Why is the Bible true whether you believe it or not?

The Apostle Paul, wrote to Timothy, a missionary partner who, at the time, was the leading pastor in the Asia Minor city of Ephesus. In his letter, Paul was providing guidance for leadership and reminded Timothy of the importance of The Bible as God’s inspired Word.

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

2 Timothy 3:16,17

Because God is the source of all truths, and it is His inspired Word, the Bible is true whether you believe it or not. You can look at it this way. The law of gravity is true. Your belief in that truth will not change how gravity affects you and everything else in the universe. Gravity does not depend upon your belief to make it true. 

The Apostle John describes Jesus as the living Word of God just as Paul explained that the Bible was the written Word of God.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

John 1:1-5

One’s personal belief does not alter the truth. Jesus, God’s son, makes a claim about truth that requires every man, woman and child to make an existential, eternal decision. Jesus said:

“I am the way the truth and the life. No one comes to the father except through me.” 

John 14:6

Further proof that the Bible is true is that it contains prophecies about the future which have turned out in every case to be true. How is that possible you might ask? Consider the fact that God exists outside of time and space and therefore sees human history as if it’s already complete. In both the Old Testament and the New Testament there are prophecies about future events which have or will come true. So the question for you to answer is, “Do you believe that the Bible is true and will you put your trust in its author, God, and accept His offer of grace, redemption and salvation in Jesus Christ?

When you genuinely seek God’s truth from his inspired living Word, the Bible, you will know the truth that will set you free to be all God created you to be. If you haven’t already taken advantage of the true gift of life that God offers, we encourage you to read our blogpost: How does one become a Christian?

We trust that you will make this decision today since no one knows if they will have tomorrow.