Is the Bible reliable? In this message, Pastor Brian C. Hughes tackles the real question head-on. First, with what the Bible claims about itself: “God-breathed” and useful to shape real lives (2 Timothy 3:16–17). Then he discusses what it doesn’t claim: it’s not a cheat code for customer service or treasure maps.
Then Brian walks us through three lines of credibility:
• Empirical: fulfilled prophecies and history that consistently align.
• Textual: unparalleled manuscript evidence and remarkable consistency across thousands of copies.
• Experience: a living Word that exposes hearts, lifts the humble, and tells the truth about flawed “heroes” so people like us can actually find grace.
Bottom line, the Bible is our authority for faith and the practice of faith, and it only changes you if you open it. Start a simple plan on the Bible app, read a chapter of Matthew a day, or dive into our Essentials of Faith resource. Come ready to be blessed, challenged, and formed through the pursuit of the God revealed in the pages of the Bible.
