People
have many opinions about the Bible.
Gentlemen’s Quarterly just published an article of 21 books they say
aren’t worth reading despite their reputation as great books. The Bible is
listed at No. 12 because, they opine, it is “not the finest thing that man has
ever produced.” They state, “Those who have read it know there are some good
parts, but overall it is certainly not the finest thing that man has ever
produced,” and that, “It is repetitive, self-contradictory, sententious,
foolish, and even at times ill-intentioned.” To that, I would simply say, many more people
purchase copies of the Bible than GQ, a lot more would know what the Bible is
than have ever heard of GQ, and when that magazine is relegated to the trash pile
of human history, the Word of God will endure!
So,
there are certainly many opinions about the Bible. But, opinions are like armpits—everybody has
them and some of them stink!
But,
the question before us is, “Can I trust the Bible?” Many of our congregation (I would hope ALL)
would quickly and emphatically answer, “Yes!”
Then,
if I follow up with, “Why do you trust it?” I would get a lot of responses like:
“I just do!”
“It’s a matter of faith.”
“It’s what I was taught.”
“The Bible claims it is the Word of
God.”
These
may be satisfactory answers for conservative Christians, but they will not
assure the child who is confronted by a skeptical teacher or friend; those
answers will not satisfy a lot of those that the church should be trying to
reach in the community who doubt the Bible.
Here
is a better response: The
existence of God and the nature of man provide the logical rationale for why we
must have the Bible. Although the Bible
is not a science textbook, the science expressed in the text is remarkable.
There
is a logical rationale that we will follow in this series. We will set forth a reasonable proposition
and scientific proof. I hope this will encourage
you to read, study, believe, obey, and share the Word of God.
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