1.4 The authority of the Holy Scripture, for which it ought to be believed and obeyed, dependeth not upon the testimony of any man or Church; but wholly upon God (who is truth itself) the author thereof: and therefore it is to be received because it is the Word of God.
If a man was in a discussion with an atheist over the creation of the world, he would mention the very first verse in the Bible where it says, "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." The atheist would rightly reply, "Why would you believe in the testimony of a book that was supposedly written by a man called Moses thousands of years ago when science gives us facts that can we see and believe today that contradict your book?" The atheist presumes that a mere man wrote the book and how could a story be passed down accurately from generation to generation? What about men who wanted to create a story of a supernatural being that created the world so that the people would fear and follow their instructions?
The point is not that Moses wrote the book, that Moses was a great historian, or that Moses himself has any reason that elevates his word over the the word of another man. The point of the man who quoted the first verse in the Bible is that God himself said he created the world. It was not that Moses spake and wrote as he willed, "but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost." (1 Peter 1:21) Thus the power of the first verse in the Bible comes from the authority of God and every commandment has to be obeyed and every word of prophecy is to be believed and every word of history is factual because God that cannot lie (1 Titus 1:2) has said it.
1 Timothy 3:16 says, "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness."
If a man was in a discussion with an atheist over the creation of the world, he would mention the very first verse in the Bible where it says, "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." The atheist would rightly reply, "Why would you believe in the testimony of a book that was supposedly written by a man called Moses thousands of years ago when science gives us facts that can we see and believe today that contradict your book?" The atheist presumes that a mere man wrote the book and how could a story be passed down accurately from generation to generation? What about men who wanted to create a story of a supernatural being that created the world so that the people would fear and follow their instructions?
The point is not that Moses wrote the book, that Moses was a great historian, or that Moses himself has any reason that elevates his word over the the word of another man. The point of the man who quoted the first verse in the Bible is that God himself said he created the world. It was not that Moses spake and wrote as he willed, "but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost." (1 Peter 1:21) Thus the power of the first verse in the Bible comes from the authority of God and every commandment has to be obeyed and every word of prophecy is to be believed and every word of history is factual because God that cannot lie (1 Titus 1:2) has said it.
1 Timothy 3:16 says, "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness."
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