the Bible – God’s Word
II. OTHER EVIDENCE
A. Introduction
In the first topic in the Library, “The Bible – the book”, we learned that the New Testament is a trustworthy historical document which provides a reliable account of the life of Jesus Christ and the early apostolic church. In the second topic, “Jesus – Who was this Man”, we learned from the New Testament that Jesus is the Son of God, sent by God to speak the words of God and bear witness to the truth. Jesus unique identity and mission were affirmed by his miraculous works, the Old Testament prophecy he fulfilled and his resurrection from the dead.
In the first section of this the third topic in the Library, “The Bible – Gods Word”, we discovered that Jesus entrusted his words to the apostles and sent them out to preach and to teach, promising them the guiding presence of the Spirit of God to aide them in their mission. Finally, on the basis of the teaching of Jesus and the apostles we concluded that the Old and New Testament scriptures are the means by which God has spoken to our world.
There are a number of other strands of evidence which give additional support to our conviction that the Bible is the word of God. The purpose of this section, “Other Evidence”, is to present these additional complimentary arguments. When this evidence is combined with what has already been learned we build a solid foundation for our belief that God has Spoken to our world in the Bible.
Please continue to read more as we consider what the Bible claims for itself regarding its origin and authorship.
