like no other book (2012-03-12)
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Like No Other Book
What does the Bible say,
and can we believe it?
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The Bible is made up of 66 different books,
written over a period of 1500 years by more than
40 authors, and each book completely agrees
with every other book. It is always true and has
never been proven wrong. It is the most amazing
book ever written.
At one point, a follower of Jesus said to Him,
Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words
of eternal life. Since Jesus is God and He hasthe words of eternal life, it would be very
important for each of us to find out what those
words are.
The Bible claims to be the Word of God, so
shouldnt you try to find out what it says, and to
know if it is true? This booklet wants to help you
answer both of those questions. Why dont youtake the time to read it and find out for yourself?
Downloadable copies of this tract may be found at . . .LikeNoOtherBook.blogspot.comCopies may be freely made and distributed.
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Like No Other Book
The Bible claims to be inspired by God orGod breathed. That means that even
though men were used to write down the
Bible, God is actually the author. Its kind of
like if you were to paint a picture, you woulduse a paint brush to paint with. In the sameway, God used men to write the Bible.
Now thats a pretty bold claim. How canwe know if its true or not? Well, in the Bibleare some great proofs that it is in fact from
God. One way that the Bible proves itself isthat it contains many scientific facts that
were written thousands of years beforepeople ever understood them. Lets look at
two of them.
Scientific Facts in the Bible
3500 years ago, the author of the book of
Job spoke of the earth floating in spacewhen he wrote that [God] . . . hangs the
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earth on nothing. At
that time, it wasbelieved that the earth
sat on the back of a
large animal. Science
didnt discover that theearth hung upon nothing until 1650.
In Genesis 6, God gave Noah the
measurements for the 1.5 million cubic footark he was to build. In
1609, a Dutch ship was
built after that same
pattern (30:5:3), whichtotally changed ship-building. By the year
1900 every large ship on the high seascopied the shape of the ark.
These truths prove beyond a reasonable
doubt that the Bible is a supernatural book. These scientific facts and other convincing evidence canbe found in Ray Comforts book, Scientific Facts in the Bible,or go to www.evidencebible.com.
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How else could the writers have known
these scientific facts thousands of yearsbefore man would understand them? Dont
you think you should look at the other truth
claims of the Bible?
Worthy of WorshipWell, the best place to start is in the
beginning. The very first verse in the Bible
says, In the beginning, God . . . Before anyof this makes any sense, we have tounderstand that there is a God, and that as
our creator, He deserves our worship.Romans 1:19-20 says, For what can be
known about God is plain to [us], becauseGod has shown it to [us]. For His [unseen
characteristics], namely, His eternal powerand divine nature, have been clearly
[understood], ever since the creation of the
world, in the things that have been made.So [we] are without excuse.
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Of all the things that God created, do you
know what His favorite is? Its people like
you and me. The Bible says that God lovesHis people very much. He loves them morethan we could even imagine.
Gods love for His people is so great thatHe wants them to become a part of His
family and be His children. The Bible tells usthat no one is born into Gods family. But, in
the book of John, chapter 1 verse 12, theBible tells us that we can be adopted into
Gods family. It says that, as many as
received Him, to them He gave the right tobecome children of God
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Gods Righteous Requirement
A very important question to ask is, Howcan I become a child of God? Before
answering that, you need to know why
youre not already a child of God. The short
answer is a little three-letter word calledSIN. Now you may be asking, What issin? Excellent question! The Bible says that
its called sin when we disobey Gods law,the Ten Commandments (1 John 3:4). Now
you may be saying to yourself, Im good.Ive never broken Gods Ten
Commandments. Well let me just ask you afew questions to see if thats true, to see if
you really are a good person.
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1) Have you ever told a lie? Maybe there
was a time when you didnt tell the truth toyour parents or a teacher. That would be
breaking the 9th Commandment which says
do not lie.
2) Have you always obeyed everything yourparents told you to do . . . the very firsttime? Have you always been respectful to
them, even when they were not looking? Ifnot, youve broken the 5th Commandment
which says, Honor your father and mother.
3) Have you ever taken something thatwasnt yours, without asking, like someone
elses candy or a toy? If so, youve broken
the 8th Commandment which says, Do not
steal.
4) Have you always loved God more thananything else? If not, that would be breaking
the 1st Commandment in which God says,You shall have no other Gods before Me.
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5) Have you ever hated anyone? The Bible
says that, Everyone who hates his brotheris a murderer, (1 John 3:15) because God
is not only concerned about our actions, but
our heart as well. That would be breaking
the 6th Commandment which says, Do notmurder.
The Knowledge of Sin
So how are you doing? Keep in mind thatweve only looked at five of the TenCommandments. Maybe youre thinking,At least I havent broken all the
Commandments. Ive only broken one. That
means Im ok, right? Actually, the Biblesays that, Whoever keeps the whole law
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and yet stumbles in one point, he has
become guilty of all (James 2:10).
So what does this mean for me? What
does the Bible say will happen to peoplewho break Gods law? If we break manslaw, there is a penalty to pay. Similarly,
when we break Gods law, we must also
pay a penalty. According to the Bible, thepenalty is that we will be sent to a place the
Bible calls Hell. Hell is the place of
punishment reserved for the Devil, his evilangels, and all those who have disobeyedGods law. Now, you might have already
figured out what the Bible says about who
has disobeyed Gods law. Is there anyone
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who is good enough to keep all of Gods
commandments? It says that, No one isgood except God alone, (Mark 10:18) and
every person that has ever lived, except
One, has disobeyed Gods law. Therefore,
we all deserve to go to hell and face Godspunishment.
Fear of God
Now I know all that sounds scary, butthats actually helpful. The Bible says thatthe fear of God is the beginning of
knowledge and wisdom (Proverbs 1:7 andProverbs 9:10). Its that fear that causes usto seek out Gods answer to our problem.
When we try to find Gods answer to our
sin problem and the punishment we shouldget, it leads us back to our original question,
How can I become a child of God? The
reason that answering this question will helpus is because the Bible says that God loves
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His children and wants to give good things
to them (Matthew 7:11).
What better gift could God give to us than
forgiving our disobedience and saving usfrom the punishment we deserve?
The Good News
Remember how I said that there was oneperson that never disobeyed God? That one
person was Jesus Christ. Now He wasnt
just any person. The Bible tells us thatJesus was really God born into a mansbody (Matthew 1:20-23, John 1:1-18). TheBible says that the reason Jesus came into
our world was to glorify God by saving Hispeople from the punishment they deserve.
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God made Him who had no sin to be sinfor us, so that in Him we might becomethe righteousness of God.
2 Corinthians 5:21
The Bible also says in Romans chapter 5verse 8 that, God demonstrates (shows)
His own love toward us, in that while wewere yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Jesus came to earth, lived a perfect and
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sinless life, and then died on the cross and
took the punishment in the place of all thosewho would repent and put their faith in Hissacrificial death. Therefore, they can be
forgiven and freed from the penalty owed to
God, because Jesus paid it in full with Hisown lifes blood. The Bible tells us that weknow that Jesus is God and can forgive our
sins because He was raised from the deadon the third day (Romans 1:4).
Repentance and FaithThe Bible says that the payment Jesus
made with His death was to take away the
wrath of God the Father from His people.However, the Bible also says that not
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everyone will receive the benefit of Jesus
payment. In order to receive Gods
forgiveness for disobeying, the Bible saysyou must repent and believe the gospel
(Mark 1:15).
In order to repent you must:(1) stop sinning on purpose
(2) agree that you were wrong(3) admit to God that you disobeyed(4) turn away from your sin
(5) obey God more each day(6) keep repenting for the rest of your life
Then, to believe the gospel, you must
believe that Jesus Christ is the only way toreceive forgiveness and eternal life. The
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Bible says in Acts 4:12 that salvation is
found in no one else but Jesus, For there is
no other name under heaven given amongmen by which we must be saved. You need
to understand that Jesus was God in a
human body, and He lived a perfect lifewithout ever disobeying God the Father.You need to understand that when Jesus
died on the cross, God punished Him in the
place of sinful people, and His death wasthe full payment owed to God for theirdisobedience. You must also understand
that Jesus rose from the dead and provedHe was the Son of God. Finally, you must
trust that Jesus alone can save you