Can you honestly prove, with 100% certainty, that the Bible is true? Well no, sometimes you have to have faith.

It is very unusual for people to have an “Open Mind,” on any topic. I’d probably say it is impossible. Sure, minds can be changed but it usually comes down to arguing, not just the initial idea, but the presuppositions that people believe.

The reason we got involved in the controversy surrounding The Davinci Code, was it allowed us to talk about what people believe. In a world whose media bombards us with secular beliefs, claiming that they are facts, it is important for Christians to do what Paul did in Athens, and become apologists for the Gospel.

On our Discuss Davinci Code blog, we talk about facts and what people believe, not only about The Davinci Code book, but about the Bible.

For example:

â€? Test everything. Hold on to the goodâ€? again from The Bible. My point is The Bible has not been proven to be the 100% truth and so the above quote can not be proven to be 100%. In other words it is having faith in a quote that comes from a book that you have faith in. Don’t know if that makes sense but can’t think of another way to put it. – Chris (England)

Emmzee, a TruthMedia intern responded,

Chris, the thing is, most of the things we cannot be proven to be 100% truth, depending on how much “proof� you need. Let’s take a look at this fictional dialogue:

Fred: I have a brother named Jim.
Skeptic: I don’t believe you.
Fred: Ummm … why would I lie?
Skeptic: I don’t know. Maybe you’re crazy. You made the claim. Prove it.
Fred: Well … I have a picture of him in my wallet. Here, look. See it says “Fred & Bob June 2005″ on the back.
Skeptic: That could be anyone. How do I know it’s your brother?
Fred: But here’s one of us when we’re kids too …
Skeptic: Buh. That could be your cousin, not your brother. Or maybe your parents were just good friends. Besides pictures can be edited; I know how to use Photoshop and could make a picture like that in an hour.
Fred: Okay, what if I arranged a meeting, where you could meet him for yourself?
Skeptic: This “Jim� as you call him could just be lying. Or he could be crazy too.
Fred: But we have the same last name! And we look the same!
Skeptic: Could just be coincidence that your last name is the same. Or you could have changed it, it’s easy to change a person’s name. You could have just styled your hair, etc to make yourselves look similar, and/or had plastic surgery.
Fred: Argh!!! Okay what if we had a DNA test done? That would prove it!
Skeptic: Those tests could be faked. What if this “Jim� guy is a scientist? He could fake them himself. Or what if he’s a master forger? Or he could just bribe someone to fake them. There could be a whole conspiracy behind this!
Fred: You’re an idiot.

Of course this is a somewhat frivolous example. But it demonstrates that everyone believes things we can’t prove 100% and that we are quite right to do so The evidence in the article I posted above indicates that the Bible has been reliably transmitted to us (it suggests it is 99% accurate with regards to the original manuscripts). This should at least to consider its claims seriously.

These two comments were #150 and #151 on the article, “Did da Vinci paint Mary Magdalene in The Last Supper?”

It’s amazing how a conversation can get to the underlying issue. Honestly, does it matter what Leonardo painted? Of course not! What matters is whether the Bible is the foundation for what we believe.