[TK Burk]

Originally Posted by Esther

If someone ask you to prove that the Bible is indeed the Word of God, how would you respond?

Give as many details as you can.

Thanks

I just had this question asked me about a month ago. Because of a question asked me in another thread, this is what I said about my answer:

Originally Posted by TK Burk

I just had a college graduate who majored in philosophy talk with me. He is going to all kinds of churches, religious groups, and synagogues looking for answers. He wanted to know how I can prove the legitimacy of the Bible being “God’s Word.” I told him that the evidence of the “virgin birth” cannot do it. Neither can the “30 pieces of silver” Judas received when betraying the Lord. These, as well as many other “prophetic evidences” are all subject to whether a person believes the Bible for what it says. Then I asked him: what if I can show you passages written hundreds of years BEFORE Jesus was born, and Him teaching those while prophesying detailed occurrences that He said would come within His generation, and then showing you that they did happen exactly 40 years (a biblical generation) after Jesus foretold them, and then being able to substantiate those with non-Christian witnesses, would THAT prove to you that maybe something was supernatural behind such writings? He excitedly said, “YES”! That talk lasted about ½ hour. He told me he had never had anyone approach his question in such a way. I did not know he was going to do this, but he came to Church that Sunday. That day I taught on why Jesus said, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” from the cross. I showed that Jesus’ words was a prophetic utterance from Psalms 22, and that He used those words to confirm “fulfilled prophecies” to those at His cross. This man then came to my home on Monday for a 3½ hour study. He now wants to come every week for more. Does Fulfilled Eschatology give a person hope? You better believe it does!!!

If you’re still in doubt, just ask Bro. Benincasa about the numerous marathon studies he’s had with every religious and non-religious person imaginable. Ask him how Fulfilled Eschatology shuts the mouths of the critics and the doubters and how it also converts the sincere to believe Jesus is exactly who the Bible prophecies Him to be. Jason, he uses this message to teach about Jesus to both Muslims and Jewish Rabbis at the same time. Can you do that with Dispensationalism?

This same young man is still in Bible study with me every week. Last week he told me that because of what I've shown him he now believes the New Testament is trustworthy. God's Word does prove itself to be the Truth when it is taught as written!

Blessings,
TKB