Why believe the bible?

[Angrboda]

so my reasons 
1 it is a map to all the 'proof of God you will ever need for the rest of your life.
2 It is a standard to measure what you found against the knowable aspects of God. it is a proofing text for those who seek to worship the God of the bible.
3 it is check to help one keep his balance. Because when you have God it is far too easy to let that accessibility corrupt you. allow you to become lukewarm or even self righteous. when you fall into those sins God ceases giving you direction, but that does not mean direction stops comming... Eg mohammad and joseph Smith
4 the bible is direction when God is silent. If you learn to only trust God when He is known to you'd never make it through the night.
5The bible is vetted through finding the Holy Spirit and all of the thing it tells you that will be headed your way as a believer. which is like saying it is a map, but I felt like i needed 5 things.

Items 1-4 are based upon believing the bible, so they don't count. I'll leave #5 to others to discuss, as that subject has already been raised. Generally speaking, people only accept such anecdotal evidence if it is consistent with their beliefs, making it of dubious value in settling any question, much less the original one. Moreover, anticipating your typical defense, the majority of Christians consider prosperity theology to be heretical. If you wish to argue for it, I suggest creating a thread for that discussion.

(As counterpoint, one can observe the same effects of the Baghavad Gita upon Hindu followers as that which is claimed for the bible, that it is a good guide, is life changing, etc.)