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Can We Really Trust the Bible? Why Christians Can Have Confidence in God’s Word
By William Wolfe
Can you really trust the Bible? In other words, why should Christians believe that the 66 books of the Bible are God’s final and authoritative revelation for the Church age? This question of the “canon” has been and will continue to be fiercely debated. Therefore, it is critical that evangelical Christians have confidence in, and are able to articulate a brief defense of, the trustworthy nature of the composition of the Bible.
In this article, I will explain how the 66 books of canonical Scripture comprise all of God’s final and authoritative revelation for the Church age. The two-part nature of this point is important to note. The 66 books are final in the sense that the canon is closed. There will be no more new books added. The 66 books are also the ultimate authority for the Church in this present age, that is, the only rule of faith and practice between the ascension of Jesus Christ and His second coming.
Theologian Wayne Grudem’s answer to this question, found in his book Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine, can be summed up in a single word: Obedience. Grudem argues.
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By William Wolfe
Can you really trust the Bible? In other words, why should Christians believe that the 66 books of the Bible are God’s final and authoritative revelation for the Church age? This question of the “canon” has been and will continue to be fiercely debated. Therefore, it is critical that evangelical Christians have confidence in, and are able to articulate a brief defense of, the trustworthy nature of the composition of the Bible.
In this article, I will explain how the 66 books of canonical Scripture comprise all of God’s final and authoritative revelation for the Church age. The two-part nature of this point is important to note. The 66 books are final in the sense that the canon is closed. There will be no more new books added. The 66 books are also the ultimate authority for the Church in this present age, that is, the only rule of faith and practice between the ascension of Jesus Christ and His second coming.
Theologian Wayne Grudem’s answer to this question, found in his book Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine, can be summed up in a single word: Obedience. Grudem argues.
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