Why the Bible and not the Qur'an? - Part 3
In part 2 of this thread, I made the provocative claim that we can know that the Bible is the Word of God because "Jesus says so." I had hoped that that comment would generate more response than it has. But, undaunted, I intend to go on and briefly make clear the full extent of my argument. To the statement, "Jesus says so," I would fully expect the skeptic to ask, "So what? Why should I care what Jesus says about it? Why is his opinion relevant to establishing the Bible as divinely inspired?"
Good questions. To which there is a good answer. Though the reason we can know the Bible is divinely inspired is that Jesus says so, it is not simply because he says so. Jesus' authority in this (and all other matters) is confirmed by his resurrection from the dead. Since God is not in the habit of raising false prophets from the dead, Jesus' resurrection provides divine authentication of all of his teaching, including his teaching about the Bible. So the fuller argument looks like this:
(1) Jesus taught that the Bible is divinely inspired.
(2) Jesus' teaching is confirmed by the fact that God raised him from the dead.
(3) Therefore, Jesus' teaching about the Bible is true.
Good questions. To which there is a good answer. Though the reason we can know the Bible is divinely inspired is that Jesus says so, it is not simply because he says so. Jesus' authority in this (and all other matters) is confirmed by his resurrection from the dead. Since God is not in the habit of raising false prophets from the dead, Jesus' resurrection provides divine authentication of all of his teaching, including his teaching about the Bible. So the fuller argument looks like this:
(1) Jesus taught that the Bible is divinely inspired.
(2) Jesus' teaching is confirmed by the fact that God raised him from the dead.
(3) Therefore, Jesus' teaching about the Bible is true.





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