The Four Tests That Changed How I Read the Bible
- Preacher
- J. Warner Wallace
- Tradition
- Apologetics
- Published
- Length
- 3:00
About this sermon
When people say, “The Bible is full of contradictions,” I hear the same thing I hear in a courtroom: “I don’t trust eyewitnesses.” 👀📖 In this clip, I explain why my default as a cold-case detective is to distrust every eyewitness—until I test them. Then I apply the same four investigative questions to the Gospels that I use on any case from the past: • Were they written early? • Are they corroborated by other evidence? • Have they been changed over time? • Were the writers motivated to lie? I also talk about why “differences” in accounts (like your kids describing the same party in four different ways) are not the same thing as contradictions—and why, if the Gospels pass the tests, you’re a fool not to trust them. 🕵️♂️⚖️ 👉 Watch more from Greg Laurie’s podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@greglaurie 📖 Get my book Cold-Case Christianity here: https://amzn.to/42XtJhu 👍 If this conversation is helpful, please LIKE the video, SUBSCRIBE, and turn on the notification bell so you don’t miss future content. 💬 Let me know in the comments: which “contradiction” in the Bible have you heard the most?
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