Our faith rests entirely upon the Word of God. If it
could ever be proven that the Bible is not the inspired, inerrant Word of God,
then the gospel of Christ would be proven false. But the infidel, though he may
scoff, cannot ever produce such proof. The fact that the Bible stands today
shatters every argument of those skeptics who deny that the Bible is the Word
of God. The best proof that the Bible is the inspired Word of God is the
inspired Word of God.
This blessed Book is the greatest standing miracle in the world today.
Just think of this - there was never an order given to any man to plan the
writing of this Volume. Nor was there any concerted effort on the part of men
to write it. Under the sovereign direction of the Holy Spirit the Bible
gradually developed over a period of 1600 years, Little by little part by part,
century by century it came out in parts and fragments, written by men who were
separated by time and space. It was written on two continents, in countries
hundreds of miles apart. It was written in three languages: Hebrew, Aramaic,
and Greek. And it was written by scores of men, from every possible background
variation. Yet, it stands as one unified Volume.
This is a Book with one message, it contains
one system of doctrine, one plan of salvation, one principle of conduct, and
one rule of faith. The one message of the Bible is that of redemption by the
shed blood of Christ. Substitution is stamped upon every page. Everything in
the Bible points to Christ and his substitutionary work.
There are historical statements in the Bible that could not have been
known except by revelation - The Account of Creation - The Decrees of God - The
Covenant of Grace. And there are doctrines taught in the Bible which no human
mind ever devised - The character or the Triune God - The Incarnation of Christ
- Substitutionary Atonement. Add to this the perfect accuracy of the prophecies
of the Bible and their evident fulfillment. And I say there can be but one
national explanation for the existence of this Divine Book -"All scripture
is given by inspiration of God." "Holy men of God spake as they were,
moved by the Holy Spirit." Without question - This is the Word of God!