Body: | Is the Bible of human or divine origin?
The Bible presents a great problem to mankind. Shall we believe this Book,
or belittle it? Shall we endorse it, or ignore it? Shall we follow it, or
fight it? It is either a light that guides, or a lie that beguiles. Which
is it? It is either a great force, or a great farce; it either contains
directions or deceptions, depending upon the validity of its claims.
Is the Bible the product of God, or the product of man? Since man has never
been able to write a better one, it sounds as if it came from God. Since it
is in a class all by itself, it sounds as though it could not have come
from man. Since men have never been able to destroy it, though they have
desperately tried to do so, it must be the product of God. Since there has
never been known to be a principle for better living which the Bible does
not incorporate, surely God inspired the writing of it!
Consider the accuracy of the Bible. Time was when the Bible was the only
information men had on certain historical data. The Bible contained names
of some kings that historians had no other record of. Some therefore
doubted that such kings existed. I refer particularly to King Arioch,
mentioned in the fourteenth Chapter of Genesis, and King Sargon mentioned
in the twentieth Chapter of Isaiah. While men once denied that these kings
existed, historians now say that they did exist. Through archaeological
discoveries, the very foundation of one of their palaces has been
unearthed, giving some information and dates about his deeds, all of which
confirms the Bible account. Does this sound as though man thought up the
idea of the Bible?
How did Paul know that God made of "one blood" all nations of men to dwell
upon the face of the earth? He declared this scientific truth in the
seventeenth chapter of Acts, verse twenty-six. Only in recent years have
cytologists proved this to be a scientific fact, yet Paul declared it in
the long, long ago. How do you account for it? Only on the ground that he
spoke as God directed him. Many such truths as these are found in the
Bible, and these have baffled the minds of scientists. In fact, there is
not a known fact of science that contradicts the Bible. Many theories of
science contradict the Bible, but no known fact of science does. How can
this be accounted for? There is one answer, and that is, God is the author
of both science and the Bible.
By contrast, what does the system of atheism have to offer the world? What
does it have to offer by way of comfort, enlightenment, reason, and the
elevation of human life? Then compare with that what the Bible has to
offer. Think of the tremendous impact the Bible has made in the lives of
men. It has gripped hearts as no other writing has done. Without doubt this
Book came from God! Your reaction, both to the Bible and to God are,
therefore, very important.
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