Why can some Bible truths only be believed if you are certain the Bible is the Word of God?
Certain Bible truths are so far beyond human comprehension that they can only be accepted by someone convinced the Bible is the Word of God. That conviction rests on evidence validating Scripture, making faith documented rather than blind, and enabling believers to take God at His Word.
Les explains that some biblical truths are so far beyond human comprehension that a person cannot believe them unless he is positive the Bible is the Word of God. He says there is enough evidence in Scripture to prove its validity, so his faith is not blind but documented. Faith, then, is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. Les notes that Paul deals in the realm of the believer, and the unbeliever cannot comprehend these things, but believers can understand that the worlds were framed by the Word of God; He spoke, and it came into being. Creation is still moving further and further, and God is infinite, so there is no outer shell on His creation. What is seen came out of nothing, not out of things that appear.