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From: palmer@amelia.nas.nasa.gov (Grant E. Palmer)
Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian
Subject: Is the Bible God's Word?
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Date: 27 Sep 89 08:36:10 GMT
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 Why is it that Christians believe the Bible is the word of God?
 Many Christians lead their lives according to passages of the Bible
 and formulate opinions on issues by referencing the Scripture as
 God's will.  I mean is this purely a matter of faith, are they taught
 this from their parents, is there some physical proof that this is
 so.

 I am not bashing the Bible or the Christian faith.  This question has
 always puzzled me.  The Bible was written by several human, mortal
 authors in the first few centuries after the death of Christ, was it
 not?  So why are these writings accepted as the word of God?  This 
 may be a blasphemous thing to say, but what if John and Luke and the
 others made the whole thing up?

 So why do you believe the Bible is literally the word of God?

 please, no flames, educate me on this


 grant