Why should you trust the Bible if you weren't raised believing it—or if you've heard that it's just a human book, full of contradictions, or too old to be relevant? A strong faith shouldn't depend on simply being told what to believe.

Pastor Angel Garcia III and Marlon Gutierrez explore why the Bible can be trusted, looking at its historical documents, eyewitness testimony, fulfilled prophecy, and claim to be God's Word. They also discuss how the Bible is meant to shape both how we see ourselves and how we understand the world around us.

You’ll Hear:

• Why believing the Bible simply because you were raised that way may not be enough when questions, suffering, and doubt come.

• How the Bible's many books, authors, languages, cultures, and centuries of history come together as one connected story.

• How ancient manuscripts, eyewitness testimony, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and archaeology are discussed as evidence for the Bible's historical reliability.

• Why the Bible should function both as a mirror that helps us examine our own lives and as glasses that shape how we see the world.

Someone who is new to following Jesus, wrestling with questions about the Bible, or wanting a faith built on more than simply being told what to believe will find this conversation especially helpful.

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