Three clear evidences that the Bible is true.

One of the oft repeated questions I get when spreading the Gospel is "How do you know the Bible is true?".   That is a fair question; after all, if we are asking people to stake their whole eternity on what the Bible says, it is reasonable for them to ask such a question.

As well as the usual answers - fulfilled prophecies, archaeological discoveries, standing the test of time and its power to change lives - there are also 3 undisputed proofs the Bible is true; and these relate to the assessment it gives of human nature and the reactions to the Gospel.

Firstly, most people reject the teachings of the Gospel, that Christ died for our sins, rose again to be our Saviour, and calls us to repentance and faith in Him.   This rejection proves the assertion that Jesus made in Matthew 7 v 13-14 when He taught that most people would, indeed, travel on the broad way that leads to judgement.  This teaching is proved on a daily basis when evangelism takes place and the truth of the Gospel is met with rejection.

Secondly, Jesus warned His followers, in John 15 v 18-20, that they would be hated for following Him; and that they would face intense persecution.  Given that the Christian faith is the most persecuted belief system in the world, and that, even in this so-called free country, hatred of Christians is becoming more blatant, we can see His words being fulfilled, again, on a daily basis.

Thirdly, in 2nd Thess. 2 v 3, we are told that, prior to Christ's second coming, there would be a great apostasy.  In recent years there has been an increase in the number of professing Christians, even former ministers and evangelists, who have fallen away from the faith, and even come out in opposition to the Bible.   Atheists like to crow about this - "look", they say, "the Bible cannot be true because so many are fallen away from their previous beliefs, and even becoming atheists!" What these poor creatures do not realise is that these acts of apostasy, far from undermining the truth of Scripture, actually, prove the Bible to be true.

As we continue to live out the Christian life and spread the Gospel, let us not be discouraged by rejection, persecution and reports of apostasy, but rather rejoice that the Bible is, once again, proving to be infallible, and let us be confirmed in our faith in Christ, the only Saviour for sinners.