For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. He4.12 NKJV
Here is yet another scripture about the Scriptures. One may surmise that Christians use circular reasoning in their belief that the Bible is the word of God and more than just the words of men. In other words, when asked why Christians believe the Bible is the word of God the common reply is that the Bible tells us that it is. When asked why we believe this is true, the answer offered is that we believe this to be true because the Bible is the word of God. Now this would certainly seem to be circular reasoning and if understood only in these simple assertions then our belief would indeed be circular.
One summary offer about this, concludes that the many excellencies of Scriptures, the testimony of others about it, the unity and power of it message, may move and induce a person to believe that the Bible is the Word of God, but the bottom line is that we believe Scripture to be the very Word of God, because God Himself has worked this grace into our hearts. This somewhat makes the whole matter one of those things you must experience in order to understand or believe. I am not sure how this would change the accusation that our belief system is circular. Perhaps it is. After all, all things do begin and end in Him and that itself is a circle. Some may say that traveling in a circle leads you nowhere. It may be that traveling this circle orbits us around the only reality that is reality. 10/27/07 ts
Just me trying to be honest with God.
