There is no easy answer to this question because it depends on the person and the situation. No single answer works every time.

Therefore, you must first ask questions and discover what the person believes before you start defending the Bible. Ask if the person is an atheist, a Muslim, a skeptic, or an agnostic. Ask if he believes in evolution, aliens, or nothing. Ask if the person believes in God. If so, which kind? Does he believe that God is in us all or that God is part of the universe or if God is a personal being. You have to ask questions before you begin teaching. You must first find out what the person's assumptions are and then tackle those assumptions. You must prepare the ground before planting the seeds. See if the person's assumptions are logical or not. See if they agree with the facts concerning history, the Bible, Christianity, or other topics. Find out if the person is just being difficult or actually wants to talk. All of these things are important and affect how the conversation will go.

Take an atheist, for example. He won't believe the Bible is the word of God because he doesn't believe in God. So, you first have to discuss the issue of God's existence. A Muslim, on the other hand, believes in a god but will undoubtedly bring up alleged contradictions in the Bible in an attempt to discredit it. A Hindu might not even know what the Bible really is. A Buddhist really doesn't believe in a God, so that is a hurdle you'd have to get over. You must ask questions to find out about the person. Here's a brief outline of how to do this:

1.Ask about the person's beliefs: Does he believe in God or not?
A.If the person does not believe in God, then you must discuss this before getting to the Bible.
B.If the person believes in God, then . . .

2.Ask what religion the person is: Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, Mormon, etc.

3.Ask why the person does not believe the Bible is the word of God.

4.Ask "why" to the answer. Sometimes it is good to repeat the answer in the form of a question. For example: A.If the person says the Bible has contradictions, ask "Why do you believe the Bible has contradictions?" or "Do you have any examples of contradictions?" If the person gives you some, then examine the texts to see if it really is a contradiction. If you don't know the answer, say you don't, do some research, and provide the answer later.
B.If the person says he just doesn't believe it is God's word but doesn't have any real reason, then ask "Why not? Do you have any solid reasons for this?"
Listen to the answer and ask more questions.

5. Examine the answers given to you to see if they are illogical, inaccurate, or emotional.
A.Illogical: Sometimes peoples' criticism of the Bible is not rational. For example, someone might say that the Bible can't be God's word because it is ancient. But being ancient doesn't mean it isn't from God.

B.Inaccurate: Sometimes people have inaccurate information about the Bible. For example, someone might say that it is nothing more than fictional stories or that it has been changed so much it can't be trusted. But the truth is that it is not fiction, and it has not been changed.

C.Emotional: Sometimes people just hate religion, God, or anything that imposes morals. Other times people hate the idea that Jesus is God in flesh or that He is the only way to salvation. Emotions must not be brushed aside. Listen to their responses and gently correct and point people to God.


Happy Sunday

tank u jawe

anoda reason y i still believe Bible is nt word of God

Harmthe:
tank u jawe

anoda reason y i still believe Bible is nt word of God

But You Believe There Is Creator?(God)

Harmthe:
tank u jawe

anoda reason y i still believe Bible is nt word of God

why do u still believe its not word of God?

Christians in these parts tend to take the bible and God's existence on faith alone. They can't do much with your advice.

Tallesty1:
But You Believe There Is Creator?(God)

NO

Holyboss, can't you apply all these to the Qur'an to "prove" it is the word of god?

ifeness:


NO

Oh



do you belief in anything at all?

What to say to people who believe the bible is the world of God:

1. Try to understand what the person mean by the word God

2. Try to know if he thinks God is anything that might have created this world or a conscious being who gets jealous, hates sin, gets angry, regrets, tests humans and loves praises

3.try to find out why the person thinks the bible is the word of God.

4. Ask him what makes him so sure its the word of God and why he thinks God(what ever this means to him) will want to communicate with his creator through a book.

5. Ask him what he thinks about other books by other religious bodies and why he thinks the bible is the word or God and not koran.

6. Try to understand if he knows other people are as sure that their own books are the words of God just as he is sure his own is the word of God, make him think this deeply.

7. Ask him what he thinks about the contradictions in the bible and the atrocities God instructed man to commit and even the ones he did, such as annihilating the whole human race and killing his own son.

8. Try to find out if he thinks he wouldn't be moral without the bible and why.

9. Ask him why he thinks hell is justified and would he not be bothered if his mum goes there?

10. Ask him what he thinks about the different denominations who have different beliefs about the bible yet they as as sure as he is that their interpretations are right.

Remember his mind is delusioned and he is hell bent not to see reason with you. Make him understand that he only believes through faith and that does not make his belief a fact and that anybody can believe anything through faith. He must understand that he is no different from those sects of muslims who kill people because they think their holy book (God) instructed them to do so for him. Do not take flimsy excuses for an answer, make him think every question through and make him understand that believing by faith is not enough but is delusional.

MizMyColi:



Go to Church, you heretic

Is there a log in your eye, MizMyColi?

Life is not all about three nails and a carpenter's son. The Christian God is a mimicry of whatever should be divine and omniscient.

MizMyColi:

Duurrrhhh
I'm in church

........for where two or three are gathered.......

Mxm.
And you're using your phone in "church"?
Your god must be proud of you.

musKeeto:
Life is not all about three nails and a carpenter's son. The Christian God is a mimicry of whatever should be divine and omniscient.

Mimicry is the wrong word.
The anthropomorphic gods are a travesty.
If there is a God, the ones we have will be most likely insulting to it

MizMyColi:


Pffftttt
It's a 15-inch laptop.

My God?
Most Def.

It doesn't matter what you're using, Lief.
Mxm.

Harmthe:
tank u jawe

anoda reason y i still believe Bible is nt word of God

weird

Lanrefreshkid:



why do u still believe its not word of God?

uve just asked him d best question #thumbsUp

finofaya:
Christians in these parts tend to take the bible and God's existence on faith alone. They can't do much with your advice.

Boh if well presented, i believe more souls can b won over

Apatheist:
Holyboss, can't you apply all these to the Qur'an to "prove" it is the word of god?

well I really can't say cos I don't know what the Quran entail boh u can very well try it if you understand ur quran verywell, u can just do some correlations and probaly use it if it seem to go along with d stuffs xplained in d quran..

Boh mind u, u must b very courageous and av a strond bliv in d religion u practice to deal with the atheist so u don't end up turning into one (them wining u Over)

Shalom

Tallesty1:
Oh



do you belief in anything at all?

i doubt if d dude bliv even in himself

SMH

MizMyColi:
I'm not convinced @Holyboss.
Please which one exactly is the word of God.

Is it the protestant's 66 books
The catholic's 81 books
The Setuagint version
The Deuterocanonicals and or apocrypha.........
The King James version or the JH version.

Which of these bibles are you refering to as the word of God?

Let me know, and we can begin a deconstructing

oh u didn't mention the Queen james version (d gay bible)


Boh before I answer ur question, u care to tell me what church u attend and what version of bible u obey dir?

holyboss:
well I really can't say cos I don't know what the Quran entail boh u can very well try it if you understand ur quran verywell, u can just do some correlations and probaly use it if it seem to go along with d stuffs xplained in d quran..

I meant on the surface.
Do you believe these guidelines can convert a Muslim or atheist?
If yes, then substitute the parts in your guidelines that correspond to your religion for another.
Eg. Where you wrote "Bible" insert "Qur'an"; where you wrote "Jesus" substitute it for Mohammed, then you'll see your guidelines work for different religions, and hence cannot be trusted.

Boh mind u, u must b very courageous and av a strond bliv in d religion u practice to deal with the atheist so u don't end up turning into one (them wining u Over)

Shalom

Courage and belief in your religion won't gain you converts.
Anybody can have faith in anything, it doesn't necessarily make it true.
To gain converts apply Reason and Logic.. Empirical proof wouldn't hurt.

holyboss:
i doubt if d dude bliv even in himself

SMH

Pathetic

Apatheist:
I meant on the surface.
Do you believe these guidelines can convert a Muslim or atheist?
If yes, then substitute the parts in your guidelines that correspond to your religion for another.
Eg. Where you wrote "Bible" insert "Qur'an"; where you wrote "Jesus" substitute it for Mohammed, then you'll see your guidelines work for different religions, and hence cannot be trusted.


Courage and belief in your religion won't gain you converts.
Anybody can have faith in anything, it doesn't necessarily make it true.
To gain converts apply Reason and Logic.. Empirical proof wouldn't hurt.

well I didn't notice that's sha boh uve got a point. But u can agree with me that it takes a brilliant mind to use it Otherwise as uve stated. Besides, what holy book has d atheist?

holyboss:
well I didn't notice that's sha boh uve got a point. But u can agree with me that it takes a brilliant mind to use it Otherwise as uve stated. Besides, what holy book has d atheist?

Generally none, but if you include non theistic religions like Buddhism, some sects of Hinduism, and Jainism.
The Sutras for the Buddhists;
The Upanishads and Vedas for Hindus;
and the Agamas for the Jain.

As for me I consider the Kama Sutra......

Tallesty1:
Pathetic

Sir, nothing pathetic about that IMO. Only His grace and mercies makes us any different

Well, just stfu and listen to them. Isn't that an option?

What to say to people who don't believe the bible is God's word? NOTHING! IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!!