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By Faith
“Through faith we understand” (Hebrews 11:3).
We are going to have many questions about the reliability and authority of the Bible until we learn to accept it by faith as God’s revelation and stop trying to make it fit our way of thinking. When we get to this point, it becomes a new book to us — a book of interest and a book that satisfies our hearts. The Bible is not true because it satisfies reason, but it satisfies reason because it is true. We cannot reason the truth of God’s Word, but the truth of God’s Word is reasonable.
If we reject the Bible’s reliability, we will not get far in our Christian life. God’s Word teaches us to how to live by faith and have a successful Christian life for His glory and our happiness. I heard of a young university student who allegedly tore up his diploma and sent it back to the university where he had been educated. He included a note saying, “You taught me how to make a living but you never taught me how to live.” Only the Bible teaches us how to live life well and to the full. “The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple” (Psalm 19:7).
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