How can church leaders help people in their churches to have confidence in the Bible as the authoritative word of God?

In this episode of In:Dependence, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC IEC Head of National Ministries) is joined by former pastor and FIEC President Brian Edwards to discuss how we can have confidence in the authority of the Bible, and how we can teach and encourage other believers to have that same confidence.

00:00 - Introduction
02:32 - The inerrant and authoritative word of God
05:10 - The Bible's self-authentication
08:40 - The Bible's historical accuracy
13:33 - Through the British Museum with the Bible
17:14 - The Bible as an eye-witness account
22:23 - Helping people interpret the Bible correctly
29:35 - Resources for more on biblical authority

You can watch a video of this episode and get more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website.

Resources mentioned in this episode

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