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The Creation Declares The Truth
Paul highlights the fact that we have no excuse for our unbelief because God has given us the evidence of his unimaginable power in the creation of the universe. And yet human beings still refuse to believe the evidence and try to find alternative explanations. Even the internationally renowned scientist Stephen Hawking avowed that there was no need for God to light the blue touch paper to start the creation because the universe was capable of creating itself and there is even the possibility of multiverses.
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The Written Word of God
The Bible is the Spirit-inspired Word of God consisting of the Old Testament (Jewish Tanakh) and New Testament consisting of the Gospels, The Acts of the Apostles and Letters. It is the record of God's dealings with the world since its creation and how he chose to have a relationship with the human beings he created.
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
It has the ability to change lives by showing us our need to repent of our sin in the eyes of a holy God and how God promises to forgive our sins and fill us with his Holy Spirit, when we put our trust in Jesus Christ's death on the cross and resurrection from the dead so we might have eternal life with him in heaven. It is why the psalmist says:
Psalm 119:105 Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
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Jesus Christ: The Truth & Living Word of God
Jesus quoted large parts of the Old Testament as the inspired Word of God and said he had come to fulfill God's Law, not abolish it.
In John 14:6 Jesus claimed to be the truth of God. If we want to know the truth, we need to come to him and he will set us free from all sin, falsehood and bondages of every kind (John 8:31-32).