Tuesday by Mark Gilliam
What do we believe?
We believe that the sixty-six books of the Bible were written by men inspired by God.

Why do we believe this?
2 Peter 1:21- For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

Why does it matter?
The Bible-66 books written over a 1500 year span on three different continents by 40 different authors from varying walks of life and at different times in God’s redemptive history. And yet God’s word fits together beautifully and has stood the test of time and relentless attack. How could that happen apart from God’s sustaining hand? What a miracle of God’s providence and grace that He has provided His word to us by allowing human hands under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit to write it down. God could have simply sent us a big golden Bible and said, “Here it is. Read it and obey it!” Yet He chose to use sinful people to write down His very words. What a great gift we have in the Bible and the fact that you can hold it in your hand today is because many have fought and died to make that so. What humility should well up in us as we read it.
It’s God’s word so it should be obeyed.  Penned by human hands to show His great power at work in fallen people to accomplish His mission. As you read it today, thank God for the wonderful gift of his word and for the Savior that it points to.