Daily Devotional
Scriptural Compositions
20/2/24

The Authority of the Bible

But you must remain faithful to the things you have been taught. You know they are true, for you know you can trust those who taught you.

2 Timothy 3:14

Cynthia and Erica were both involved in a ghastly motor accident on their way back from their hometown as the new year began. Both of them had visitors coming to check on them after hearing the news. Cynthia had a perspective on what happened that day and gave her own story based on that while Erica told a story of how it happened with both stories having some sort of difference in certain details.

Have you ever questioned the authenticity of the Bible? The Bible was inspired by God but written out by men with different perspectives and situations. Take the book of Matthew and Luke for instance. They both have similar stories written by two different authors based on their individual perspectives of the events. This perspective issue has given some discrepancies to the Bible before some men who feel the details in the bible is incorrect.

Reading the Bible as a whole document shows that each part is consistent with each other and each part fits together. Despite the shortcomings of the Bible it is God’s word and the authority of the Bible is consistent. The Bible was inspired by God and written out by men and its messages and guidance should be trusted.

Talk about it

In what ways do you find the Bible inconsistent?

Do you read the Bible as a whole document?

Key Point: The Bible is God’s word written out by flawed humans.

Prayer: Father help me to trust the stories in the Bible and also use it as my authority on earth.

Soibi Versatile is a writer for Jesus Community Network.

The bible is not inconsistent at all, books of the bible must be treated uniquely, there are historical books, poetry, songs, books of the law, prophesies and epistles.
For example the four books of the gospel contain different aspects of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.
Yes the men that wrote the bible were infallible but that Spirit that inspired them was infallible.

Steep:
The bible is not inconsistent at all, books of the bible must be treated uniquely, there are historical books, poetry, songs, books of the law, prophesies and epistles.
For example the four books of the gospel contain different aspects of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.
Yes the men that wrote the bible were infallible but that Spirit that inspired them was infallible.

The bible is consistent in its message

Dtruthspeaker:


The bible is consistent in its message

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