You see that ^ to start with you ask the wrong question. 'Proof' belongs to science, not the Bible. Asking for proof is like you asking for proof that one well-cooked meal tastes better than another well-cooked meal, it be can't be proved and neither can God or the Bible. Proof is the big thing these days, people always want proof.
But we're not asking for proof. We're well aware that, in science, nothing can be "proven," only in mathematics. All we're asking for is convincing evidence.
Remember, we are in the Christian Apologetics Forum. Here, you are expected to use rational discussion and arguments to make your case. As it says in
MUST READ: Christian Apologetics Statement of Purpose :
"Christian Apologetics is a branch of theology that concerns itself with the rational defense of the Christian faith against arguments and opposing viewpoints. The purpose of the Christian Apologetics forum is to give non-Christians the opportunity to start threads to challenge Christian theology, beliefs and practices, and Christians the opportunity to rationally defend their beliefs."
God doesn't want to be proven he wants faith. Faith is personal the same way enjoyment of food is personal. How do I explain my enjoyment of this meal to a person who dislikes the main ingredient? Christianity is about a relationship with God, you can't prove the relationship. We believe the Bible because of the relationship. Proof may give you head knowledge but it won't give you heart knowledge.
What the Christian God wants is not relevant until we have evidence that He exists. Please remember, in this thread
@cvanwey and I have accepted that a god of some kind exists, but we are waiting for reasons to think that it is the Christian God.
Look at it from our point of view. There are thousands of gods throughout history. Literally, thousands. So, now that I have accepted that
one of them is real, I need some way to distinguish between the many which are not true and the single one that is true.
So, how do we choose? All of their followers say that their god or gods are the real ones. They can't all be right, as just about all religions claim to be the one true religion, and all others false.
You say that Christianity is about a relationship with God. But what if other religions say the same thing?
Muslims do, for example. So how do I know that your religion, Christianity, is the true one?
You are in the debating forum. What reasoned evidence have you?