Much is being made in the media about an ancient Mayan prediction that the world will end in December 2012, that being the alleged end of 12 cycles of time called b’ak’tun.
Much is being made in the media about an ancient Mayan prediction that the world will end in December 2012, that being the alleged end of 12 cycles of time called b’ak’tun.
Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven. Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his: And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him. I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king’s matter.
Daniel 2:19-23 (King James Version)
I thought this article by missionary David Cloud was excellent, and wanted to share it with you…
The individual must accept that the Bible is the Word of God by faith, for “without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him” (Hebrews 11:6).
At the same time, Bible faith is not a blind leap into the dark. It is confidence in a believable Record that God has given, for “faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10:17). The writers of the Bible explain to us that they were not delivering cunningly devised fables but an inspired record based on “many infallible proofs” (Acts 1:3; 2 Peter 1:16).
Following are some of the objective, time-proven reasons why we can have complete confidence in the Bible:
“Must everything in our world be predigested? Does the Bible have to be reduced to pablum? I refuse to believe that modern man, who has split the atom and is exploring space, is unable to cope with the grandeur and glory of the King James Version.”
(Winston Churchill, quoted in Is Our English Bible Inspired?)
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