The chief reason why the Christian believes in the divine origin of the Bible is that Jesus Christ Himself taught it.
John StottGood works are indispensable to salvation - not as its ground or means, however, but as its consequence and evidence.
John StottOur claim is that God has revealed Himself by speaking; that this divine (or God-breathed) speech has been written down and preserved in Scripture; and that Scripture is, in fact, God's Word written, which therefore is true and reliable and has divine authority over men.
John StottGod has clothed His thoughts in words, and there is no way to know Him except by knowing the Scriptures.
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