All sorts of things have been said and written about the Bible, and it can
sometimes be hard to sort through it all. So, here’s the question, “What
can we know about the Bible? Is it possible to know if it is really from
God or not?” Consider just a few things we know about this amazing
book.

Amazing Fact #1: The Bible contains complete unity from beginning to
end. Think about this: there were about 40 men who wrote the 66
books of the Bible over a period of about 1,600 years. Can you imagine
finding any continuity or agreement in such a document? Yet, that’s
exactly what you’ll find, and with masterful precision. The penmen
remain united in theme and purpose and content throughout the
entirety of the book, without wavering and without contradicting each
other. That’s amazing! That’s from God!

Amazing Fact #2: The Bible is completely accurate in all of its details.
That’s a bold claim to make, so check it carefully. The Bible is full of
historical and geographical information covering millennia, and
whenever discoveries have been made from those eras, it has only
verified the precision of each of those details. Books produced by mere
men have been found to be plagued with mistakes, especially as time
passes; but not the Bible! That’s amazing! That’s from God!

Amazing Fact #3: The Bible is filled with predictive prophecies that
were fulfilled exactly as predicted. There are hundreds of prophecies
that were made hundreds (sometimes thousands) of years before their
fulfillment, and these prophecies deal with matters relating to people,
places, and events that were impossible for the writers to have known
about or to have affected the outcome in any way. No human could
ever foretell the future like the Bible does! That’s amazing! That’s from
God!

Amazing Fact #4: The Bible contains extraordinary scientific
foreknowledge. The Bible is not a science textbook, but there are
scientific details within it that are astonishing, as related to the fields of
astronomy, oceanography, biology, medicine, physics, etc. The
penmen could have never known or understood these things, as man
just recently “discovered” most of them in the last few centuries. That’s
amazing! That’s from God!

Pick up your Bible. This is no ordinary book! While many charges have
been leveled against the Bible, those charges have all faded one-by-
one, but the Bible still remains. Why is that? Because the evidence with
the pages of the Bible itself prove that it can in no way be the product of
a man or a group of men (on their own)! God used men to write HIS
WORD (2Tim.3:16-17; 2Pet. 1:20-21). That’s amazing!
David Sproule

I personally do not understand why some church members
only come on Sunday mornings. After all, we worship the same
God on Sunday evening as we do on Sunday morning. We study
from the same Bible on Wednesday evenings as we do during all
other service times. Maybe if those folks could see just who
benefits from everyone coming to every service, they would
desire to come more often.
 
Let’s take a look at who benefits when members come to
every service:
 
* God benefits. We come here to honor and worship Him. The
more that we are here, the better our singing of praises to God
and the more glory is given to Him. I realize that God doesn’t
need us, but imagine how disappointed He must be when we
decide not to come to a service in His honor.
 
* The church benefits. When we gather together,
encouragement and edification take place. The more that are
here, the better the fellowship and the greater the opportunities
for showing our love and concern for one another. When we
choose not to come, the church suffers.
 
* Your family benefits. Coming to services is a family activity
that can always be done together. The more of your family that
are here, the better the influence and the closer your family will
become. When we opt not to come, our family loses.
 
* You benefit. By bringing yourself, you are putting yourself in a
position to increase your spirituality. The more that you are here,
the greater the opportunity for you to grow and mature in Christ
and find areas of greater service. When you don’t come, you are
harming yourself.
 
“And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good
works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is
the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the
more as you see the Day approaching.” (Heb. 10:24-
25)
                                                        Edd Sterchi