The reasonableness of believing God has given man a written revelation: it is possible, probable, credible, necessary, and superior!

 

I.                  DIRECT EVIDENCE FOR THE BIBLE'S INSPIRATION:

 

A.     The claims of the Bible itself: 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21; 1 Corinthians 2:9-13

 

B.     The claims of Jesus Christ: Matthew 4; John 10:35; note all the times in the gospels where Jesus quoted Scripture!

 

C.     The claims of Christ's apostles: Galatians 1:11-12; 1 Corinthians 14:37; Ephesians 3:3-5; 2 Peter 3:16; Romans 3;2; 1 Peter 4:11

 

D.     The claims of others in the Bible: see Exodus 20:22; 24:3-4; Joshua 1:1; 1 Samuel 3:4-14; 2 Samuel 23:1-2; Isaiah 51:16; Jeremiah 1:9; Ezekiel 2:2; 3:27; Daniel 9:20-22; Hosea 1:1; Joel 1:1; Amos 1:1-3; Obadiah 1:1; Jonah 1:1; Zechariah 1;1-3; Malachi 1:1; see also 1 Corinthians 2:10; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; Hebrews 1:1-2; 2;3-4 and 2 Samuel 23:1-2

 

II.                INDIRECT EVIDENCE FOR THE BIBLE'S INSPIRATION:

 

A.     Fulfilled prophecy: 1 Peter 1:10-11

 

B.     Scientific accuracy: Job 26:7; Isaiah 40:22; Luke 17:26; Acts 17:26; Leviticus 17:10-16; Ecclesiastes 1:72

 

C.     Moral teaching and influence.

 

D.     Indestructibility: Matthew 24:35

 

E.      The wonders of the Bible: formation, unification, age, interest, language.

 

F.      Existence: Who wrote it?

 

 

If we really believe the Bible is the Word of God, then we must believe what it says about GOD, JESUS CHRIST, THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH, MORALITY, WORSHIP, GOD'S PLAN OF SALVATION, etc.

 

John M. Brown