(March 11, 2019 at 8:01 pm)Jehanne Wrote:(March 11, 2019 at 1:22 am)Godscreated Wrote: Not at all. To accept the miracles of Jesus in the Bible is accepting things God did. Accepting the miracles from a book outside the Bible would be the same as accepting miracles just because someone said they saw this or that. Only God can produce miracles, If a man claims he has then he is a liar according to the scriptures and all my beliefs are based on the scriptures, so when people claim something it has to fit the parameters of the Bible.
GC
So, if it is in the Bible, then, it's de facto true? And, yet, why should I believe that the Bible is inspired, let alone inerrant?
Only God will show you that it is, I nor anyone else can convince a skeptic that the Bible is what it claims to be. I have always tried to point out that only through the Holy Spirit's guidance can one come to understand the real truth of scripture. You will believe what you want to and I can't change that so you will probably miss out on the wonders of God, but in the end you can't say you were not shown the truth. I for one hope that some day you might come to see the light of Christ and if you do the Holy Spirit is the one who will show you. There are real reasons the skeptic can't see the Bible for what it is and I believe that trust is a the center of those reasons.
GC
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
