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Christianity believes and teaches that the Bible   alone is the revealed Word of God. God. Even though though it was written by men, Christianity makes the claim that the ultimate ultimate author was God. God. This claim was not invented by Christian believers, but the Bible itself makes this claim as to being true.  “The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.” (Isaiah 40:8) 

“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correction and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” (2 Timothy 2:16-17) “For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.” (2 Peter 1:21)

Over 2,000 times in the Old Testament alone there are phrases such as “And God spoke to Moses,” “the word of the Lord came unto Jonah,” and “God said.” The Bible Bible claims claims itself itself to be a record of of the words and deeds of God – in essence His Story of the world. world. Finally, the Bible Bible also views itself as God’s Message to the people so that they may be saved from their sins. 

However, the mere fact that the Bible claims to be the Word of God does not prove that it is true, for there are other books that make similar claims. The key difference is that the Bible contains very strong evidence as being the actual Word of God. God. It is as if God is is speaking speaking directly directly to us. us. That is the authority that comes with the Bible. 

The Bible was written over a period of about 1,500  years by more than than forty different human human authors covering many controversial subjects. Yet, there is an amazing amazing unity unity to the Bible. Bible. From beginning beginning to end, there is the unfolding story of God’s plan of salvation for mankind. mankind. This salvation is through through the person of Jesus that Christ 14:6) and Jesus Himself testified He(John was the theme of the entire Bible (John 5:39, Luke 24:27). 

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