Speak with Confidence

When you share the Scriptures with someone, you can
have full confidence that you are speaking the truth.

Speak with Confidence

"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work."

(2 Timothy 3:16-17)

God's Word, the Holy Bible, is inspired, inerrant, and fully reliable. When you share the Scriptures with someone, you can have full confidence that you are speaking the truth. The Bible has both internal and external evidence as to its truthfulness. The Bible makes internal claims like in today's passage and Isaiah 40:8, which states, "The grass withers, the flower fades, but the Word of our God stands forever." As for external evidence, fulfilled prophecy, number of manuscripts, and archaeological findings all point to the Bible as being the unique Word of God.

Last week, a friend in our church sent me an article from the Houston Chronicle that points to the accuracy of Scripture. An archaeologist from Katy, TX recently discovered an ancient tablet that helps date the original writing of the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Bible) back to 1500 BC. This is a most significant find for conservative biblical scholarship. I love it when science and archeology catch up with the Bible! I encourage you to read the short article here.

Another good resource I recommend to you is a recent interview conducted by Dr. Frank Harber. Frank is a good friend of mine. He has a PhD from Southwestern Seminary and a JD law degree from Texas A&M. In this episode of his podcast, he interviews Pastor Jack Graham from Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, TX. The title is "Jack Graham on The Inerrancy of the Bible," and you can watch it here:

When you and I share our faith and say "the Bible says," we can speak with absolute confidence because we are quoting from the Word of God. What a joy it is to speak the truth to those who will listen.

Last week, I had a great opportunity to speak with a dental hygienist at the dentist office I have been visiting for almost 12 years now. The dentist is a friend of mine, and we always have a good conversation. One of his assistants was helping me, and I felt the nudge of the Spirit to talk to her about spiritual matters. When I asked if she attended church, she told me she had recently attended a church where the pastor was not very friendly toward gay rights. I felt the Lord impress upon me not to argue with her but to just point her to Jesus, and that is what I did. We had a great conversation about the Jesus of the Bible. I shared with her how Jesus was full of both grace and truth (John 1:14). I also shared the story in John 8 about the woman caught in adultery and how Jesus exhibited both compassion and truth in John 8:11 when he told her, "Neither do I condemn you, go and sin no more." Her response to me sharing this with her was, "I might be coming to your church." Praise the Lord!

Let us not keep the life-changing, soul-saving message of the Gospel of Jesus to ourselves. Rather, let us share with all who will listen. Let us dialogue with them and speak to them the wonderful words of life contained in the Holy Bible, God's Word.

I am praying for you, that God would give you divine appointments and you would share the Gospel with someone. It is the power of God to save, but it is only good news if people hear it and understand it.

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Podcast of the Week

The Beatitudes, Pt. 16

Pastor Danny continues his series about the Beatitudes of Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount, recorded in Matthew 5-7. In this episode, he concludes his examination of Matthew 5:10-12: "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake..."

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