Years ago I remember one of my professors telling me, “The Bible is a book that man would not write, if he could, or could write, if he would.”
In other words, the Bible is not only a book that no human being could possibly fathom, but if a human being could fathom it, he wouldn’t write it anyway.
And just why is that?
Because within the pages of the Bible are statements about humans, their disposition, and their behaviors that are anything but flattering.
Anyone who has ever taken the time to read the apostle Paul’s letter to the Romans would immediately realize that.
It is why the Bible is a work of genius.
It lays out the truth of God’s creation, especially of humanity, that most humans do not want to hear, as they continue in their effort to thwart the very truth about creation with various and sundry theories and philosophies designed to make everyone feel better about themselves, as they continue to wallow in their depravity.
It is also why many, such as a “Reverend,” who recently wrote me, make all kinds of attempts to deny what God has sanctioned as true, as they position themselves to call God a liar.
They wish to relativize the truth and make them and their subjective opinions the final arbiters of the truth, rather than give God his due and allow His word, the Bible, to stand.
By conceding that God first inspired or spoke the truth not only about Himself, but about His creation, and then led holy men by the Spirit to write down God’s very words (2 Pet 1:20-21), anyone who dares to add to or take away from that revelation only demonstrates the inherent depravity that effects everyone who wants to call God a liar.
The Bible, when properly interpreted in the context in which it was written places in check on the wild imaginations of so many people who wish to believe that God never said a word about anything, or if He did say or author something, no one can understand it.
Some may argue that there are too many versions of the Bible or that no one really knows which version is the most accurate.
But that only begs the question, since God has preserved His word in the original languages of Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic to make sure that if there is any question about relevance or meaning of any important teaching it can be easily revisited, researched, and answered.
Plus, with the advent of advanced computer technology, which includes sophisticated Bible study tools unheard of only a few short years ago, the question about which version of the Bible is the most accurate amounts to kindergarten-type special pleading.
The real question is not a matter of whether God has spoken, or which version is the most reliable in relaying God’s inspired revelation, but whether the honest person will even take the time to read what God has said and had recorded in the first place.
Since unregenerate rebels against God are not naturally honest, then they will reject any response about version integrity, as well as the counsel given in the Bible on whatever topic is currently being discussed.
Nevertheless, their denial does not nullify the genius of the Bible, as it continues to shine as a light amid the darkness brought on by both human and demonic rebellion.
God spoke it into existence and God’s men wrote it down.
It is right there in black and white for all who wish to see, as it exposes the shenanigans of fallen humanity, while validating the claims of those who realize that God has spoken, is speaking, and will continue to speak, as God’s Spirit illumines the minds of those who dare to pick up God’s book and read it.
Is it any wonder the Psalmist would write, “The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple” (Ps 19:7), or that Jesus would say, “Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth” (Jn 17:17), or the apostle Paul would encourage Christians to take “the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God” (Eph 6:16), since only by doing so individuals may be rightly taught, reproved, corrected and trained in righteousness, “that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work” (2 Tim 3:16-17)?
The answer is no, no, and no.
The Bible is a work of genius, those who know and obey God understand this, and only a fool would argue to the contrary.
