Five Reasons You Can Trust Your Bible

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In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner Wallace makes the case for the reliability of the Bible by providing five, brief, easy to articulate reasons you can trust the Christian Scripture. Have you ever been challenged to give the reason for the hope you have in Jesus? This episode will help you make the case quickly and concisely.
0:00 Introduction
1:24 Five Reasons You Can Trust Your Bible
1:58 Reason One: It Was Written Early
7:51 Reason Two: It's Been Corroborated
13:37 Reason Three: It Hasn't changed Over Time
19:27 Reason Four: The Authors Lacked Bias
23:28 Reason Five: It Matches and Explains Reality

[@campparsonssundayschool7844]

“I choose to believe the Bible because it’s a reliable collection of historical documents written by eye witnesses during the lifetime of other eye wittinesses. They report supernatural events that took place in fulfillment of specific prophesies and claim that their writings are divine rather than of human origin.” - Voddie Baucham

[@dayton4675]

Amen brother

[@Logic807]

Do not choose to believe. Investigate it is the presenters point.

[@samirzen3701]

Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect. ( I Peter 3:15 )

[@Joh2n]

Been doing this in comments for months. Denial is great and the insults come quickly and in numbers. I trudge on. Peace

[@greenbeagle13]

Man, I need to follow this guy. I have lost my faith. I still believe, but barely, and I don't go to church because of several reasons..., and I used to have daily devotions, had dictionaries, concordance..., really studied. Then life started happening and I just started to question so many things and some of the stuff sounds ridiculous. 😐😒

[@fnkrodigaz1841]

Hello,did you ever repent and accept Jesus as your Lord and savior? It sounds like Satan has cleverly stumbled you with the cares worries of this world. Pray and open up your Bible again that God might give you strength and hope in Jesus. There is a lot of help these days from KZbin as well as other sources. I found help from hearing others testimonies on how they came to faith in Jesus. I will pray for you my brother.

[@DD-sz8nw]

Fill your mind with God's Word, Psalm 1:1-3. John 10... learn who Jesus is... God's Word is very practical, and it speaks to every age. God bless you!

[@heatherpeterson3610]

How is is going? I hope you have found your way back to not only knowledge of the Truth but a loving relationship with Jesus.

[@elijahfunk2710]

Praying for you brother 🙏❤. On the other side of doubt you'll reach a richer and stronger relationship with our Lord and Savior ❤!

[@snowberriesx]

Hope you found your way back ❤ Have you read the book evidence that demands a verdict by Josh McDowell and Sean McDowell, PHD? They delve into fine tune physics, archeological excavations, and hard evidence for Jesus. I understand where you're coming from because I'm wired to be pragmatic and think objectively. Thankfully, God's word is an objective truth and if you seek him with all your heart he will guide you to the answers.

[@mrv1271]

I get your point brother. However, I believed in Jesus as a child, because I felt his love first. The evidence I sought came later, as an adult. Both experiences were as strong as each other. Praise Yeshua.

[@rockandsandapologetics7254]

I have Cold Case Christianity and I'm waiting for Person of Interest to arrive, but this video made the point of shortening everything down so we can make a case for the Bible and our Faith based on the Bible in only 5 points. That could be very useful. God bless you J as you carry out the Lord's work. I caught one of Jimmy's videos and loved it too.

[@eddiej9733]

What is blowing me away is that the Bible responds to the challenges of the Age. Initially practically with its links to Jesus and his direct ministry through his example, his miracles, his knowledge of people and the reality of the Judaic traditions. Then increasingly theologically as the church father clarified the tenets. Then philosophically through the ages as man became more intellectually inquisitive. And now forensically as we seek to more fully understand the justifications in an era when Jesus and the Church are under widespread derision and attack. It keeps revealing it’s profundity nature through its ability to justify its legitimacy. This chap is showing new ways to bring a discernment to studying the Bible. Being able to assess in a modern cynical, overly intellectual age to deeply analyse the factors surrounding the narrative and writing of the New Testament

[@GiftofChaosStudio]

It's people like you and Frank Turek that drive me deeper into Christian Apologetics!

[@liamamber87]

Amen brother. Exactly the same for me

[@jacobhegardt6238]

Amen. I praise God that He has used J Warner Wallace, frank Turek and many others to present the evidence to all of us and open many doors for us.

[@alive4321]

Same for me!! Even started a KZbin channel for it!

[@vanessadesire7]

👌🏼💯♥️

[@iblivs21]

Amen!

[@imeldasusilo6324]

I watched this repeatedly... Until I really know what I believe... Btw I'm from Indonesia, I hope your book can be in my country and translated already... Thank you Sir, bless you and your family

[@krisevans7670]

LOVE YOUR WORK ! P.I. Here. Astute, articulate and Concise. Wonderful apologetics. Your a treasure Mr Wallace.

[@othername6345]

I never knew about the chain of custody! Excellent information, thank you.

[@lindawarner7496]

Your work builds faith in both Christians and non-Christians. You are so interesting with cold case analogies that it compels attention. Thank you.

[@Calatriste54]

Very good presentation, kinsman. We serve a magnificent King..

[@ginamiller6754]

Excellent!! Love this video, it’s so helpful!

[@rolandovelasquez135]

Great!!!!!!! What you do is powerful 👌🏼

[@lilycaringal]

Excellent, this is so good. Thank you J Warner Wallace.

[@rav3ndust]

I met you last year when you came to Little Rock, AR to speak. It was a wonderful message and I thank you for everything you’ve done to strengthen my faith. God bless.

[@JaneDoe-lw6eh]

I’m gonna buy all 3 of your books!

[@HeidiRobinson-fn2jq]

the human heart and the human brain each have their own memories

[@brianlynnthomas9881]

Good stuff, thank you

[@lw7372]

Thanks At the very end you mentioned eight things that agree with the fifth point and it sounded like you had spoken about them… is there a link for that?

[@davidvalderrama1816]

If you find something to be true, to deny it is fatal.

[@JustinWNicholsDDS]

Well done sir

[@gracie5870]

As a law graduate, I approve of this message. May I also add a concept which is related to your 1st reason. In the laws of evidence specifically the concept of res gestate which refers to a former exception to the hearsay rule for statements made spontaneously or as part of an act. So basically, if the the witness told a different person about what happened, that other person cannot be asked to present his testimony because it is hearsay. Now, the different witnesses themselves present their testimonies immediately thereafter the startling occurrence so it's admissible in court. Secondly, granting that the witnesses themselves cannot be present in court, the persons they conveyed their message to can still testify because a startling occurrence has just occurred.

[@swordmage]

Can you post a sources(s) for your dates of the Gospels? Thanks! (I have seen a wide range of dates for the Gospels, but never seen Mark put at AD 45. Usually ~65 AD is the earliest you'd see in a scholarly works (and as late as 72 AD, with the other Gospels coming after.)

[@ColdCaseChristianity]

coldcasechristianity.com/writings/how-early-are-the-biblical-accounts-of-jesus/

[@vossos294]

gracias jim warner wallace¡¡

[@chrispysaid]

There's not enough time to tell a lie? 33-45 AD has a difference of 12 years. What were you doing 12 years ago? Do you think it's been enough time for someone to write down in a personal journal of theirs a lie about what you were doing 12 years ago?

[@wintermatherne2524]

Not one that squares seemlessly across all disciplines.

[@JonHuhnMedical]

A couple additional reasons I can remember Bill Craig teaching is that 1) there's embarrassing details in the NT, concerning the authors themselves, as well as Jesus, and 2) women were recorded as being the first to see the empty tomb, and in Jewish culture a woman's testimony wasn't worth as much as a man's.

[@surrenderdaily333]

When you speak about only 3 motives for a crime, do you not think that "thrills" or "adrenaline rush" could be an only reason that someone commits a crime? People who are like that may not be interested in gaining money/drugs, power/fame, or sex/relationships. I've known several people in my life who used to steal just for the rush it gave them. They didn't even steal stuff they would use or want.

[@ColdCaseChristianity]

I would say that falls into one of the categories. To believe that your personal joy supersedes the victimization of others, is definitely in the POWER/AUTHORITY category.

[@mulvey0731]

@@transient_ I believe that falls into the BS category. In this country, there is literally food overflowing into the streets. The meal deals that are everywhere make survival available to anyone (working or not). If you drove me to any (non crime infested) city in this country today, I could feed myself every day with honest day labor (using a homeowner’s tools). Stealing for food is a lame excuse for someone too damn lazy to work, or too stupid to walk to a Salvation Army place. I don’t buy it. There’s never a reason to lie. There’s never a reason to steal. Period. Besides, what did someone do with the 14-15 years of public education that was offered for no cost? I was homeless twice before I was 18 and I got a very good education. I kept my mouth shut and my ears open. I took AP classes as a senior in Highschool. A year later I was on a greyhound bus in another State going to work on offshore drilling rigs. Dangerous? Yes. Hard as hell? Yes. Did I want to do that? No. Too bad. I had no car and no clothes to be able to do else. What I didn’t have was a wah wah attitude. A year after that, I was the youngest mud engineer in The Gulf of Mexico. If you’re looking for an excuse you’ll find one. If you’re looking for a future, get moving!

[@ajaquino85]

@@ColdCaseChristianity Then what about things breaking laws for your beliefs because you think said laws are wrong? Say a church that stays open despite laws against that because of Covid? Or Rosa Parks not going to the back of the bus? The the store owner that didn't want to bake for a gay couple. Or someone that does weed because its legal in there state so when they are at a state its illegal because they disagree? In all these case people disagree with the law and in some cases the law has been challenged and changed. But before the challenge to the law happens people break the law. Don't think your 3 reasons apply in cases where people break the law because they disagree with it for personal reasons

[@nictomlin9152]

@@transient_ Jim specifically said 3 x reason/motives for murder. Stealing food is not murder. Sure, perhaps some kills someone while they are stealing food, but the motive of the person is not murder.

[@WildCard-ze3tm]

@@mulvey0731 Wallace says that no one has ever committed a crime for anything besides material gain, power or sex. He didn't limit it to 21st century America. Apparently all your education didn't make you smart enough to understand that.

[@dustyrhodes1288]

I want to thank you for all your work. Your teachings have been instrumental in strengthening my faith and helping me defend the Faith!

[@ColdCaseChristianity]

Wow, thank you

[@MrRobfullarton]

This video will be good to disclaim muslim claims against the Bible, along with atheists

[@jakepetty9562]

thank

[@MathewAlden]

I agree with your conclusions, but the merit of reason #5 seems pretty debatable imo.

[@loyaltyoverlove9374]

U need to debate honestly u would be good

[@jessepreston798]

Been looking for the free downloads mentioned in this video. Do you have a direct link?

[@Jordansparte]

Very intriguing!

[@johnbrown4568]

Fantastic reasoning coupled with historical evidence...thank you.

[@dwightwhitman2781]

Awesome Awesome Awesome! Tha KS do much for your diligence.

[@rafaelshumaker1883]

The book of Genesis was penned early as well. Although many attribute it to Moses, he could not have witnessed any of the events in it. Also, Genesis does not have any of the indicators that other passages do that it was given by God through dreams or visions, or by commands to write particular things. All the internal evidence indicates that Genesis was written by multiple people who either saw the events that happened, or knew the people who did. This evidence strongly argues in favor of the tablet theory, also known as the Wiseman theory (named for the fellow who discovered the evidence that led him to this theory). This theory puts the creation account of Genesis as having been written by God himself, and given to Adam, perhaps as the means to teach him language, both written and spoken. This theory is supported by good strong indicators in the text. Also, the theory has no problems that are known. It is a theory. It is not proven. But there is one other fact that supports it, though indirectly. Jewish tradition puts the other 4 books of Moses as being by the hand of Moses, but not Genesis. Although Genesis was given to the Jews by Moses, it was never said that he authored it. Genesis does show indications of someone adding new place names to places whose names had changed, which further indicates that Genesis was originally written BEFORE those places changed names. So, it appears that Moses compiled Genesis from multiple older sources. But I'm curious to know how a cold case investigator would handle all these pieces of evidence about Genesis. I think the tablet theory is true, which places the first tablet as being from the hand of God, no later than day 6 or 7 of creation.

[@cia7746]

tried to find the bible timeline on the website. Can anyone put a link? Thanks.

[@sherry2891]

I couldn't find it either

[@bobby42549]

Thankyou for this video

[@nadams8863]

Amen✝️❤️🙏

[@bntaft5133]

Thank you, Jim.

[@ColdCaseChristianity]

Very welcome

[@RebrnKing]

God bless you brother. Just came across this channel very amazing work.

[@ColdCaseChristianity]

Welcome aboard!

[@mrsteve.keepfit6201]

Voddie said “I choose to believe the Bible because it’s a reliable collection of historical documents written by eyewitnesses during the lifetime of other eyewitnesses. They report supernatural events that took place in fulfilment of specific prophecies and claim that their writings are divine rather than human in origin.”

[@fredsmith9650]

Jesus died and resurrected in 31 AD not 33 AD because many want Him to be resurrected on Sunday when He died on Wednesday and was resurrected late Saturday afternoon. Mat 12:40 is either accurate or we can't trust it.

[@bradharford6052]

I am reading your book "Cold Case Christianity" now and a thought occurred to me. In recent years I have had a shift in my theology and am seeing a lot of evidence that supports what some call ultimate, universal reconciliation. I am curious, have you ever investigated this line of thinking, using your investigative techniques? It seems to me that there is quite a bit of evidence involving God being love and His never ending mercy, etc, that lead me to believe that the opportunity for repentance does not end at physical death. Also verses like "every knee will bow", and (in Christ all died and all rose) and (those He foreknew), seem to indicate the ultimately every one of God's offspring (everyone according to Acts 17) will turn to Him. As I said, I am curious if you have ever applied investigative techniques, rather than theological ones to this subject. By the way, I see great value in approaching scripture from the perspective you share in your book. Preconceptions and confirmation bias seem to be real killers in the search for truth. Thanks.

[@silaaron76]

Do you believe in Hell?

[@kathyh.1720]

It doesn't matter whether one believes in Jesus or not in terms of every knee bowing because when the time comes and we're all face to face with God, there is no choice but to bow and acknowledge His holiness and sovereignty. Then they will be judged. Also, Jesus dying for the sins of the world gives everyone access to God, but not everyone chooses that. It doesn't mean universal salvation because it's not actually our sins that Jesus took onto Himself that keep us out of God's eternal heaven but it's rejecting the Holy Spirit. Remember that blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is the only unforgivable sin, which means that that's what will keep people in eternal separation from God after the judgement day. When you read the verses that you consider to be evidence for universal reconciliation, make sure you read the entire passage and the entire book so that you know what the topic is that is being written about and then see how that particular verse fits into the point that the author is making. This can be really helpful in better understanding what some verses actually mean. God bless you.

[@beingpath]

Oh.

[@skellingtonmeteoryballoon]

❤️

[@alexeynikolson1123]

Thank a lot for good information!

[@ColdCaseChristianity]

Glad it was helpful!

[@robjackson4050]

can you explain why the bible has changed over time if it is the true word of god i mean the changes we know of are small but there is a big one the women who jesus saves from being stoned may have been added later as it isn't in the earliest copies we have

[@silentghost751]

There's no proof it changed

[@brondon2625]

I know this question is directed Mr. Wallace, but I thought I would respond in an attempt to be helpful. It's true that there is no proof that it changed. However, there are early manuscripts with it and early manuscripts without it. The big question is, if this indeed was an addition, does it change anything? Or the inverse: If you take it out does it change anything? The answer to that question is no. The narrative in John 7:52-8:11 harmonizes well with the rest of the life and ministry of Jesus. With or without the narrative, the theology and message of the Bible is the same. So, since the vast majority of everything else (over 95 percent) is unchanged; it's an extremely dependable document.

[@Andrew-hx9tz]

What if that final statement isn't true for me? I don't find the bible to explain everything. There are valuable life lessons and clearly the bible has some history and is old but it doesn't seem to me to be fulfilling. What do I do?

[@wintermatherne2524]

Keep reading, seeking and knocking. Just because you haven’t found the answers yet, doesn’t mean they are not there. This is a guarantee from Jesus. Asking mature believers what they know also counts as seeking. Just don’t rely on one though because man is fallible. Ask several what they think, and see how you can bring these answers into finer more satisfying resolution.

[@Jordansparte]

Also, really like how you used the Father’s proper name YHWH! More people need to do that, I would also recommend using the Messiah’s true name as well YAHshua. Again though, fantastic video.

[@dulcejocelyn7102]

I thought it was Yeshua

[@silentghost751]

Jesus and Jahova

[@stephenszucs8439]

@@silentghost751 YHVH or Yaway/Yahawah is God the Father and Yahushua is the son. The son's name is often shortened to Y'shua (as these are transliterations, spelling is variable.)

[@DD-sz8nw]

The Hebrew people, Jews, never says YHWH, (יהוה) because the name is that revered and Holy. They do not say Jehovah, as some translations attempt to phoneticize the Hebrew characters. They will say Adonai (Lord) or Hashem (literally means the Name).

[@DamianS1893]

Greatly appreciate your channel. God bless

[@davidm8135]

Videos like this are important but please remember that God's Word is true because it is God's Word. The presence of evidence should not necessarily be the basis for someone's faith. It's very easy to get sucked into apologetics and make your faith nothing more than an intellectual exercise. It happened to me and my relationship with God died. It's taken years of tears, sweat, and swirling emotions to even start getting back on the right path. Be careful.

[@peachydandy2570]

Why not? I am literally SUFFERING without evidence. Show me PROOF. Really, as far as I'm concerned, no evidence = not true. I have SEVERE anxiety issues after becoming skeptical. Honestly, I was even hospitalized for my anxiety.

[@dulcejocelyn7102]

The Bible is true for us once we have a personal realization about the existence of God as the Bible states. But evidence helps for the skeptical, we should be learning this to make them doubt their unbelief, more than keeping the believer being a believer. These evidences should be like that feeling of “AHA! The world can’t even deny the reliability of the events occurred”. We (as believers and followers of Christ) know in our heart it’s all true. :-)

[@jacobhegardt6238]

Yes I agree with you. Martin Luther, I think, correctly distinguished between what we call the magisterial and ministerial use of reason. The magisterial use of reason occurs when reason stands over and above the gospel like a magistrate and judges it in the basis of argument and evidence. The ministerial use of reason occurs when reason submits to and serves the gospel. In light of the Holy Spirits witness, only the ministerial use of reason is legitimate. We know Christianity is true by the self-authenticating witness of the Holy Spirit living inside of us, witnessing to us, and the personal relationship with the Heavenly Father. A person who knows that Christianity is true on the basis of the witness of the Holy Spirit may also have a sound apologetic which reinforces or confirms for him the Holy Spirits witness, but it does not serve as the basis of belief. I do believe that evidence and apologetics can be very persuasive for the skeptic to bring him to believe THAT Christianity is true. In other words, the intellectual belief. But belief IN only comes when you trust in Christ Jesus for your eternal salvation and the self-authenticating Holy Spirit dwelling inside of you. Once you experience that personal relationship with Jesus Christ and our Heavenly Father, evidence can only be used to reinforce that belief and add reassurance in the times of possible doubt. Reason and evidence do not stand above the self-authenticating Holy Spirit witnessing to us and the relationship with Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior.

[@savonjames2670]

Faith and reasoning can go hand and hand. Yes the Bible is true simply because it’s God’s word, and there’s also evidence that help in building confidence in what we believe. Both is necessary.

[@nictomlin9152]

@@jacobhegardt6238 Hmm, i wonder if what you are stating is similar to the doubting Thomas example? I recently heard Jim speak on this passage, where many many Christians have taken the verse 'blessed are those who believe without seeing' as, we should just accept/believe without evidence, and we are 'blessed' in doing so. As Jim points out, the blessed are us who did not hang out with JC as Thomas did. Furthermore, Jesus was constantly providing evidence to support his words through miracles etc. The very next verse in John 20, says... 30 Therefore Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.

[@kellyanne7225]

I loved hearing you speak at our Apologetics Conference a couple of years ago. I’m also a LEOW. The only thing I have to disagree with you on is that yellow labs are the best breed, not Corgies! 😉 I just subscribed! God Bless You!!

[@ColdCaseChristianity]

Love that!

[@Bible_bits]

Are we in the image of Adam since the fall?

[@wintermatherne2524]

Yes because Adam has fallen and we inherited his nature. Adam has fallen to the nature of the beast.(original sin). That’s why we must be born again to be reconciled to God.

[@revelationlamentations5366]

amen, to all of my Christians out there we need to share the gospel

[@joevollbach4099]

So the thing is i have believed that Christ could and if he did exist, then he did work miracles for a while, however now i have much less doubt and do believe he is the son of God (i think). I still have doubts due to my emotional and mental states and likely my pride, however the main doubts I've had about the bible are, what was added later, and what meanings changed based on faulty translations (especially into english). So this channel has already in the past hour help me believe that the bible doesn't have simply falsified accounts, although id like to know was Jesus crucified alone or with 2 others alongside him (seems a hard thing to argue about to me). Mostly im worried about mistranslations changing the true meaning of what happened, example Leviticus 18 and 20: man shall not lay with man as he lay with woman, I've heard accounts of this being man shall not lay with boy originally. Because of this i have trouble deciding on what church i could possibly go to to be baptized in the holy spirit, also caronavirus, i don't know how i can be reborn if i can't go to a church in the first place.

[@jakepual8677]

@Job 1:21 KJV not true, john 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. Very important to be baptized of water and the spirit

[@wintermatherne2524]

Have another Christian baptise you in your bathtub. You don’t need to go to church to be born again. You don’t get baptized to get born again you get baptized because you are born again in spirit and you confirm this by submitting to a water baptism.

[@MastaE2288]

​@@wintermatherne2524Please do not preach that you do not need to be baptized in order to be saved. The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ: 1 Peter 3:21 KJV He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. Mark 16:16 KJV

[@nabalnabil3218]

God bless...

[@josephthistle7026]

It helps understanding the bible using these methods

[@docadjmf]

Excellent video. Well done JWW

[@jeckie5355]

All the evidence is there. We just have to make the choice to believe. God is never going to take your choice away.

[@cboisandlin9601]

You never choose to beleive something, youre either convinced by the evidence or you arent. Sure, you can be in denial and try to convince yourself something is/isnt true, but i think most people who take the time to really look into the evidence arent doing that.

[@user-ym5is9zy4b]

Thank you Jesus for the cross!!

[@justincameron9661]

Praying for this wonderful ministry

[@robertlaabs5066]

Thank You! These are 5 very good reasons to trust God's word, the Bible 🙂

[@gemguy6812]

could the 4th reason people commit crimes, hatred?

[@ColdCaseChristianity]

Ask the underlying question: hateful about WHAT? the answer will always be in one of the three categories I describe...

[@gemguy6812]

@@ColdCaseChristianity just curious, if someone were to kill for superficial appearance, ie, skin color, I fail to see it falling into a the category of greed, lust, or power- then again, I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer. BTW, I love your work.

[@brandonoliver7624]

@@gemguy6812 I would say that would fall into the power category

[@creepyspaceinvader1704]

Remember that "FAITH is the substance of things HOPED FOR, the EVIDENCE of things NOT SEEN." With faith you need no evidence and with evidence you need no faith.

[@rinzler9171]

The New Testament is Evidence of what they saw. No evidence means then no faith.

[@cboisandlin9601]

so basically you think people should dedicate their entire life to something with no evidence for it?

[@HeidiRobinson-fn2jq]

every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord. Bible prophecies are continuing to be fulfilled. Life and love are miracles from God each day. God is love. God is glorious. God hates sin. God's purposes for our lives is to choose to walk in the faith of the Lord each day..... and to choose to love God/the Holy Trinity each day.

[@dakotastein9499]

Even mathematics and physics all point to a creator...as Wallace just pointed out...our reality is fine tuned. We have existing laws in nature that governs our material world just as gods laws of moral reasoning govern our spiritual reality. Even the earth and life itself are so astronomically improbable it's absurd to think it randomly happened by chance.

[@stormy7709]

How do you calculate the chance of earth and life itself? We only have 1 example to work with.

[@dakotastein9499]

@@stormy7709 its BECAUSE we only have one example...not only of life, but intelligent life in what we have seen thus far beyond our planet weve yet to see other signs of life...on top of that we have a good idea of what it takes to to sustain life to know that certain conditions need to be right for it to happen. and then when you look at our own planet..in all the time earth has existed the human race is the only species that has become what it is...given the Darwinian concept of the evolutionary arms race you would think at least one other species would have evolved to compete with us...given how advantageous our sapience has proven to be....yet that has never happened and we have no evidence of a species predating us to have done it.

[@irisbristow2977]

R u saying Peter went to Rome. I thought there was no evidence Peter ever went to Rome

[@Writerdust]

Why are you using the typical catholic halo around the heads of the apostles in your graphics? There are no facts to substantiate it’s use.

[@wintermatherne2524]

But is his message factual or not? How do we know he’s not witnessing to a Catholic Church? You don’t. Right now your focus is misplaced.

[@asifmuniruniverse7732]

Certainly bible is word of and all scriptures written gaudinc of hollyspirit

[@josephthistle7026]

Thanks for your help i believe because its factual

[@ColdCaseChristianity]

Glad it helped

[@josephthistle7026]

@@ColdCaseChristianity thank u for replying u made my day

[@josephthistle7026]

@@ColdCaseChristianity i worked in police all my life and your right the crooks all believe in jesus i used to laugh at jesus but not now

[@jamesmaybury7452]

History Authorship Archeology Prophecy Accord with reality (true) Documentary Effective (it works)

[@beauhorner3171]

Sam Harris might be an atheist, but he is right that everything we decide is caused by something. We don't have "free will", we have a will, the ability to make choices, but every effect has a cause. No one's will is free of cause. Scripture even supports this. The creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by the same who subjects him in hope; and It is God working in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure. Just the fact that God foreknows everything negates the idea of free will. Can the leopard change it's spots? The Ethiopian change his skin? Then so too let those do good that are accustomed to doing evil. It's impossible. You can't will yourself to do otherwise. It sounds like a great thing, but if free will gives you the power to decide you will sin no more, then why has it worked not a single time in human history save Jesus Christ?

[@gwkdad]

You do error, not understanding the scriptures. Free will never gives power, rather it allows you to choose to serve God. It is the power of God that enables one to live a life above sin IF you have the spirit of God abiding IN you. Even then you have the free will to choose to follow Christ or yield to temptation and slide back into a sinful way of life. And who are you to judge that everyone has failed other than Jesus Christ? That is totally without merit, and you can't possiby expect anyone to buy into such a rediculous statement.

[@michaelwill7811]

"Just the fact that God foreknows everything negates the idea of free will." I appreciate your comments, but there seems to be a bit of an issue here in the quoted statement. In fact, it is a non-sequitur. If you were to say "God knows what is going to happen and tweaks with people's actions to achieve the desired outcome" then I might agree that Free Will has been negated, but just knowing the outcome of an event doesn't mean the participants in the event didn't make the choices, freely, that led to the outcome that God has previously seem.

[@peachydandy2570]

We could also be born directly into abuse and while young, have not had the chance to have a concept of sin. Furthermore, that kind of situation makes someone a VICTIM of someone else's free will, and not someone whom bad things happened to as, quote "cause and effect" based on their own sins. Because a baby or small child has not even sinned yet.

[@peachydandy2570]

@@ramigilneas9274 QUOTE" "Well, there are a lot of passages in scripture that heavily imply that God doesn’t know the future" And I'm guessing you are right, which is unfortunate. That said, can you share a couple of those passages?

[@savonjames2670]

@@ramigilneas9274 what are some of those passages?

[@ukgaragegold]

Being a convincing apologetic doesn’t prove this all to be true

[@silentghost751]

What else is there

[@yeshuagl6282]

Which particular bible do you trust? There are so many manuscripts, copies of copies and translations of the bible that contain so many contradictions. These contradictory bibles are the basis of faith of the thousand denominations of Christianity. All these contradictory bibles cannot all be true but all can be false. So answer these questions first before you say you can trust the bible.

[@wintermatherne2524]

Not contractions. They are paradoxes. A paradox can be squared by digging deeper. Contradictions cannot be reconciled ever.

[@kayfedrick7985]

There is a sixth and very important evidence that shows the reliability of Scripture - fulfilled prophecy. After His resurrection, "beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures," Luke 24:27. "The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy," Revelation 19:10.

[@e_v_a.m_e_n_d_e_z]

Mt. Ararat- Noah’s Ark is still there Genesis 8:4 Israel became a nation in a day -Isaiah 66:8 Sodom and Gomorrah fire & brimstone- Genesis 19:24 brimstone was found in Sodom

[@staffy4389]

Native Americans and other ancient people passed their history by word , stories passed down, my point is, Jesus lived 2000 year's ago, so based on human life span, what's that, ? Probably, 1200 storytellers.. I don't know, myself , I'm losing hope, watched my best friends dying, yeah they were dog's, but why does your god allow innocent animals to suffer....he's one bad guy..

[@silentghost751]

The wages of sin is death. Sin caused life on earth to decay. Everything dies at some point. It's our job to find Jesus before it's too late. Animals die all the time. God is the only one who gives and takes life

[@cboisandlin9601]

@@silentghost751 animals dont sin tho, so y they dyin?

[@nomadicrecovery1586]

@@silentghost751 and why does e everything die? Who set death as a result of sin? God Who created us either the ability to sin ? God Who is allowing new humans to ge born to continue the sinning? God He is responsible. Fir it all Or he’s not God The ONKY hope is that He has a good reason for all of the trillions of human deaths. And suffering That’s all we have I am not Adam I did not revel If I revel now, it’s literally the nature I’m born with. Even if I try hard. I WILL sin. E Did I choose this? Ever ? No Again God set that into the genetic code apparently So We just get to hope there is a moral and good reason for this

[@wintermatherne2524]

Because of free will. We are victims of the choices humanity makes. We are in a cosmic legal battle and God is allowing the opposition to make its case. That’s fair but in the meantime, God can’t interfere. He could be accused by the opposition of tampering. Once the case is settled, He promises to make it right. Nothing He does is vain. The suffering is because of an ultimate goal.

[@wintermatherne2524]

@@cboisandlin9601 Because the entire physical world fell to the curse when Adam sinned. The world was under Adam’s authority at the time. So everything under Adam is cursed. Since animals don’t have the capacity to reason and choose a side, God mercifully does not subject them to judgement.