I had a few interesting discussings with some teenagers this evening. One in particular I thought was noteworthy.<\/p>\n
They asked, “How do you know the Bible is true?”
\nI responded with, “Have you ever read it?”
\nTo which they replied, “No.”
\nI then asked, “How can you know if it is true or not if you’ve never read it?”<\/p>\n
I guess there are many things in life we don’t investigate ourselves, but trust the judgement of others, that we might form our own opinions based on those judgements. Sometimes it is right to do this, as some things don’t matter that much. However, if a book claims to contain the “words of eternal life” (John 6:68) and to be “God breathed” (2 Timothy 3:16), surely it is worth reading for ourselves, that we make our own judgement on its authenticity and validity? What could be more important?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I had a few interesting discussings with some teenagers this evening. One in particular I thought was noteworthy. They asked, “How do you know the Bible is true?” I responded with, “Have you ever read it?” To which they replied, “No.” I then asked, “How can you know if it is true or not if… <\/p>\n