Can we trust the Bible?

[MikeBigg]

There's a video on the Premier Radio website with Amy Orr-Ewing presenting the case for the Bible being reliable. Its not short - about an hour long, but worth watching if you're interested in such things.

It can be found here:

Apologetics | Premier.org.uk, Features


Regards,

Mike

 

[savedbygrace05]

Can we trust the bible? Absolutely. Why? Because we can trust the author, God's Spirit

 

[MikeBigg]

Can we trust the bible? Absolutely. Why? Because we can trust the author, God's Spirit

Hmm. Author? or Inspirer?

I trust the Bible, too, but it is interesting to hear some points on the authenticity of the ancient documents.

Mike

 

[xTx]

I like reading the parts where Jesus spoke. Everything that Jesus spoke is good.

The Holy Spirit will guide in case anything in the bible is embellished or fabricated. God will deal with the person as mentioned in Revelation.

 

[Danny777]

Hmm. Author? or Inspirer?

I trust the Bible, too, but it is interesting to hear some points on the authenticity of the ancient documents.

Mike

Hi Mike,

For me, it's not an "either/or" question - it's a "both/and". I believe the Bible is 100% authored by human hands and 100% inspired by the Holy Spirit. (In a similar way, I believe Jesus Christ was 100% human and 100% divine.) I don't see any contradiction with this even though it can be quite hard for our Greek minds to understand...

 

[ebia]

I like reading the parts where Jesus spoke. Everything that Jesus spoke is good.

What about what Jesus did?

To separate Jesus's speech from his actions is to grossly distort their meaning.

 

[DaCalledOne]

yes we can rely on the bible it is the word of God, but also with the human influence in putting together the holy book, u know it is not a 100% accurate God's word. certain verses in the old bible has been taking out of the new bibles because it does not qualify or fit to be in the bible. all this proves the human influence on in the bible. the word begotten is an example of changes made in the bible u wont find that word in any of the new bibles. the holy bible is the word of God but also has human errors. i can rely on the bible because these errors are few not even up to 1% of the whole content so YES I CAN RELY ON THE BIBLE.

PEACE BE UPON U ALL

 

[ianb321red]

I haven't listened to this yet, but I would assume a lot of her points would be similar to what is this book of hers:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-Trust-Bible-Answers-Questions/dp/1844743470

 

[Robban]

I thought she was hardwork to listen to, got through half of her talk, at a push, but had to turn it off.

 

[MikeBigg]

I haven't listened to this yet, but I would assume a lot of her points would be similar to what is this book of hers:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-Trust-Bible-Answers-Questions/dp/1844743470

I guess so.

What is it they say - evangelicals read books, charismatics watch dvds?

I'm not into "arguing" the gospel, but sometimes it is useful to be able to disagree with statements people make as fact and have something to back it up. This video is in that category - most Christians do believe and trust the Bible, but blind faith may not be enough when talking to people who don't believe. Sometimes their unbelief can be rooted in a mis-belief.

Some of the mis-belief is about whether or not the bible can be trusted. This video helps in that situation.


I found it encouraging.

 

[MikeBigg]

I thought she was hardwork to listen to, got through half of her talk, at a push, but had to turn it off.

Me too.

I do like how she aimed the talk at a level suitable for lay people. She is an intelligent woman and quite capable of using long theologically words correctly, but doesn't in this video.

 

[Robban]

No doubt she has her head screwed on right,
what I think is maybe a problem today is, negativity when the word "tradition" is used/applied, she was into "oral" teachings a little, but not enough, I think, actually it may have been more fun if she had banged her fist into the pulpit, and said something a little more radical, .

But then she may not be asked to speak anymore, haha.