How do we know that the Scriptures are of God? Well as someone suggested, examine the prophecies concerning Jesus Christ, but that would take a long time. So how can you shorten the process, Hmmmm.
Just 600 years ago, man thought that the earth was flat. Sail to far, and ehhhh, you fall over the edge into the deep abyss.
But, a few men like Columbus believed God. Why? because he read in the Bible; yes, Columbus was a Christian,
Isa.40:22, a book written 2700 years ago, "It is He (God) that sitteth upon the circle of the earth." And Columbus believed God.
Job 26:7, "He (God) stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing."
Compare this with other religions. They teach that the earth is being held up by Atlas, by serpants, turtles, elephants, etc. But science has shown that the earth hangs on nothing, nothing at all.
Not to long ago, men had figured there were a few more then 1000 stars in the sky, I believe it was about 1850, + or -. But God said,
Gen.21:17, Genesis written about 3500 years ago, God tells Abraham that he would multiply his seed as the stars of heaven." Well that would be a far greater number than man had counted, in 1850 A.D., about 1000. So if we include Christians, and Jews as the seed of Abraham, there has to be maybe 2 Billion of them alive today, and still counting.
The creation is my favorite. Very recent science tell us that at one time the earth was one landmass, surrounded by waters. God tells us that the earth was one landmass 3500 years ago. Gen.1:9.
Science has proven each species is of its own kind, meaning dogs don't produce cats, and cows don't produce horses. God told us this 3500 years ago in Genesis.
Each step in creation, heavens, earth, water, land, grass, herbs fruit trees, sea life, birds, animals, insects, then man. Moses was a desert person, not a scientist. He knew nothing about the oceans, or the heavens. It was God who revealed these very exact steps of creation, that science has now verified.
Science claims there are other creatures living outside this earth on other planets. God told us about them thousands of years ago. Aliens living outside this world. He calls them angels, Seraphim, and many other types of living creatures, including the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
2000 years ago John tell us there will be events that happen in this world, and that every living person will see them happening as they occur. Thank you T.V. and satellites. Now, every man can see what is happening as it is happening.
Well I am sure many of the people on this forum can add other things that prove beyond a doubt there is a God, and that this Bible is His written record of the past, present, and future, and that it is exact in its every word.
Phil LaSpino