Why Adhere? - (Part 2) Because the Bible is Dependable

There have been many debates on whether the Bible is dependable, historically or scientifically, but since our knowledge of science has been growing constantly over the last 2000+ years, you would think that what we as humans have learned in the past should be able to help us in our pursuit of proving the validity of the Bible, and decide whether the world evolved, or was created. Such is the case. As we have found that the universe does not revolve around the Earth, and we have gone deeper and deeper into space, we are able to make rational judgments off of that knowledge, such as, this great span of space is way too complex to have come out of nothing, and the Bible must be correct! That is what we should do as Christians, we should be out in the fields of science, advancing our knowledge of this fabulous world that we are stewards of for God.

When the Bible is shown to be in sync with science, people have two choices: receive the Bible for what it is, God's word, or discard that portion of science-that-fits-with-the-Bible as irreverent. Often when someone chooses the latter, they will go farther than ignoring evidence, or ignoring the person who discovered that evidence and try to find some scrap of evidence that shows just the opposite of what contradicts their presuppositions, and glorify it as solid proof (The Nebraska man, for example). When you come across someone like that, someone who will just not listen, there is not much that you can do to influence that person. They have a blind eye towards the Bible, and their problem is rooted in the heart. They should be loved and prayed for just as any non-believer. But sometimes people will look at all that the Bible teaches and their eyes will be opened, and they will be able to see how the Bible fits everything together so perfectly, and because of that, they will become Christians.

But sometimes it is appropriate to give some examples of how the Bible fits together so seamlessly, if it will be edifying to the person. Some examples might be the prophecy of Tyre, or the intricacy of the hummingbird, or the giraffe, seashells, the position of the sun in relation to the Earth, the position of the moon in relation to the Earth, the absurdity of evolution, or a religion that contradicts itself or allows it's people to lie to infidels.

Just remember that the goal is not to win the argument. The goal is to win souls for Christ, and to give Him all the recognition.