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Jesus said that establishing our lives on the solid rock of hearing … and doing.. His word is the difference between being able to weather the storms of life or crumbling in the face of them
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“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock. Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and great was its fall.”
Matthew 7:24-27
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The big question that everyone must face is “how do we know that God’s Word is true”?
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One way is through the internal consistency of the Bible. While we may get hung up on the interpretation of an individual verse or passage, the Book as a whole is amazingly consistent. The inspired harmony of the Bible is displayed in the consistency of its messages across time, writers, and words. The interwoven nature and consistent message of the Bible – a book penned by 40 authors over a span of 1500 years – is one demonstration that this amazing book and its message of God’s plan and provision for mankind truly comes from one Divine mind.
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This can be illustrated through a computer visualization of how the Bible ties together among the many passages.
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Another way is through the historical tracking of the Bible as far back as possible to the original writings (manuscripts) and the archaelogical work tying real events to real documents.
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Yet another is through the testimony of God’s creation. Romans 1 says,
For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.
Romans 1:20
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However, I believe that the most solid foundation for confidence that God, the Bible, and it’s message are real is the documented historical fact of the birth, life, death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Look around you. NO ONE comes back to life after they have been dead for three days. The historically documented fact of Jesus’ resurrection is solid proof that it is all real.
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Consider the above as simply a starting point for your own exploration. However, if Jesus and His Word are real and true, then it bodes us well to heed His message to build our lives on listening to His words, and following them.
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