It is impossible to be correct about everything a person says or writes. Even though we may set high standards for ourselves and learn all that we can, and even though we may put as many safeguards in place as is humanly possible, we will make mistakes, and ignorance will be revealed. As the old adage goes, “To err is human.”
“With God,” however, “all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26).
Why should an honest truth-seeker conclude that the Bible is from the Creator of the universe? What proves that the Bible is of supernatural origin? In short, because while “to err is human,” the Bible writers were correct in everything they wrote—about the past, the present, and even the future.
If an all-knowing, all-powerful God exists, then He could guide even uneducated men to write about events that occurred hundreds or thousands of years before their time with complete accuracy. He could move (2 Peter 1:20–21) ordinary people to write flawlessly about any number of contemporary people, places, and things. He could even supernaturally guide penmen to write about future events with perfect accuracy. The most fundamental reason that a person can come to the rational conclusion that the Bible “given by inspiration of God” (2 Timothy 3:16) is that the writers of the Bible were amazingly accurate about everything.
If anyone came to an honest truth-seeker claiming to possess a revelation from God, the first question should be, “Is it completely accurate?” The fallibility of the message would be the first indication that it was manmade and not heaven sent. On the other hand, complete factual accuracy would be the first thing to expect from any document claiming to be God-breathed (2 Timothy 3:16).
—Eric Lyons
