How do you tell the Bible is true?

Answer 1

As with anything else, you put it to the test. Jehovah God is the author (2 Timothy 3:16), and He used men to physically write what He told them via His holy spirit. (2 Peter 1:20-21) With that being the case, it would make sense that we could trust the wisdom of a being whose thoughts are higher than our own. (Isaiah 55:9)

For a more specific example, consider this. Jehovah says that if people would listen to His commandments, then people would be able to have peace and live good lives. (Isaiah 48:17-18) Consider just a handful of those: Don't steal (Exodus 20:15), don't murder (Exodus 20:13), no adultery (Exodus 20:14), don't lie (Exodus 20:16), don't covet (Exodus 20:17), and treat people the way we want to be treated. (Matthew 7:12) If everyone around the world one day decided to abide by just these few commands, imagine how drastically different life would be...and for the better, just like Jehovah said it would be.

Another example would be how The Bible foretold what kind of attitudes would be common in today's society. (2 Timothy 3:1-5) Despite such thinking and actions being detrimental to society, the average person does know and or practices those very attitudes today. No other book has such knowledge within it that can be trusted as much.

(New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures)

Answer 2

The Bible wasn’t written to teach science or to be a school textbook, but what it says about scientific matters is always accurate. When the Bible talks about history, it is always accurate.The fact that so many Bible prophecies have already come true means that we can trust what the Bible says about the future. The Bible can change your life. It can help you to know who you really are. It can help you to understand your deepest thoughts and feelings. Truly the Word of God.

Answer 3

History tells us the Bible is true not because the Bible is a history book. The Bible is not a history, science or philosophy book, it is the word of God.