Question #3: How do the biblical writers know what happened when they are writing 200 years later?

3. How do the biblical writers know what happened when they are writing 200 years later?

You may have heard from some biblical scholars that the books of the New Testament were written hundreds of years after the fact, but to be honest, these scholars have an agenda* to discredit the supernatural nature of the Scriptures and the God who gave them to us. The truth is, the Bible was written by eye-witnesses or those very close to the “action.” Not only that, but the authors were under the direction of God Himself (2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Pet. 1:20-21). The Bible is completely true and trustworthy.

*This agenda comes from mankind’s natural desire to run their own lives rather than submitting to God’s will. This desire leads to two false views. The first is “There is no God” so there is no one above me to tell me what to do. The second is “I am god” as in New Age beliefs or “I can control God” in which Bible readers pick and choose which scriptures are “true” thus making themselves the authority for truth rather than the Bible itself. So, even if you are an “educated Bible scholar,” if you want to remain in charge of your life you will find ways to discredit what the Bible is telling you to do!

4. Why confess my sin? What sin?