke what the Holy Spirit told them (II Peter 1:20-21 NLT).

By studying the Bible we learn the truths of God and not just what men

think. God's truths work to change us and improve our lives. "All the

Holy Writings are God'given and are made alive by Him. Man is

helped when he is taught God's Word. It shows what is wrong. It

changes the way of a man's life. It shows him how to be right with

God" (II Timothy 3:16 NLT).

Man is blessed when he knows how to be right with God. To be

wrong with God will cause you to be punished forever. The only way

that we can be right with God is by giving our lives to Him. His

Word, the Bible, tells us how to do this. Without the Bible we will

be like women who are always listening to new teachings but are

never able to understand the truth (II Timothy 3:7).

To depend upon any source other than the Bible for truth is

wrong. What philosophers, scholars, great men, and religious leaders

think are only valuable when they agree with the Bible. God is truth

and to not believe God's Word is to be against God and truth.

PROOFS THE BIBLE IS TRUTH:

One proof that the Bible is truth is the fact that it still exists.

Satan, God's enemy has tried to destroy God's Word. However, God

has kept it from harm so we find truth. H. L. Hastings stated it well:

"Infidels for eighteen hundred years have been refuting and

overthrowing this book, and yet it still stands today as solid as

rock. Its circulation increases, and it is more loved and

cherished and read today than ever before. Infidels with all

their assaults, make about as much impression on this book as

a man with a tack hammer would on the Pyramids of Egypt.

When the French monarch proposed the persecution of the

Christians in his dominion, an old statesman and warrior said

 

to him, `Sire, the Church of God is an anvil that has worn out

many hammers.' So the hammers of infidels have been pecking

away at this book for ages, but the hammers are worn out, and

the anvil still endures. If this book had not been the book of God,

men would have destroyed it long ago. Emperors and popes,

kings and priests, princes and rulers have all tried their hands at

it; they die and the book still lives."

God's book is alive and well today. God's mighty hand has destroyed

the Bible's enemies and saved it.

More proof that the Bible is God's record of truth is its number

one place among books. No other book has been printed more, quoted

more, or had more effect upon the world. The Bible remains the

greatest book ever written.

Prophecy that has come to pass makes many people who seek truth

know that the Bible is truth. Prophecy is God foretelling the future.

God knows all things including the future. Sometimes in the Bible

He told what was going to happen before it happened. One modernday

fulfillment of biblical prophecy is the Six-Day War of 1967 when

Israel retook the city of Jerusalem. The Bible contains more prophecy

that will happen soon. By studying God's Word we can understand some

things that are going to take place very soon in the world. God wants us

to know these truths so we can be prepared for them.

By accepting the truths of God's Word we become proof of the fact

that the Bible is truth. By obeying the gospel of Jesus Christ as found in

the Holy Writings, our lives are changed. When others see that our lives

are changed and made better, they know that the Bible is truth.

Scientists and archeologists also are amazed by how correct the

Bible is. The Bible contains no error.

CONCLUSION:

 

Wisdom would tell us to accept the Bible as truth. To reject it is to reject its

author, God. God wants us to know His truth. He gave it to us in the

Bible. To accept God's Words is to accept truth and become free.

God's freedom lasts forever. "Heaven and earth will pass away, but

My words will not pass away" (Matthew 24:35 NLT). Neither will those

people who obey His words. His Words are the key to a wonderful life

forever.