Is it easy to convince someone that the Bible is the Word of God on the basis of its unity, its scientific, historical accuracy, its miracles, its archaeological evidence? I haven't found that to be the case. In a special series spread over a three-week period I presented such data at a private college in California. I felt the proof was overwhelming and not one person became a believer. Why doesn't it convince all unbelievers when it's so convincing to us? Paul said it when he wrote, 'The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned' (1 Cor. 2:14). Only when the Holy Spirit does His regenerating work, only as He opens the mind, tears off the scales of blindness, gives life where there is death and plants the marvelous understanding of the revelation of God, only then do people come to believe and trust in the Bible. The reason I know the Bible is true is that the Spirit of God has convinced me of it.
John MacArthur

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Hell

Hell TOPICAL STUDY HELL PSA 9:17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God. PSA 139:8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art…

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Inspiration

Inspiration TOPICAL STUDY INSPIRATION EXO 19:6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the…

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Names of Jesus

Names of Jesus TOPICAL STUDY NAMES OF JESUS GEN 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise…

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Perfection

Perfection TOPICAL STUDY PERFECTION GEN 6:8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. GEN 6:9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and…

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Prudence

Prudence TOPICAL STUDY PRUDENCE GEN 32:3 And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom. GEN 32:4 And he commanded…

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Salvation and works

Salvation and works TOPICAL STUDY SALVATION AND WORKS PSA 49:7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: PSA 49:8…

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Spiritual gifts

Spiritual gifts TOPICAL STUDY SPIRITUAL GIFTS ROM 11:29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. ROM 12:3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to…

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Wife

Wife TOPICAL STUDY WIFE GEN 2:18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.…

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Avoiding AIDS

Avoiding AIDS AVOIDING AIDS Reprinted from the September 1987 issue of "FDA Consumer," the official publication of the Food and Drug Administration. Here's what everyone should know to protect themselves…

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Constipation

Constipation CONSTIPATION Normal bowel habits vary tremendously among children. It's normal for some children to have two to three BM's a day while another normal child may have one stool…

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