The Why of The Bible

Introduction and Purpose

I came across an article where the article’s writer communicated that his pastor was extremely discouraged.  The pastor’s son who had been Homeschooled through high school, memorized entire books of the Bible but could not answer the Why questions and became an atheist.  The author thought of his 12-year-old son and why he would not also reject the Bible.  The account went as follows:

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I sat down across from him.

“Caleb, why do you believe the Bible is true?”

He looked up, confused.

“Because… it’s God’s Word?”

“But how do you know it’s God’s Word?”

Blank stare.

“Because the Bible says so?”

My stomach dropped.

“And how do we know the Bible is right when it says that?”

His face went red.

“I don’t know, Dad. That’s just what we believe.”

Just what we believe.

Circular reasoning.

The exact trap that destroyed Daniel’s (Pastor’s son) faith the moment a professor questioned it.

I sat there watching my son – this kid who could recite Romans 8 from memory – completely unable to defend the most basic claim of Christianity.

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This impacted me in ways I had not expected.  What about my 4 grandchildren, how they would respond.  How am I impacting their lives so they can have the answers.  The issue comes down to how we as parents and grandparents are impacting our families and leaving a legacy for Jesus Christ so that they can stand in a world increasingly becoming more anti-Christian and humanistic. 

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I started researching the Bible’s “Why” and other questions that are not often taught in modern Christian churches.  This study has led to a greater understanding of the purpose of the Bible and opened my thoughts and Ideas to interconnect different realms of design.  A started pulling these thoughts together along with aspects from history, science and American culture and their relationship to God and the Bible into a new presentation.  This program is the most important thing I have developed over the last 24 years of my It’s Out of This World Truth ministry

The following two points are in the presentation’s introduction.

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  1. This presentation is to reason with parent and grandparents, the truth that is our children and grandchildren must not only have a grasp on Bible Memory, but also on how those scriptures:
    1. Transform their lives.
      1. Impact the world around them.
      1. Enable them to stand in the onslaught of a Secular and Humanistic culture.

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My heart and passion are to impact those who God brings into my life for eternity.  This includes families and individuals, children and grandparents so that they can leave a legacy that will be tracked into eternity.  This also includes you and your church.  Do not be deceived, Satan is after the children around you and wants to destroy your family.  This presentation is designed to interfere with his plans, to stand in the gap and status quo of our daily lives, to impact our culture of humanism and secularism with Biblical Truth. 

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If this description has sparked a concern in you for the children you impact please contact me at the following email address or use the contact page of this website. I would be happy to talk to you about doing this presentation for your church or organization.

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[email protected]

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To God be the Glory,

Gary Rheinheimer