The Bible Really Is God's Inspired Word

Maintain Faith in "the Holy Writings"

Just prior to saying that the Bible was inspired by God, Paul told Timothy why such an inspired record was essential.  "In the last days,  "he said,  "wicked  men and impostors will advance from bad to worse, misleading and being misled."  ( 2 Timothy 3:1, 13) Already in Paul's day, seemingly 'wise and intellectual men' were using "persuasive arguments" to delude people and weaken their faith  in Jesus Christ.  (1 Corinthians 1:18, 19; Colossians 2:4, 8) As a protection from their influence, the apostle Paul urged Timothy to 'continue in the things that he had learned  from infancy through the holy writings' provided by God. -2 Timothy 3:14, 15.

It is equally important for you to do that during these "last days."  Do not underestimate the danger of  being misled by what are often very "persuasive arguments" presented by very clever people.  Rather,  like the first-century Christians, protect yourself by completely relying on what  you learn from the pages of the Bible-truly the inspired Word of God.

Jehovah's Witnesses will be happy to help you to build faith in the Bible.  They can show you, for example, how the Bible principles have proved to be absolutely dependable throughout history; how the Bible is in agreement with science when it touches on scientific matters; how it is entirely harmonious from beginning to end; how its prophecies have unerringly come true-and much,much more.  If  you wish, feel free to write to the publishers of this magazine for information that has helped millions of honesthearted people to see that the Bible  really is the Word of God.

Next time: Why You Can Trust the Biblical Gospels

Watchtower, 2010