Jesus Skeptic

“Can We Trust the Bible?”

Reflect on What You’ve Heard

1. Have you ever overreacted to something before you had gotten all the facts? Give an example.
2. Would you put yourself under the “childlike faith” category or “skeptic/informed faith”? Why?
3. Pastor John talked about 4 different sensational headlines that skeptics use about scripture; which one stuck out most to you? Why?
4. How does the Bible compare to other historical documents? What evidence to have that it is accurate?

Challenge: Do the Bible plan “God’s Crime Scene” by J. Warner Wallace on the YouVersion Bible App

Pray it Out

God, you continue to provide evidence and to equip me to be able to know that your truth is THE truth. You are so gracious and so wise! Thank you for being good to me, amen.

Key Scriptures

• “Let me now remind you, dear brothers and sisters, of the Good News I preached to you before. You welcomed it then, and you still stand firm in it. 2 It is this Good News that saves you if you continue to believe the message​ I told you—unless, of course, you believed something that was never true in the first place. 3 I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the​ Scriptures said. 4 He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said. 5 He was seen by Peter and then by the Twelve. 6 After that, he was seen by more than 500 of his followers at one​time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died. 7 Then he was seen by James and later by all the apostles. 8 Last of all, as though I had been born at the wrong time, I also saw him.” 1 Corinthians 15:1-8
• “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan for help? 2 Every day I call to you, my God, but you do not answer. Every night I lift my voice, but I find no relief. My life is poured out like​ water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax, melting within me. … 15 My strength has dried up like sunbaked clay. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have laid me in the dust and left me for dead. 16 My enemies surround me like a pack of dogs; an evil gang closes in on me. They have pierced my hands and feet 17 I can count all my bones. My enemies stare at me and gloat. 18 They divide my garments among themselves and throw dice for my clothing.” Psalm 22:1-2…15-18​​