Can I Trust the Bible?
Overview
What is the Bible? Can we really trust it? Many people today assume that the Bible is full of errors and contradictions. At best, it is a mildly interesting look at the lives and beliefs of people who lived centuries ago. While these assumptions may be common, they are wrong, as R. C. Sproul demonstrates in this Crucial Questions booklet. The reason is simple: the Bible is the Word of God. As such, it is trustworthy and authoritative, and what it says is of the utmost importance for every person. In this booklet, Dr. Sproul defines and defends the Bible as God’s unique special revelation to mankind and as worthy of our trust.
Top Highlights
“The second mark for acceptance into the canon was reception by the primitive church.” (Page 42)
“As Christians, however, we should all agree that Christianity is based ultimately on knowledge that comes to us from God Himself.” (Page 5)
“The first mark or test used to verify a book’s authority was its Apostolic origin,” (Page 41)
“The word infallible may be defined as ‘that which cannot fail’; it means something is incapable of making a mistake.” (Page 26)
“One of the issues concerned the compatibility of the doctrine and teaching of these books with the core books” (Page 43)
- Title: Can I Trust the Bible?
- Author: R. C. Sproul
- Series: The Crucial Questions Series
- Volume: 2
- Publisher: Reformation Trust
- Print Publication Date: 2017
- Logos Release Date: 2018
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible › Evidences, authority, etc
- ISBNs: 9781567698497, 9781567699128, 9781567699135, 1567698492, 156769912X, 1567699138
- Resource ID: LLS:TRUSTBBLSPROUL2017
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T03:31:31Z
R. C. Sproul (1939– 2017) was a respected teacher, theologian, pastor. He was the founder and chairman of Ligonier Ministries where he served as executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.
Sproul held degrees from Westminster College, Pittsburgh-Xenia Theological Seminary, Free University of Amsterdam, and Whitefield Theological Seminary. He taught at several colleges and seminaries including Reformed Theological Seminary and Knox Theological Seminary. He served as senior minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, in Sanford, Florida. Sproul’s teaching can be heard daily on the ‘Renewing Your Mind’ radio broadcast which plays in over 40 countries.
Sproul wrote over 70 books and articles including the classic The Holiness of God and several theological articles in Tabletalk magazine.