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Good resources on this topic and Christianity  Reliability of Holy Scripture  ● Reliability of Scripture  ● Why you can trust Scripture  ● You can trust the Bible ● Is the Bible reliable (series) ● Why you can trust the Bible   ● How you can be certian the Bible is the Word of God  ● Why We Believe the Bible is True   ●Can I trust the Bible pt1 . pt2 ● The Reliability of Scripture ●Investigating the Bible  pt1 . pt2 . pt3   Investigating Christianity  ● The Case for Christianity  ● Reasons We Believe: 50 Lines of Evidence That Confirm the Christian Faith ● What's the oldest Religion ● Is Christianity New  Various Questions Answered  ○ Questions about missing Scripture ○ The conspiracy of the missing books  ○ Clarity about Missing Verses  Christians Resources: How to prove the Bible is true  Your convictions about the Bible  

On what basis do we judge Scripture to be authoritative?  Q: I am now leaning Reformed, [having been disillusioned by Rome] but have questions. The main one is: since Christians obviously don't accept the authority of the Pope or the Catholic Councils, by what basis do we judge Scripture to be authoritative? If no premium is placed on any Apostolic Authority or Succession and their heirs (and their judgment is claimed to have history of the reason anyone accepted the Bible), why even accept it? On what basis do we judge "the Bible," we have today be authoritative  when I don't have some authoritative interpreter or guarantee that the books we have are even what many claim to be?  A: The 66 books of the Bible had authority long before the Roman Catholic Church existed or any Councils claims to accept it. Our interpreter is the Holy Spirit, and the one who preserved His Word is God [and He will continue to do so].  People must have a true and authoritative basis for t...

Scripture Alone Someone shared this online, the latter is nonsense of course, we even see the Trinity in Scripture, but what verses can I share to refute dude's nonsense here?  A: Here are some.  All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be *complete*, equipped for *every* good work.  2 Tim 3:16-17 Kinda sounds like you don’t need anything else, doesn’t it? ‭Matthew‬ ‭4:4‬ ‭ESV‬ But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” 1 Corinthians 4:6 (NASB20) Now these things, brothers and sisters, I have figuratively applied to myself and Apollos on your account, so that in us you may learn not to exceed what is written, so that no one of you will become arrogant in behalf of one against the other. 2 Peter 1:19-21 (NASB20) 19 And so we have the prophetic word made more sure, to whi...

The Scriptures 1. The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were written by men in such a way that God is truly and actually the author. God caused words to be spoken by the mouth of, and written in the writings of certain men so that those words are inspired of God. Scripture is God’s Word! 2 Peter 1:21 …men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. Acts 3:21 God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago… 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is breathed out by God… Hebrews 1:1 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets… 2. Jesus Christ testifies to the authenticity of the Old Testament Scriptures. Luke 24:44-45 Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” 45 Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures… Matthew 5:17-18 Do not think that I have come to abolish the La...

Matthew 5: 17 - 20.  Jesus said the OT is the Scripture, and the new is also. All of it was authored by God.  The Law in Verse refers to the whole of all Scripture (OT & NT).  “Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished. Scripture is God breathed.  God's Standards dont change. He and His nature doesnt change.  64x Jesus affirmed that the Scriptures are Scripture; the Word of God, is truth, and actual History. He also spoke of the future. He pointed out Scriptures are about Him. It all points to Him and will be fulfilled. We are to believe it all.  Peter says Paul wrote Scripture. 2 Peter 3:26 as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twi...