like no other book (2012-03-12)

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Like No Other Book

What does the Bible say,

and can we believe it?


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The Bible is made up of 66 different books,

written over a period of 1500 years by more than

40 authors, and each book completely agrees

with every other book. It is always true and has

never been proven wrong. It is the most amazing

book ever written.

At one point, a follower of Jesus said to Him,

Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words

of eternal life. Since Jesus is God and He hasthe words of eternal life, it would be very

important for each of us to find out what those

words are.

The Bible claims to be the Word of God, so

shouldnt you try to find out what it says, and to

know if it is true? This booklet wants to help you

answer both of those questions. Why dont youtake the time to read it and find out for yourself?

Downloadable copies of this tract may be found at . . .LikeNoOtherBook.blogspot.comCopies may be freely made and distributed.


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Like No Other Book

The Bible claims to be inspired by God orGod breathed. That means that even

though men were used to write down the

Bible, God is actually the author. Its kind of

like if you were to paint a picture, you woulduse a paint brush to paint with. In the sameway, God used men to write the Bible.

Now thats a pretty bold claim. How canwe know if its true or not? Well, in the Bibleare some great proofs that it is in fact from

God. One way that the Bible proves itself isthat it contains many scientific facts that

were written thousands of years beforepeople ever understood them. Lets look at

two of them.

Scientific Facts in the Bible

3500 years ago, the author of the book of

Job spoke of the earth floating in spacewhen he wrote that [God] . . . hangs the


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earth on nothing. At

that time, it wasbelieved that the earth

sat on the back of a

large animal. Science

didnt discover that theearth hung upon nothing until 1650.

In Genesis 6, God gave Noah the

measurements for the 1.5 million cubic footark he was to build. In

1609, a Dutch ship was

built after that same

pattern (30:5:3), whichtotally changed ship-building. By the year

1900 every large ship on the high seascopied the shape of the ark.

These truths prove beyond a reasonable

doubt that the Bible is a supernatural book. These scientific facts and other convincing evidence canbe found in Ray Comforts book, Scientific Facts in the Bible,or go to www.evidencebible.com.


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How else could the writers have known

these scientific facts thousands of yearsbefore man would understand them? Dont

you think you should look at the other truth

claims of the Bible?

Worthy of WorshipWell, the best place to start is in the

beginning. The very first verse in the Bible

says, In the beginning, God . . . Before anyof this makes any sense, we have tounderstand that there is a God, and that as

our creator, He deserves our worship.Romans 1:19-20 says, For what can be

known about God is plain to [us], becauseGod has shown it to [us]. For His [unseen

characteristics], namely, His eternal powerand divine nature, have been clearly

[understood], ever since the creation of the

world, in the things that have been made.So [we] are without excuse.


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Of all the things that God created, do you

know what His favorite is? Its people like

you and me. The Bible says that God lovesHis people very much. He loves them morethan we could even imagine.

Gods love for His people is so great thatHe wants them to become a part of His

family and be His children. The Bible tells usthat no one is born into Gods family. But, in

the book of John, chapter 1 verse 12, theBible tells us that we can be adopted into

Gods family. It says that, as many as

received Him, to them He gave the right tobecome children of God


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Gods Righteous Requirement

A very important question to ask is, Howcan I become a child of God? Before

answering that, you need to know why

youre not already a child of God. The short

answer is a little three-letter word calledSIN. Now you may be asking, What issin? Excellent question! The Bible says that

its called sin when we disobey Gods law,the Ten Commandments (1 John 3:4). Now

you may be saying to yourself, Im good.Ive never broken Gods Ten

Commandments. Well let me just ask you afew questions to see if thats true, to see if

you really are a good person.


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1) Have you ever told a lie? Maybe there

was a time when you didnt tell the truth toyour parents or a teacher. That would be

breaking the 9th Commandment which says

do not lie.

2) Have you always obeyed everything yourparents told you to do . . . the very firsttime? Have you always been respectful to

them, even when they were not looking? Ifnot, youve broken the 5th Commandment

which says, Honor your father and mother.

3) Have you ever taken something thatwasnt yours, without asking, like someone

elses candy or a toy? If so, youve broken

the 8th Commandment which says, Do not

steal.

4) Have you always loved God more thananything else? If not, that would be breaking

the 1st Commandment in which God says,You shall have no other Gods before Me.


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5) Have you ever hated anyone? The Bible

says that, Everyone who hates his brotheris a murderer, (1 John 3:15) because God

is not only concerned about our actions, but

our heart as well. That would be breaking

the 6th Commandment which says, Do notmurder.

The Knowledge of Sin

So how are you doing? Keep in mind thatweve only looked at five of the TenCommandments. Maybe youre thinking,At least I havent broken all the

Commandments. Ive only broken one. That

means Im ok, right? Actually, the Biblesays that, Whoever keeps the whole law


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and yet stumbles in one point, he has

become guilty of all (James 2:10).

So what does this mean for me? What

does the Bible say will happen to peoplewho break Gods law? If we break manslaw, there is a penalty to pay. Similarly,

when we break Gods law, we must also

pay a penalty. According to the Bible, thepenalty is that we will be sent to a place the

Bible calls Hell. Hell is the place of

punishment reserved for the Devil, his evilangels, and all those who have disobeyedGods law. Now, you might have already

figured out what the Bible says about who

has disobeyed Gods law. Is there anyone


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who is good enough to keep all of Gods

commandments? It says that, No one isgood except God alone, (Mark 10:18) and

every person that has ever lived, except

One, has disobeyed Gods law. Therefore,

we all deserve to go to hell and face Godspunishment.

Fear of God

Now I know all that sounds scary, butthats actually helpful. The Bible says thatthe fear of God is the beginning of

knowledge and wisdom (Proverbs 1:7 andProverbs 9:10). Its that fear that causes usto seek out Gods answer to our problem.

When we try to find Gods answer to our

sin problem and the punishment we shouldget, it leads us back to our original question,

How can I become a child of God? The

reason that answering this question will helpus is because the Bible says that God loves


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His children and wants to give good things

to them (Matthew 7:11).

What better gift could God give to us than

forgiving our disobedience and saving usfrom the punishment we deserve?

The Good News

Remember how I said that there was oneperson that never disobeyed God? That one

person was Jesus Christ. Now He wasnt

just any person. The Bible tells us thatJesus was really God born into a mansbody (Matthew 1:20-23, John 1:1-18). TheBible says that the reason Jesus came into

our world was to glorify God by saving Hispeople from the punishment they deserve.


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God made Him who had no sin to be sinfor us, so that in Him we might becomethe righteousness of God.

2 Corinthians 5:21

The Bible also says in Romans chapter 5verse 8 that, God demonstrates (shows)

His own love toward us, in that while wewere yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Jesus came to earth, lived a perfect and


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sinless life, and then died on the cross and

took the punishment in the place of all thosewho would repent and put their faith in Hissacrificial death. Therefore, they can be

forgiven and freed from the penalty owed to

God, because Jesus paid it in full with Hisown lifes blood. The Bible tells us that weknow that Jesus is God and can forgive our

sins because He was raised from the deadon the third day (Romans 1:4).

Repentance and FaithThe Bible says that the payment Jesus

made with His death was to take away the

wrath of God the Father from His people.However, the Bible also says that not


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everyone will receive the benefit of Jesus

payment. In order to receive Gods

forgiveness for disobeying, the Bible saysyou must repent and believe the gospel

(Mark 1:15).

In order to repent you must:(1) stop sinning on purpose

(2) agree that you were wrong(3) admit to God that you disobeyed(4) turn away from your sin

(5) obey God more each day(6) keep repenting for the rest of your life

Then, to believe the gospel, you must

believe that Jesus Christ is the only way toreceive forgiveness and eternal life. The


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Bible says in Acts 4:12 that salvation is

found in no one else but Jesus, For there is

no other name under heaven given amongmen by which we must be saved. You need

to understand that Jesus was God in a

human body, and He lived a perfect lifewithout ever disobeying God the Father.You need to understand that when Jesus

died on the cross, God punished Him in the

place of sinful people, and His death wasthe full payment owed to God for theirdisobedience. You must also understand

that Jesus rose from the dead and provedHe was the Son of God. Finally, you must

trust that Jesus alone can save you

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