The Word of God

The Canon of Scripture

The word canon is now used to refer to the complete list of the Bible’s God-inspired books. Although the original documents have been lost, we can be sure that the original words have been preserved in the copies we possess today.

The Bible Is the Word of God

Although we have faith that the Bible really is the Word of God, it is not a “blind” faith or a mere assumption. It is something we can know for certain.

Loving the Sure Word of God

We worship the God who inspired the Bible. So the Christian is in love with the Word of God. All God’s people are summoned to love this Word of God more and more, until they meet him whom they have met in its pages throughout their lives.

Faith and the Truth

The Christian faith is both reasonable and justified. The very language of the Hebrew Old Testament reveals that our faith is intrinsically linked to truth. It is founded firstly and primarily upon God’s consistent and reliable Word.

News About The Word of God

• News

  Is It a Sign of “Intellectual Humility, Boldness, and Rigor” to Compromise God’s Word?

  

  Dec. 27, 2021 from Ken Ham Blog

  William Lane Craig’s In Quest of the Historical Adam: A Biblical and Scientific Exploration won Christianity Today’s “Award of Merit” for 2022.

Articles About The Word of God

• From Noah to Martin Luther: Doors of Reformation

  

  Oct. 26, 2024

  This emphasis on Scripture and salvation, all for God’s glory, was the clarion call of the Reformation. A call for a return to truth and God’s grace.

• Magazine Department Article

  Trusting the Text

  

  July 14, 2024 from Answers Magazine

  Without the original texts of the Bible in our hands, how can we be sure our surviving copies don’t contain lots of mistakes?

• Magazine Article

  Truth & Love: Inseparable Virtues

  

  July 1, 2021 from Answers Magazine

  Biblical love compels us to share the truth.

• Semi-Technical In-Depth Article

  Adam, Jesus, and the Canon of Scripture

  

  Sept. 2, 2020 from Answers in Depth

  How would first-century Jewish people have viewed the ending of the Old Testament (Hebrew Scriptures)? Did they think it was a complete account?

• Magazine Department Article

  The Battle for Biblical Authority

  

  Feb. 9, 2020 from Answers Magazine

  AiG speaker Avery Foley is passionate about equipping Christians to stand on God’s Word.

• Magazine Article

  Truth Everyone Can See

  

  May 26, 2019 from Answers Magazine

  Scripture is so hard to understand. How can anyone be sure they understand it correctly?

• The Apostle Paul’s Use of Genesis 1–3 in Romans 1

  

  Oct. 9, 2018

  In Romans 1 Paul uses Genesis 1–3 in a specific way, applying it to the pagan cultures of his own day, which bears a resemblance to our Western culture now.

• Less Than 5% of Australian Freshmen Are Creationists

  

  Sept. 1, 2018

  An Australian secular humanist and anti-God professor, Michael Archer, has been polling first-year university students regarding their beliefs about origins.

• A Message that Inspires . . . and Infuriates

  

  Feb. 20, 2018 from Answers Update

  What makes the Creation Museum, Ark Encounter, and the message of AiG so powerful? And why are these two outreaches so inspiring to Christians and infuriating to atheists? Two words: biblical authority. You see, the core message of AiG is that all of God’s Word is true, from Genesis to Revelation!

• Research Paper

  God-Breathed Scripture & Sola Scriptura

  

  Oct. 10, 2017

  The belief in Sola Scriptura, that Scripture is the supreme and final authority in all things, was once held with conviction by Protestant Christians.

• How to Combat Biblical Illiteracy in the Church

  

  May 22, 2017

  People, sadly including many professing Christians, simply don’t know what the Bible teaches and often hold to unbiblical or even heretical beliefs.

• Help Us Start Something Big This Year

  

  March 5, 2017 from Letter from Ken

  I believe the Lord has raised up organizations like AiG to call the church back to the authority of the Word of God—calling for a new reformation.

• Book Chapter

  Appendix D: Institution Questionnaire

  

  Dec. 10, 2016 from Already Compromised

  This quick survey can be used to present to a pastor at a church or a Christian college to see if the institution really believes what the Scriptures say.

• Proclaiming the Most Vital Message in the Universe

  

  Oct. 28, 2016 from Letter from Ken

  The devil has been able to convince generations of people that the written Word cannot be trusted—particularly beginning with the book of Genesis.

• Book Chapter

  Welcome to the War

  Sept. 10, 2016 from Already Compromised

  The battle has now come home again, where many—if not almost all—of our Christian institutions of higher learning are turning out to be “already compromised.”

• The Enduring Authority of Scripture, Really?

  July 21, 2016

  The chapter “Science and Scripture” in The Enduring Authority of Christian Scriptures, edited by D. A. Carson, undermines the very purpose of the book.

• Is Nature the 67th Book of the Bible?

  

  April 4, 2016

  No matter how imaginative or intelligent a scientist is, they cannot know exactly what happened in history without a trustworthy eyewitness account.

• Magazine Department Article

  A Word Is Worth a Thousand Pictures

  

  March 20, 2016 from Answers Magazine

  The Creator’s visuals convey a valuable message we all need to hear. But to learn the lessons that matter most, nothing beats His words!

• Is the Meaning of Genesis Lost in the Ancient Near East?

  Aug. 19, 2015

  Most of us do not live the same way as the ancient Israelites. So, when we read Genesis, can we understand what was meant for the original audience?

• Magazine Department Article

  Daily Direction

  

  July 1, 2015 from Answers Magazine

  The Bible is our final authority in more areas than our beliefs.

• Biblical Authority and the Book of Genesis

  June 27, 2015

  If you can’t trust the Bible when it talks about geology, biology, and astronomy, then how can you trust the Bible when it talks about salvation?

• Idolatry of the Bible

  

  June 6, 2015

  Those who accept God’s clear words in Genesis as true history are often accused of worshipping the Bible and exalting it above Christ Himself.

• Are There 20 Commandments?

  March 2, 2015

  The Bible is inerrant, yet some have tried to state that the Bible erroneously records 20 commandments.

• Teach the Uncompromised Truth of Genesis in Church

  

  Jan. 9, 2015

  I have a real burden that Christian leaders will stand on God’s Word and equip people to defend the christian faith.

• Magazine Department Article

  Should I Leave My Church Over Creation?

  Jan. 1, 2015 from Answers Magazine

  Is your church is teaching serious error regarding origins?

• Magazine Article

  3. Unity of the Bible

  

  July 27, 2014 from Answers Magazine

  The Bible is unlike any other religious book. Despite 40 authors writing from three continents over nearly two thousand years, it maintains perfect consistency.

• The Bible Says or Paul Says?

  July 25, 2014

  People need to understand that the Bible is not just the word of men—but that it is, in truth the Word of the living God.

• The Preservation of the Bible

  May 25, 2014

  One of the most amazing testimonies to Scripture’s truth is its preservation over thousands of years despite sometimes intense efforts to destroy it.

• Magazine Department Article

  Where’s the Love?

  Feb. 9, 2014 from Answers Magazine

  Our confidence rests in the certainty of our starting points—the promises of God and the certainties of His Word.

• Magazine Department Article

  Becoming a Living, Breathing Bible

  April 1, 2012 from Answers Magazine

  Tom Meyer takes seriously the Bible’s command to hide Scripture in his heart (Psalm 119:11).

• Book Chapter

  The Verdict and Recommendations

  March 1, 2012 from Old-Earth Creationism on Trial

  It is time to stop compromising the clear words of God’s inspired Word and start trusting fully in what He said He did.

• The Battle of Bible Translation

  Feb. 25, 2012 from News to Know

  “. . . the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God” (1 John 4:14–15).

• The Bible: Library or Book?

  Aug. 27, 2011 from News to Know

  Galileo groans as he’s trotted out again.

• Feedback Article

  Were You There?

  July 15, 2011 from Feedback

  How can anyone know what happened in the beginning if none of us were there? Ken Ham, AiG–U.S., explains.

• An Israeli Algorithm Illuminates Biblical Authorship

  July 9, 2011 from News to Know

  An Israeli team of computer scientists has developed software to analyze literary authorship and applied their technique to the Bible. By analyzing literary styles and word choices, they tried to scientifically assess the authorship of portions of the Old Testament.

• Magazine Article

  “Let There Be Light”

  July 1, 2011 from Answers Magazine

  Throughout their writings about the Savior, the apostles referred to Genesis 1 as a certain historical fact that points to eternal spiritual truths

• Magazine Article

  2. Claims of Divine Authorship

  

  April 1, 2011 from Answers Magazine

  Not just the Bible’s authors but Jesus Christ Himself claimed that the Bible was God’s Word.

• The Canon of Scripture

  April 1, 2011

  Although the original documents have been lost, we can be sure that the original words have been preserved in the copies we possess today.

• Book Chapter

  Why 66?

  June 3, 2010 from The New Answers Book 2

  The Bible is composed of 66 books by 40 different writers over 1,500 years, yet it has one consistent storyline running all the way through, and it has just one ultimate author — God.

• Magazine Department Article

  10 Verses for Discouraged Teachers

  April 1, 2010 from Answers Magazine

  When the heaviness of discouragement begins to overtake us, it’s always good to review the words God has given us.

• Book Chapter

  What Is a Biblical Worldview?

  March 11, 2010 from The New Answers Book 2

  Recent generations have been brought up to see the Bible as a book that contains many interesting stories and religious teaching, but has no connection to reality.

• William Tyndale and the English Bible

  Feb. 14, 2010

  An excerpt from a forthcoming travel guide by Day One publications entitled Travel with William Tyndale by Brian H Edwards.

• Science and Biblical Authority

  Jan. 11, 2010 from Answers Update

  Why do Christians believe the Bible doesn’t serve as a foundation for biology, geology, and astronomy? Dr. Georgia Purdom, AiG–U.S., examines the issue.

• Magazine Article

  Why 66?

  

  Nov. 29, 2009 from Answers Magazine

  There are 66 books in the Bible. Taken together, these are known as the canon.

• Feedback Article

  Should Christians Put Aside Biblical Authority?

  July 31, 2009 from Feedback

  Did Paul, in the New Testament, instruct Christians to put aside biblical authority in order to reach the lost? Dr. Jason Lisle, AiG–U.S., shows why this is problematic.

• Feedback Article

  A Question of Authorship

  Feb. 13, 2009 from Feedback

  It’s a question almost everyone asks: how do we know the Bible is God’s Word? Dr. Jason Lisle, AiG–US, tackles this complex issue.

• Semi-Technical In-Depth Article

  A Look at the Canon

  Jan. 23, 2008 from Answers in Depth

  Some people who believe God doesn’t exist say that God’s Word shouldn’t be consulted to see if the Bible is from Him or not. But on what basis is such a claim valid?

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