25 Reasons I Believe the Bible

July 29, 2009 in The Bible with 6 Comments

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William Tyndale once said that “a plough boy with the Bible would know more of God than the most learned ecclesiastic who ignored it.”

The Bible (God’s Word) is a remarkable book.  It was written over the course of thousands of different years, by numerous authors from all walks of life and on three different continents.  Despite that, the sixty-six books of the Bible form one cohesive story the covers the creation, fall, redemption of man throughout human history.

Given by God and recorded by man, the Bible has much to say about itself, and I’ve written about that in prior posts:

Http://waynestocks.com/2008/10/15/gods-word/

Http://waynestocks.com/2009/03/21/psalm-119-the-word-of-god/

When I originally envisioned this article, 25 Reasons I Believe the Bible, I planned on simply listing 25 items which support the inspiration and inerrancy of the Bible.  I am still going to do that in this installment, but as I started to research and read, I realized that Why I Believe the Bible requires a lot more than a list.  The inerrancy and reliability of the Bible is foundational to any true belief in Jesus Christ, and belief in Jesus Christ is mandatory for eternal salvation.  When we start to sacrifice the basic principal that the Bible is the inerrant word of God, we place ourselves in the position of God deciding which parts we like and which we don’t.

In my testimony (Http://waynestocks.com/my-testimony/), I share about how important it was for me to accept the truth and validity of God’s Word in order to accept the truth and validity of his son.  With that in mind, over the course of the next several months, I intend to expand on each of the items included in the list of 25 Reasons I Believe the Bible presented below.  I hope that each article will spark some discussion or questions, and I hope that in reading the following articles you will come to accept the validity and accuracy of the Bible.  Most importantly though, I hope that you will either be strengthened in your faith, or come to faith, in him who the scriptures tell us about – my Lord Jesus Christ.

With that said, here are 25 Reasons I Believe the Bible:

I hope that this series will be enlightening, but it will certainly not be comprehensive.  I have utilized a number of different sources from experts in various fields to compile this information.  What I hope to do with these posts is provide a framework.  If you’re interested in one or more of the areas listed above, I would encourage you dig further and do your own research.  The Bible has withstood thousands of years of people trying to prove it wrong, and it has never disappointed!

Return to the Why I Believe The Bible index page.

Related posts:

  1. Why I Believe the Bible #02 (The Bible Calls Us to Test It)
  2. Why I Believe the Bible #09A (The Process of Canonization – The Old Testament)
  3. Why I Believe the Bible #03 (The Bible Is A Book of History)
  4. Why I Believe the Bible #01 (The Bible's Claims About Itself)
  5. Why I Believe the Bible #07 (Reliability of Transmission of Old Testament)

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