"CAN WE TRUST THE BIBLE?"
Regarding Its Ability To Be Understood?
INTRODUCTION
1. Some will acknowledge that the Bible...
a. Has been faithfully preserved and translated
b. Contains the books that serve as our authority (canon) in religion
c. Is inspired by God
-- Yet they contend that Bible cannot be understood
2. Or at the very least they will argue...
a. That we need a guide to help us (such as some church authority)
b. Or that we need the help of the Holy Spirit to understand it
3. Can the Bible be understood...?
a. Is it so difficult that the common man cannot understand it?