Gospel of John Top Ten:
Reasons to trust the Bible
over the traditions of men
10 The numbers game.
A lot of people believe mud-to-man evolution, but the mere fact that a lot of people believe a thing is true does not make it so.
9 The status game.
Many scholars push the idea of mud-to-man evolution, but the mere that scholars believe a thing is true, does not make it so.
8 The duration fallacy.
Just because a certain idea has been around for a long time, does not make it true. An error does not get truer with age.
7 The early church fallacy.
Just because an idea is attributed to the ‘early church’ does not mean it is correct. The Bible shows the earliest church needed lots of correction (Gal 3:1, Heb 5:12, et.al.).
6 The splinter in your eye?
A person does not need to check the scriptures if they could not be wrong. But if we can make a mistake, then why not be humble enough to accept biblical correction?
5 To err is human.
God’s word does not make mistakes, but humans often make mistakes. This is why we should search the scriptures to make sure it actually says what we think it says.
4 The Bible is the best source for trustworthy answers to Bible questions.
When we find people encouraging us to put our trust in non-Bible sources or hearsay, we should be very wary (as per Psalm 118:8).
3 The Bible is the first source that one should turn to for Bible answers.
Otherwise, we may end up reinterpreting the Bible to fit preconceived notions that we have picked up from other sources..
2 If there is not a single verse of scripture that would justify teaching an idea, then why would you believe it?
Is it possible for men today to make “void the word of God” by their “tradition”? If so, then we need to stick to God’s word to avoid making this same mistake.
1 If the facts of scripture can actually prove an idea is false, then why would you not let go of that idea?
The choice between truth and tradition can be difficult, as we see in the scriptures. If you love the truth, then you have nothing to fear from a closer look at the Bible.
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