Tag: Questions about the Bible
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You Need to Read This Book
Note: This guest post was written by Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Professor and Northwestern Publishing House author Stephen Geiger. You are talking with a friend; a coworker comes up to you while you’re eating lunch; you read a post on social media. Whatever the messenger, the message is the same: “You need to read this book!”…
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Comparing 4 Bible Translations
[Note: This blog post is part of the Questions About Bible Translations Series.] Choosing a Bible translation can feel overwhelming. With so many options available, how do we know which one is best for reading, study, or sharing? The good news is this: God’s Word remains true and powerful, even when expressed through different translations.…
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Why Doesn’t the Bible Tell Us Everything?
Why doesn’t the Bible tell us more? Why doesn’t it give us every historical detail, every answer to life’s why, and every curiosity about heaven or how God works behind the scenes? Because that was never its purpose. The Bible wasn’t written to satisfy our curiosity. It was written to reveal our Savior. That’s the…
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What Does It Mean That the Bible Is Inerrant?
God does not lie. God does not make mistakes. God does not change. Because of these immutable facts, his Word is inerrant. When we say that the Bible is inerrant, we’re confessing that it is completely without error in everything it says—every doctrine, every detail, every promise. Inerrancy means that Scripture, in its original writings,…
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What Does It Mean That the Bible Is Inspired?
Inspired. It’s a word we often use for a moving speech or a beautiful work of art. But when we say that the Bible is inspired, we’re talking about something far deeper—something far more moving and beautiful. According to 2 Timothy 3:16, “All Scripture is God breathed and is useful for teaching, for rebuking, for…
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What Is the Bible?
What Is the Bible? It’s not a book of moral lessons as some people think. It’s not a compilation of human opinions about the divine. It’s not folklore or myth or merely historical literature. The Bible is the Word of God—every word, every page, every promise. In the clearest, most confessional sense, the Bible is…