10 REASONS WHY I BELIEVE THE BIBLE IS THE WORD OF GOD

 10 REASONS WHY I BELIEVE THE BIBLE IS THE WORD OF GOD

John 17:17 [Jesus prayed] Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

1Peter 1:24-25 For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you. 

  God’s Holy Spirit works with mankind in both general ways and individually. The two common areas being experience or intellect, sometimes both.

  I was raised in a moral family. Aesop’s Fable, wise adages, and the 10 Commandments taught but unquoted were mainstays, and high on the list were examples. But other than public school morning ritual of the Lord’s Prayer and readings from Psalms, occasional C & E Methodist church visits, and my involvement in a Roman Catholic BSA troop, a picture Bible that Aunt Edith gifted, I received no regular church training. Challenging Biblical exposure came the Summer and Autumn of my 27^th year.

  October 13, 1955 I began 43 years employment by Western Electric/ ATT/ Lucent and now receive my pension and benefits from them. To get ahead more quickly I took higher graded positions that most men there didn’t want as they were hot, oily, dirty, riskier, and involved more thought and labor than street clothed bench-hand assembly. (By the time I attained upper pay grade with more responsibility and less labor older long-term employees contested my status doing so to no avail as they had never taken the necessary qualifying steps.)

  Irving Garfield “Bud” Bond was a senior grade 36 diecaster in the WECo. aluminum foundry. I was a grade 34 utility working various tasks as needed, sometimes substituting for those ill or injured.

  A lifelong reader I enjoyed my two 10 minute breaks and 20 minute lunchtime library time alone. That is, until Bud asked if he could join me. I agreed on a trial basis.

  Though I’d never heard “evangelical Christian” I soon discovered he passionately was one. Bud was neither loud or pushy. He was gentle and polite.

  The conversations were very interesting, but after 6 weeks I politely told Bud so but that I wanted to end our sessions. Bud asked why. I explained my respect for him and his beliefs but that I could not accept his basic premise that the Bible is the Word of God.

  In response Bud asked if I would read one more piece of literature, and then let him know if I still wanted to terminate our time together. The next day he handed me a booklet detailing the reasons to believe the Bible is the Word of God: 10 REASONS WHY I BELIEVE THE BIBLE IS THE WORD OF GOD, by William W. Orr A.B., M.A., Th.B., DD.

  After reading the booklet I saw the obvious; I needed to personally reconcile with Sovereign Jehovah God Almighty. 12:30am driving home from work I made my clumsy submissive plea and my life changed forever. Since that time the Word of God is my foundation, the Bible providing guidance in all things pertaining to life and death.

  The Orr booklet is now out of print so I’ve copied R. A. Torrey’s taking some liberty on redacting the old dialogue. I encourage you to prayerfully look up the Bible verse references, read and consider them in context. I pray that as you read and consider, that you too will respond to the working of God’s Holy Spirit as He speaks His regenerating Word to your heart and mind. EBB4

 

PS.   Depending on our individual personality, I believe the Lord draws all people to Him in different ways. (Jn.12:32) Possibly by emotional experiences. If like me, through intellect. This is not to say we are saved by emotion or intellect. For we are only saved by grace (undeserved favor and spiritual blessing). (Eph.2:1-10)