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Seven Reasons Why You Can Trust the Bible

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This book addresses questions such as whether the Bible can be proved, whether Jesus has been misquoted and gospels lost and wrongly excluded, whether the Bible is all a matter of interpretation and man's thoughts, and so on. Lutzer gives internal and external evidences supporting the Bible, explaining how the Bible came to be, why the apocrphyal writings were rejected, how science and archaeology support the Bible, and how it's self-authenticating thru prophecy. I recommend this book for two types of Christians: (1) those who believe in the person and work of Christ but who are hesitant to believe in the inerrancy and reliability of the Bible, and (2) those who already trust both Christ and the Bible but want to be better equipped to respond to give an answer to inquiring minds. This book might also be of interest to nonbelievers for whom skepticism about the Bible is a preliminary obstacle to coming to Christ. Lutzer in this book, as in his others, has a way of avoiding clutter, keeping it simple, so if a more detailed treatment is desired, I'd recommend the textbook 'A General Introduction to the Bible' by Norman L. Geisler and William E. Nix.

Lutzer appeals to many audiences, just about every religious background has a reference here. He begins with his purpose in writing this work, to answer fundamental questions that anyone might have, such as "Is there a God?" and "Doesn't science contradict the Bible?" He also explains important concepts in understanding the Bible, like dual authorship (God and man), and way to interpret prophesy. I recommend this book for anyone searching to find truth behind the Scriptures.

I stumbled upon this title after listening to a message from Dr. Lutzer's series "Running To Win" on the radio one morning in the car on accident. I didn't get to hear the whole thing, but the piece of his message that reached out and grabbed me was this-the statistical probability of the universe, our earth being created by chance versus by intervention from a Creator. The statement blew me away after listening for most of my life to people that were obviously very intelligent tell me that there is no way that God exists. His speaking was far from instruction to simply believe-it was instruction on critical thinking on the subject of the Divine. After all, whether you are a believer or not, is the subject of the existence of a creator not worthy of the same level of fair, unbiased investigation as any other subject? Further, if you are a critical thinker, does it not make sense to not only look for absolute proof, but absolute disproof?

One of the biggest problems in organized religion today is all of the dogma injected into it by people out to serve their own interests. This isn't the case in all organized religion, but it does appear to be one of the biggest repellants to the "thinkers" out there, and was certainly a repellant to me. What I appreciated most about this quick, well-written read is that it asks some very good questions about the one thing that Christianity ought to stand alone on-the Bible. Is it a work of fiction or is it real? Is it possible that people have twisted it around to suit their purposes? How do we know whether we can trust it? Can a person take the Bible alone and weed through all the synthetic "stuff" out there to determine what their purpose on this earth is and what is genuine and what is a farce?

This book did a great job of answering these questions for me, and also built up many more questions in my mind about whether the Bible or Christianity was just a gimmick of some kind or whether it was worthy of further investigation. It teaches discernment-using YOUR brain to look into these matters for yourself in an honest and thorough way, which incidentally, is Biblically supported. I've come to the conclusion that Biblical Christianity is quite intelligent, in direct opposition to my original position on these matters. As a matter of fact, there is quite a lot of historical, archological, and scientific evidence out there supports the Bible, but if you are not willing to take an honest look, you will miss it and that's absolutely your choice to make. We have holes of course, but we also have holes in science and we don't throw out science because of those holes. This book calls this kind of thinking into question.

I've gone on to other investigations, using this book as a springboard. I'd highly recommend "Seven Reasons You Can Trust the Bible" to anyone who has questions about the Bible or Christianity and is interested in finding out more. Approach this with a science brain. Question what you are reading and check other places for those un-resolved follow up questions that you uncover as you go through it. But don't simply accept what PEOPLE tell you about this, dig into it for yourself and base your decisions on all available information.

I have always loved Rev. Lutzer's books on various subjects! After I had read this book, I felt I just went through an apologetics class! His writing was clear and right to the points!

This was the second book I purchased for my Kindle. I consider this book by Dr. Lutzer to be excellent, and am a big fan of his. But the electronic Kindle edtion proved to be less than satisfactory. Every bulleted list included in the text was clipped off on the right hand margin, and to date I have found no trick to view the portions that could not be read. I tried changing the font size, and that helped somewhat, but it did not solve the problem totally and was tough vision-wise. I thought at first that it was a mistake on only the first few bulleted lists, but as I went on through the text, it was present thoughout. It is a shame, for it is an excellent book by Lutzer and very helpful. I will have to purchase the print edtion, since I need this book in its entirety.

This is a book written by a Christian, for Christians. If you are a Christian and enjoyed books such as Strobel's The Case for Christ, you will likely enjoy this book as well.

While this book may sway some undecided agnostics who are on the fence about Christianity, it is doubtful that it will have an impact on serious skeptics. This needs to be stated, since the introduction of the book says that the target audience includes such skeptics.

As a quick example. Lutzer's own science has a problem. In chapter 5, Lutzer, in reference to the Milky Way, says, "Its diameter is about 100,000 light-years". According to Genesis, the stars were created at least two days after the earth. Unless Earth is at least 100,000 years old, the light from these stars could not yet have reached our planet (a light year is how far light can travel in a year, in a vacuum). If Earth is less than 6,000 years old, then every star we see has to be less than 6,000 light years away.

He proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the Bible is the Word of God.Anyone who may have any doubts about the Bible should read this book.Even if you are a christian, it can strengthen your relationship with God.He presents it in such a way that even non-beleivers can be converted,just by reading this book.He is a man who knows what he is talking about.

How is it that the Bible was written by God and by men? Who decided what books to put in the Bible? Isn't it true that most scholars do not believe the Bible is inspired by God? How do we know that Jesus' disciples didn't just make up stories about His death, burial, and resurrection?

Seven Reasons Why You Can Trust The Bible is and easy-to-read defense of the authority of Scripture. Lutzer persuasively argues from within the text of Scripture and from without that the Bible is the authoritative word of God. This short volume, 200 large-type pages, will bolster your faith and help you to answer critic's questions.

If you have ever wondered if the Bible is true and accurate, or just a bunch of made-up fairy tales, you need to read this book... Dr Lutzer certainly knows his subject and writes clearly and simply, with solid logic. If you give it a read, you will not be disappointed, and you might even be pleasantly surprised.

Loaded with facts underscoring the originality and power found in the Word of God, an amazingly well written bood providing proofs that underscore why we really can trust it.
Phenominal book!