Validity

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>> Praise God everyone! I have a question I would like some feedback on.
>> If you were asked to show the validity of the Bible without using the
>> Bible itself how woul d you go about it?  This means you can use can't
>> say "all scripture is given by inspiration of God..." (II Timothy
>> 3:16) so therefore the Bible is true.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Jim Millette
>
>This, in my opinion, is nothing more than a rhetorical question.  It would
>be no different than if I were to ask... "How would you define time 
without
>using any known form of measurement, such as a clock, watch, etc."  If you
>find an answer to this question, then let me know!!  ;)


The answers to this Email have been very amazing to me.  There are many 
infallible truths in Gods Word to make it stand out as a valid document... 
and as a document of supernatural means...

1.  This book was written over a period of 4000 years by by everything from 
fishermen to Kings of every walk of life and every educational background.  
It was written by folks raised strictly under the teachings of Jehovah God 
and those who were schooled by the finest schools of Egypt...yet these 
people who are not only of WIDELY varied backgrounds and occupations but 
most never knew each other yet they wrote 66 books (at least) that do not 
contradict each other at any time in any way.    

2. These books contain historical, medical and archeological data that will 
never be proven wrong.  You will note that I did not say HAVE or WILL never 
be disputed.  Many times has Gods Word been disputed on medical historical 
and archeological basis' but each time...given enough time and 
knowledge...man has figured out that the Word of God was correct..one 
example...there was once a book entitled something like...50 Medical 
Fallicies of the Bible...it was written...I believe...in the early 1900s 
and made quite a stir in its time. BUT no doctor today would stand behind 
one of its assertions for each supposed medical fallicy has been proven to 
be correct as medical science began to probe these things deeper and found 
that indeed...no one knows more of this body than it's Creator...

3. The Word has also proved itself in the realms of science...Long before 
Christopher Columbus set sail on the Santa Maria on his brave new voyage to 
prove this unfathomable thought that the earth could POSSIBLY be round the 
scripture had spoken of the "circle of the globe" and shown that whomever 
it was that was speaking to these men could see something regular men could 
not.

4. One of the most compelling proofs would be that of prophecy.  NUMEROUS 
prophecies have come forth concerning the coming of the Messiah and his 
life on this earth.  EVERY one of those prophecies were fulfilled to the 
crossing of the t and the dotting of the i in ONE man...Prophecys were made 
concerning His birth...His childhood...His ministry...His trial...his 
death...and His ressurection.  Every one of them was fulfilled.  These 
prophecies were made HUNDREDS...yea even thousands of years before His 
Birth.  Yet not one was one bit askew in any way...Gods Word is perfect...

4. I am glad I said that ONE of the most compelling was that of prophecy.  
For to me the MOST compelling is that of types and shadows...to have a man 
write words that are fulfilled and come to pass hundreds and thousands of 
years in the future is truly miraculous.  BUT to have events in peoples 
lives and in Gods Creation itself paint a perfect picture of what is to 
come is fascinating to me..I will touch on this subject but will also 
submit an entire post in the near future on the types and shadows of the 
Bible...FASCINATING study on how God is always in control at all times...of 
those who are His people and those who are not...

One example of this premise is that of creation...God "declares the end 
from the beginning".  Never forget that.  God knew you and the condition of 
your sould before the first day of creation.  In 6 days created He the 
earth and on the 7th day He rested...Remember the scripture that says that 
to God a day is aa a thousand years?  Well...every day of creation directly 
coorelates with the period of time that God will deal with man...He 
declared the END from the beginning..I will touch on a few of these days...

1st day...God created light...there was light from the first day right? BUT 
He created the sun and the moon and the stars on the 4th day...interesting 
huh?... How can there be light on the first day but no sun until the 
fourth?  Because He made LIGHT from the beginning but did not make a 
PHYSICAL manifestation of that light until the fourth.  Now remembering 
again that to God a day is a thousand years and vice versa...There WAS 
light (God) from the beginning...but it wasnt until the fourth day (4000 
Years) that God made a physical manifestation of that light (Jesus Christ)  
Jesus was born after 4000 years of mans history and God also said that He 
would work with man for 6000 years when he created the earth in 6 days...6 
days (6000 years) did He work and on the 7th (the millenium) he rested...he 
declared the entire span of time in the first chapter of Genesis.

There are many more ESPECIALLY in the realm of types and shadows and, as I 
stated i will make a post about those all by theirselves...God is most 
fabulously in total control.  He knows all things..He sees all things..and 
because of the wonder of His Word I Praise His matchless name...

But one last thing to remember...God will never show himself to mankind in 
an undeniable fashion.  God will show AMPLE proof for you to believe.  But 
He will never show you beyond any shadow of any doubt that the Bible is His 
Word or that He is God...it is only he that hath an ear who will 
hear...some things are not seen by the carnal eye neither indeed can be.  
God will show himself evident enough to believe and KNOW that He is God if 
you one will but believe..but He will always leave enough doubt that the 
unbelieving soul cannot see and will continue on not knowing God.