Christians how do you.....?

Question

Why do you think that the bible is correct? How do you know that all other religous books are wrong?

Answer 1

it's a dusty old book written by dusty old men

Answer 2

Wow. I'm going to answer this sincerely, but its going to be lengthy. The Bible is correct because it is Canon.
The Bible is a compilation of books considered by scholars to be Canon.
Canonicity is determined by God. A book is not inspired because men made it canonical; it is canonical because God inspired it. It is not the antiquity, authenticity or even religious value that makes a book canonical or authoritative. On the contrary, a book is valuable because it is canonical, and not canonical because it is or was considered valuable. Inspiration determines canonization, and confusion at this point not only dulls the edge of authority but it mistakes the effect (a cannonical book) with the cause (inspiration of God). Canonicity is DETERMINED or estsblished authoritatively by God; it is merely DISCOVERED by man.

HOW did man discover or become aware of what God had done? How did the church fathers know when they had come upon a canonical book? There were 5 basic principles that were used in order to DISCOVER the books which God had DETERMINED to be canonical. It is instructive to look at these principles individually in their actual historical operation.

1) IS IT AUTHORITATIVE? This is perhaps the first and most important question that was asked by the fathers. Does this or that book speak with authority? Can it be said of this book as it was of Jesus, "And they were astonished at his teaching, for the taught them as one that had authority" (Mark 1:22)? Does this book come with a divine "Thus saith the Lord"? Does it have a self-vindicating authority that commands attention as it communicates?

2) IS IT PROPHETIC? The next question to be asked was: Was this book written by a man of God? It seemed reasonable that THE WORD OF GOD INSPIRED BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD would not be given through anyone other than a MAN OF GOD (II Peter 1:20; Hebrews 1:1). Thus, a book was judged as to whether or not it was genuinely written by the stated author who was a spokesman in the mainstream of redemptive revelation, either a prophet (whether in the Old or New Testament times) or an apostle.

3) IS IT AUTHENTIC? This question of the Fathers asked, "Does the book tell the TRUTH about God, man, etc., as it is already known by previous revelation?" And is it a record of facts as they actually occurred? Obviously, a book cannot contradict known truth and still be truly God's.

4) IS IT DYNAMIC? Another question was asked by the fathers, although sometimes only implicitly: Does the book come with the POWER of God? They believed the Word of God was "living and active" (Hebrews 4:12), and consequently ought to have a transforming force for edification (II Timothy 3:16) and evangelization (I Peter 1:23). If the obeyed message of a book did not effect its stated goal, if it did not have the power to change a life, then God was apparently not behind its message. A MESSAGE of God would certainly be backed by the MIGHT of God.

5) WAS IT RECEIVED? The capstone of the questions was: Has this book been ACCEPTED generally by the PEOPLE of God? Compared to modern standards, transportation was slow and communication was poor during the first centuries of the Christian era. Thus, the full canonical lists were not universally agreed upon in any official way for a few centuries. This meant that when final decision was made and, in many cases even long before that, the collection and listing of books was being done by people to whom the book was not originally directed. So they necesssarily had to depend upon testimony, circulation, and usage, and the above mentioned four principles in order to make a final decision about the acceptance of the given books.
In a sense, then, the acceptance of a book by the church councils of later centuries is not a srong indepent witness to the canonicity of that book. It is rather a confirmation, and does serve the obvious purpose of MAKING FINAL the decision and availability of the books. After all, if the latter Fathers had not collected and DISSEMINATED the books, what good would be accomplished by the fact that the earlier Fathers had ACCEPTED them? The continuation of the canonical books necessitated not only their COLLECTION and RECOGNITION, but also their TRANSMISSION to subsequent generations.

Source(s):
A General Introduction to the Bible, by Norman L. Geisler and William E. Nix, Moody Bible Institute Press copyright 1968
For the sake of brevity, I have only included the FIRST paragraph after each question. The book goes into MUCH further detail.

Other religious books are wrong only if they contradict the Bible; which most do.

Answer 3

The Bible is the truth. It is God's word written by many different men over a long period of time.
Even if these men came from many different backgrounds the message of salvation sticks together so well.It is mind boggling. Of course this needs a minimum of study.
Jesus himself referred to the old testament ( written before he showed up on earth ).
Another aspect is how numerous detailed prophecies have been accomplished...some are yet to come.
The Bible often mentionned people and places we had no idea where they were and did but every year archaeologists uncover these truths and confirm Bible sayings.
One interesting prophecy was written by the prophet Isaiah about 700 years before Jesus..
It describes the crucifixion and mission of Jesus in many details. See Isaiah chapter 53.
The Bible's message has spread all over the world and many lives are being drastically changed by it. Many sites give details on how the Bible and it's main character, Jesus,
does transform lives. Google it out, you will be amazed.
Many atheists have tried to prove the Bible to be crap but have hit a wall and many have concluded that the Bible is the truth. The author of the book:"Ben Hur" was an atheist and had set forth to prove the Bible to be ridiculous. After thorough research he met an authentic Jesus ( not a religion ) and became a Christian.
Why not try reading the Bible with this attitude by asking God:
"Please God open my eyes about the message of this book.
Please let me discover your son Jesus. Please lead me on the path of truth."
Wishing you a joyful journey. God promised that he will let himself be discovered by those who search him earnestly.

Answer 4

Because I have been persuaded by the Spirit of God. Anyone who is Christian ought to tell you the same thing. People who do not have that do not understand it. It's impossible to even want to come to God without His Spirit guiding or drawing you in.

The Bible is a reference when we want to know what God says, and how He reacts to certain things. How God thinks, if you will.

You cannot have the attitude or understanding of those words found in the Bible without God's Spirit guiding you. So there again, our relationship with God is better defined as such, having to do with the Spirit of God and edified by the word of God found in the Bible. He gives us the balance necessary to understand the scriptures.

All that is the reason why there are so many people here who argue with every little thing in the Bible. They do not have the wisdom that God brings.

I would refer you to 1 Corinthians 1: 18 - 31. If you can understand that, then you know that the God that many pronounce is not really the same as the one found in the Bible. Simply put, God does not want everybody, and those who learn to fear Him also may learn to love Him. As is the way for me.

Answer 5

The reason is all the prophecies that have come true.
Over 300 alone just about Jesus.
There are many others also. The bible is a historic book used by archeologist. It's reliable and true.
All others have been found to be very flawed but not the bible.
Good question.
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Answer 6

I'm a christian, but I don't really think other religious teachings are wrong. I have found that the teaching of Jesus and the Bhagavat Gita are very similar. Ghandi was a Hindu but he still thought the Bible was correct. I think I just relate to Jesus more that Vishnu or Buddha.

Answer 7

Bible yes
other books (study books) are ok

Answer 8

They are taught from birth to believe in a book of fiction or burn in an imaginary place called "hell". It doesn't exist. They are therefore brainwashed and held in fear. Their much vaunted "belief in the Bible" is the result of fear.

Answer 9

They've been told since birth to believe it, by people that they otherwise trust, and that if they so much as entertain the slightest doubt they'd burn in Hell for eternity. They're scared to disbelieve.

Answer 10

I am wondering the same thing about those Bible-fundamentalists. they believe in something that has no back-up, since they don't believe in the Church that compiled it.