If we don’t approach the Bible this way, then we can only come to it with how we feel about the text, and we decide what is true or false about the text – making ourselves greater than the text itself.

When the Bible tells us of God, it is right and true it reveals to us what the nature and heart and mind of God are, as much as we can comprehend.

When the Bible gives us instruction, it is right and true it truly does tell us the will of God and the best way of life.

When the Bible gives us prophecy, it is right and true the events described will come to pass, just as it is written.

When the Bible gives us poetry, it is right and true the feeling and experiences were real for the writer and ring true to human experience.

When the Bible gives us history, it is right and true the events actually happened as described.

It was right, not wrong and it was right concerning all things. With great confidence, the Psalmist proclaimed the inerrancy of God’s Word. Psalm 119:128 says: Therefore all Your precepts concerning all things I consider to be right.

We understand he didn’t literally mean he cried so much that he flooded his room and set his bed afloat. For example, when David wrote in Psalm 6:6: All night I make my bed swim I drench my couch with my tears… he used a poetic literary form. We must understand the Bible literally according to its literary context. Some portions of the Bible give a historical account, others are poetic, and some are prophetic. The Bible is much more than a book it is a library of books, and books written in different literary forms. We believe the Bible must be understood literally, that is, as straightforward and true according to its literary context. We are also confident that what He chooses to tell us is profitable and useful for us.ī. We can only confidently know about Him what He chooses to reveal to us. We can study God, but we can’t put Him under a microscope or test Him in a laboratory. We believe what is written in 2 Timothy 3:16-17: All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. We come to the Bible believing it is the place where God has spoken to man, perfectly and comprehensively.Ī. In the view of many (including the author), this argument from purpose and design remains unanswered by the atheist or the agnostic.

It is the understanding that there must be a purposeful intelligence that created this world because the world shows both purpose and intelligence. This is an example of the teleological argument for the existence of God.

Romans 1:20 also explains: For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse.Ĭ. Their line has gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge. Psalm 19:1-4 explains this: The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament shows His handiwork. The Bible tells us we can know God exists because of what we see in the created world. However, it does tell us how we can know God exists.ī. Yet the Bible does not make elaborate arguments for the existence of God. There are many good and strong philosophical and logical reasons to believe in God. We come to the Bible knowing there is a God.Ī. Thoughts to begin with as we study the Bible.

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