Previous | Continuous Play | Next
“All you need to know for salvation is the Bible”
Of all the many books this world contains, there is only one that claims to be a direct revelation from God, telling us of Himself and His purpose for us. That book is the Bible. The Bible is a book of such importance that it is surely worthy of thoughtful investigation. So, with the advice of Francis Bacon neither to accept nor reject, but to weigh and consider, let us approach this book with its unusual claims.
To be fair to ourselves and to the Bible, we should read it through. As a judge must not make his decision when the case is half heard, neither must we. Rather, like the judge, we should compare the evidence of the witnesses, and weigh and consider every work, seeking its deepest significance rather than accepting its surface meaning. Surely, the importance of the Bible’s claims justifies spending the necessary time on the study of its 66 books written by at least 40 different writers (some well-educated, some barely educated, some kings, some peasants) over a period of 1600 years in places as far apart as Babylon in Asia and Rome in Europe. With such authorship, one would expect to find a miscellaneous collection of contradictory statements. Its unity is therefore especially striking, for each contribution is the complement of the others.
In my consideration of this whole matter, the truth of 2 Peter 1:21 slowly became certain to me. There was no other reasonable explanation. “Holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.” This belief was confirmed as I read prophecy after prophecy in the Old Testament, which found their fulfilment, down to the letter, hundreds of years later. For instance, Isaiah 53 foretold the death of Christ with minute accuracy 700 years before His crucifixion! Yes, the difficulties in the way of doubting the Book seemed to me greater than those in the way of believing it. The problems were all on the side of unbelief!
Thought: Can you say, “I Believe the Bible to be the Word of God, inspired, inerrant, and infallible”?
Prayer: Help me to treasure the Bible as Your Word, O God.
Previous | Continuous Play | Next
This audio CD is approximately 59 minutes, divided into 34 chapters. Edited by Dr SH Tow Please note that the last paragraph of some chapter texts may not be present in the audio tracks.
