Is God Speaking?

The question is vital. Left to ourselves we are totally ignorant of God. Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you prove the limits of the Almighty? God is beyond our understanding and we need him to reveal himself to us.

Creation is one of the main ways in which he does so. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. The sheer size of the universe and its amazing balance, variety and beauty reveal a great deal about the God who made it. In creation God shows his stupendous power, awesome intelligence and brilliant imagination. Since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities – his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.

When we communicate with one another we rely heavily on words. God also speaks to men through words – the words of the Bible. Nearly 4,000 times in the Old Testament alone (500 times in the first five books) you will find phrases like 'the Lord spoke,' 'the Lord Commanded,' and 'the Lord said.' This is why it is claimed that Scripture never had its origin in the words of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

In no other literature can we find scores of clear and detailed prophecies made by men claiming to speak from God, and later fulfilled to the letter. The odds against this happening by chance are too vast to be taken seriously.

Then there is the Bible's impact on people's lives. No other book has had such a life-changing power. Millions of people, over thousands of years, have proved by personal experience that the law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes.

After 2,000 years no expert in any field has ever disproved a single statement in the Bible. 3 The reason for this: All Scripture is God-breathed. We should, therefore, accept it not as the word of men, but as it actually is, the word of God.

All words in italic type (other than book titles) are quotations from the Bible.

³ If you have serious questions about the Bible, read Nothing but the Truth, by Brian Edwards (Evangelical Press).