The Holy Writings say, “No eye has ever seen or no ear has ever heard or no mind has ever thought of the wonderful things God has made ready for those who love Him.” God has shown these things to us through His Holy Spirit. It is the Holy Spirit Who looks into all things, even the secrets of God, and shows them to us.
- 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 (NLV)
I have been asked how it is that I am confident in the Bible.
Honestly, it is not a matter of confidence in the Bible, but instead it is faith in God.
How we understand things about God is to not look through our own human eyes, but through His Spirit.
Paul tells us that we can’t understand the things of God unless they are revealed to us by the Spirit.
To make this happen, we must desire to know the Lord and to grow in Him.
Salvation happens because the Spirit is at work in our hearts, not because we are good enough.
Not because we have done something to deserve Him.
Because God has mercy on us, and He reaches out to us.
We respond by accepting His word and by humbly walking with Him to know Him better.
Once we have that understanding, we can grow deeper in our relationship with Him.
Once our relationship is deeper, we will have the confidence in what His word says.
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