Word
WHAT exactly did the apostle Paul
mean when he said that the Bible is
“inspired of God”? ( 2 Timothy 3:16 )
Paul, writing in the Greek language,
used a word that literally means
“God-breathed.” By that, Paul meant
that God by means of his holy spirit
guided the Bible writers to write only
what He wanted them to write.
These Bible writers “spoke from God
as they were borne along by holy
spirit,” said the apostle Peter. (2 Peter
1:21 ) Hence, the apostle Paul could
also describe the books of the Bible as
“holy writings, which are able to make
you wise for salvation through the
faith in connection with Christ Jesus.”
—2 Timothy 3:15 .
Many people strongly dispute that
God is the author of the Bible. Critics
—often with what archaeologist Sir
Charles Marston described as a
“contemptuous disregard of the Bible
narrative”—have made virulent attacks
on the Bible’s integrity. Some dismiss
it as being no more than “an old
collection of myths and fairy-tales.”
Consider the Evidence
How do you decide whether to trust
people you meet?
So can the Bible be trusted? It is
important that you decide correctly on
this matter. Why? Because if the Bible
does contain communication from
God himself, it would be foolish—if
not fatal—to ignore it. The extent to
which you let it be a real influence in
guiding your actions and forming your
beliefs will be greatly diminished if you
view it simply as the words of men
rather than the Word of God.— 1
Thessalonians 2:13 .
How can you decide? Well, how do
you decide whether to trust people
you meet? One thing is sure. It is very
difficult to have real trust in anyone
about whom you know very little. Only
as you get to know people well do you
learn over time if they are truly honest
and trustworthy. You can get to know
the Bible in the same way. Do not
accept without question speculative or
even prejudiced theories that
undermine confidence in the Bible.
Take the time to consider the
evidence that supports the Bible’s
claim to be “inspired of God.”
Attacks From “Friends”
Do not be put off by the fact that even
some who describe themselves as
“friends” of the Bible attack its
authenticity and reliability. Today,
most Bible commentators, although
claiming to be Christian, “will only
speak of Scripture as a human
record,” says the New Dictionary of
Theology.
Many theologians challenge the
authorship of the books of the Bible.
Some say, for example, that the
prophet Isaiah did not write the book
of Isaiah. This Bible book, they say,
was written long after Isaiah’s time.
The Concise Bible Commentary, by
Lowther Clarke, contends that it is “the
product of many minds and many
generations.” But such assertions
ignore that Jesus Christ and his
disciples repeatedly credit Isaiah with
writing this book.— Matthew 3:3; 15:7;
Luke 4:17; John 12:38-41; Romans
9:27, 29.
Even worse, critics of the Bible, such
as commentator J. R. Dummelow, say
that the prophecies found in the book
of Daniel “are really past history
thrown by the author into the guise of
ancient prediction.” Once again, in
saying so, they ignore the testimony of
Jesus Christ himself. Jesus warned of
what he called “the disgusting thing
that causes desolation, as spoken of
through Daniel the prophet, standing
in a holy place.” (Matthew 24:15 ) Is it
reasonable for a Christian to believe
that Jesus Christ himself would have
been party to deception—that he
would have supported history
disguised as prophecy? Surely not.

“But does it really make any
difference who wrote the books of the Bible?” you might ask. Yes, it makes a huge difference. What weight would
you give to a document that
purported to be the last will and
testament of a friend if it turned out
that he had not, in fact, written it?
Suppose experts told you that it was a
forgery—that well-meaning associates
had written down what they believed
were the wishes of your friend. Would
that not devalue the document?
Could you have real confidence that it
truly conveyed the wishes of your
friend?
It is the same with the Bible. No
wonder so many people—even those
who profess to be Christian—feel free
to ignore what it says on subjects like
honesty, sexual morality, and so forth.
How often have you heard people
disparagingly say things like, “Oh, but
that is in the Old Testament!”—as if
that means it is of little real value. And
this despite the fact that the apostle
Paul described the so-called Old
Testament as “the holy writings” that
were “inspired of God.”
“Surely you cannot simply disregard
the evidence of all experts and
scholars,” you may protest. Of course
not! We are indebted, for example, to
honest scholarship that has helped us
to identify the original text of the
Bible. Clearly, minor mistakes did
creep into the text of the Bible as it
was copied and recopied over the
centuries. Remember, though: There
is a big difference between
recognizing that minor mistakes crept into copies of the Bible text and
dismissing the whole Bible as a
human fabrication.

honest
scholarship that has helped to
establish the original text of the
Bible
Just prior to saying that the Bible was
inspired by God, Paul told Timothy
why such an inspired record was
essential. “In the last days,” he said,
“wicked men and impostors will
advance from bad to worse,
misleading and being misled.” (2
Timothy 3:1, 13) Already in Paul’s day,
seemingly ‘wise and intellectual men’
were using “persuasive arguments” to
delude people and weaken their faith
in Jesus Christ. ( 1 Corinthians 1:18, 19;
Colossians 2:4, 8 ) As a protection
from their influence, the apostle Paul
urged Timothy to ‘continue in the
things that he had learned from
infancy through the holy writings’
provided by God.— 2 Timothy 3:14, 15 .
It is equally important for you to do
that during these “last days.” Do not
underestimate the danger of being
misled by what are often very
“persuasive arguments” presented by
very clever people. Rather, like the
first-century Christians, protect
yourself by completely relying on what
you learn from the pages of the Bible
—truly the inspired Word of God.
Jehovah’s Witnesses will be happy to
help you to build faith in the Bible.
They can show you, for example, how
Bible principles have proved to be
absolutely dependable throughout
history; how the Bible is in agreement
with science when it touches on
scientific matters; how it is entirely
harmonious from beginning to end;
how its prophecies have unerringly
come true—and much, much more. If
you wish, feel free to write to the
publishers of this magazine for
information that has helped millions
of honesthearted people to see that
the Bible really is the Word of God.

Yes the bible is from God.

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The more you open threads like these. . . .the more you expose this 'OMNI-IMPOTENT' 'GHOUL' of yours.
Fancy an illiterate, blind GOD. . .who need prehistoric men to write a collection of dumb-azze UN-intelligible piece of 'shyteTURES'!
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What the phock has this GOD invented but the evil garden of EDEN. . . and a philandering, LECHEROUS, LIBERTINE of a phocking HOLY GHOST. . .who sneaks in and out of imbeceelic poohsies to conceive GADIFFICIOUS-LOOKING basstard for saviours?

So that daft creatures of humans can forget their brains in the loo and proclaim they have a religion?

Callotti: From senile, drunken male-sluts for sure!
The more you open threads like these. . . .the more you expose this 'OMNI-IMPOTENT' 'GHOUL' of yours.
Fancy an illiterate, blind GOD. . .who need prehistoric men to write a collection of dumb-azze UN-intelligible piece of 'shyteTURES'!
I'd rather worship the APPLE who invented the Iphone and the Ipad.
What the phock has this GOD invented but the evil garden of EDEN. . . and a philandering, LECHEROUS, LIBERTINE of a phocking HOLY GHOST. . .who sneaks in and out of imbeceelic poohsies to conceive GADIFFICIOUS-LOOKING basstard for saviours?

So that daft creatures of humans can forget their brains in the loo and proclaim they have a religion?

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mr man,can u please state clearly why Bible is not reliable.pls highlight your points.thanks.

Callotti: From senile, drunken male-sluts for sure!
The more you open threads like these. . . .the more you expose this 'OMNI-IMPOTENT' 'GHOUL' of yours.
Fancy an illiterate, blind GOD. . .who need prehistoric men to write a collection of dumb-azze UN-intelligible piece of 'shyteTURES'!
I'd rather worship the APPLE who invented the Iphone and the Ipad.
What the phock has this GOD invented but the evil garden of EDEN. . . and a philandering, LECHEROUS, LIBERTINE of a phocking HOLY GHOST. . .who sneaks in and out of imbeceelic poohsies to conceive GADIFFICIOUS-LOOKING basstard for saviours?

So that daft creatures of humans can forget their brains in the loo and proclaim they have a religion?

ki lomode mo? (wat does a child know?).

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