A recent
comment on my blog No Proof God Exists, Really?[1] (His
comments are found in a version of this blog flipped to Flipboard[2] at this
cite.)[3] says,
“Just
because stories in a book exist does not make them true. By that logic,
Spider-man exists just as much as god does.”
My answer
to him is, “Your
comparison is absurd. Spider man's author:
· never claimed to be inspired,
· never confirmed inspiration through fulfilled prophecy and
· never corroborated his work through multiple witnesses.
To
elaborate upon that I add, in every case these are true of the Bible.
· Throughout the Old Testament the writers used statements such
as “Thus saith the Lord.” They spoke not their own words but what God told them
to speak.
· The Bible is filled with prophecies, pronouncements declared
before the fact. More than three quarters of those prophecies have been
fulfilled, not partially, but exactly. The remaining prophecies have a future
fulfillment to our day.
· The Bible is not one book but a series of sixty-six books,
written over a period of thousands of years by approximately forty different
writers. Each book is individual and bears the character of the writer, yet
presents a cohesive unity with the others.
The Bible
is like no other book.
2 Timothy
3:16 (KJV)
All
scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for
reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
[1] https://niume.com/post/234388
[2] https://flipboard.com/
[3] https://flipboard.com/@marvinmcken7kv5/baptist-theology-in-american-culture-uoce9638y
