Faith Case: The Bible
A new Gallup poll reveals a long-standing decline in Americans who believe the Bible to be literally true.
According to the survey, about 3 out of 10 Americans continue to profess belief in a literal Bible today, which accounts a 10 percent drop over the past three decades. More than 1,000 adults were asked to describe their view about the Bible with 28 percent responding that the Bible is the “actual Word of God and is to be taken literally.” ChristianPost.com. These numbers continue to drop in younger generations proving somewhere there is a disconnect between what we are teaching in Sunday School and what they are believing. Our first and pivitol foundation taught in our children’s FaithCase series is the bible, while we know the Bible is an important book, how can we know it is God’s true Word?
What is the Bible?
The Bible is a collection of sixty-six books divided into two parts: the Old Testament and the New Testament. The books written before the birth of Jesus Christ are in the Old Testament. The New Testament includes books about Jesus’ birth and life as well as letters written by Early Church leaders.
Who wrote the Bible?
The books in the Bible were written by about forty people. Because the Bible took approximately sixteen hundred years to write, we know all these writers didn’t know each other since they didn’t all live at the same time. Each one of these writers was inspired by God to write their part of the Bible. In 2 Timothy 3:16, it says, “All Scripture is Godbreathed.” Someone—God—guided them.
Is the Bible all true?
One way we know the Bible is true is because it includes prophecies that have come true. In many prophecies, God shares what will happen in the future. Every single prophecy that was about the past has come true. Other books may include prophecies, but no other book shares as many true prophecies written over thousands of years like the Bible. See Zechariah 9:9 and John 12:14–16 for an example of one of the many prophecies Jesus fulfilled.
Why is the Bible important now?
Psalm 119:105 says, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.” By reading and following what God teaches us in the Bible, we can know God’s plan for us and how to live for Him. The Bible changes lives.
Consequently, there is more historical and geographical evidence that proves the truth of the bible, than any other book ever written. God really knew what He was doing. We can trust the words of His book to be true and live our lives like they really are–now there in lies the challenge.
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