Isaiah 45:23 - I have sworn by Myself; The word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness, And shall not return, That to Me every knee shall bow, Every tongue shall take an oath.
Romans 14:11 - For it is written: "As I live, says the Lord, Every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall confess to God." [NKJV]
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. II Peter 1:20 Since the Bible as originally inspired is perfect, there are keys we can apply so that the Bible interprets itself. We compare scripture with scripture and word with word, knowing that every part must fit perfectly with every other part if we are to have the true Word of God. (researchprinciples.22web.org)
There is nothing in the Bible that says that
I think you are looking for this scripture: (2 Timothy 3:16, 17) 16 All Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.
In Acts 2:38 (KJV), it states: "Then Peter said unto them, repent, and be baptized, every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost."
The references in Scripture to saved and lost are more indirect than your (and common) usage; people might be better referred to as "the sea" and "the chosen," or even "the found." Virtually every reference in Scripture of "the sea" refers to man in his "fallen" state. A Bible engine can give you the references.
Members of the world's second-largest religion consider it Holy Scripture (just like the Christians consider the Bible to be Holy Scripture); therefore, every believer wants to read it, at least occasionally.
The word of God is the Bible. They call it the word of God because God spoke every word of it and in the Bible it says "All scripture is God breathed". GOD BE WITH YOU ALL, AMEN!
No. The reformers believed that the interpretation of the Bible should be a struggle in the heart of every man. This goes along with Luther's view of the priesthood of every believer. The reformers believed that the each believer is indwelled by the holy spirit and that he is our helper in understanding scripture.
The Scripture in Catholic faith is interpreted within the framework of Biblical Tradition and Church teaching (33 Doctors of the Church). The interpretation of Scripture's parables, poetry, and other literary forms require Tradition and Church teaching in addition to knowledge of the people and times when the Bible was written.
The question states the humanistic view of the Bible. Its estimation of itself is quite different: 2 Timothy 3:16, 17 - 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. [NKJV]
Matthew 4:4 King James Bible "But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God."
First of all,no one is forcing anybody.God has written the Bible for anybody who is willing to read it,God has given people free will and we are able to make our own decisions.The Bible is the ownly book that can not be proved wrong because history itself has proved it right every time.And even skeptics are starting to realize that the Bible is no ordinary book.The History Chanel tries to prove the Bible wrong by saying ownly part of a scripture and making up false statements and not reading the whole scripture.