How Do We Know What Books Should Be in the Bible? (Apologetics for Teens Part 11)

How did the books that are in our Bibles today end up being included in the Bible? Who made that decision? How did they know which books should be included in the Bible? How do we know that they made the right decisions? The question of which books should be in the Bible is really just a question of which messages are truly messages from God. As was discussed in previous videos, we know that messages are from God by observing the ability of those who have such messages to do miracles. But can we really trust miracles? Some will object that miracles are impossible, that miracle claims are all fakes, and that we don't see miracles today. They might conclude, like David Hume did, that you should never believe a miracle claim. However, upon closer examination, these objections fail to disprove the usefulness of miracles to confirm messages from God.

For the video Adam mentioned around 54:45 that explains why Satan cannot do miracles, see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83y9ygKurQM

To see the details about the fulfilled prophecies in Daniel 9 and Isaiah 53 that Adam mentioned, see Part 7 of this series here: https://youtu.be/5FA5GL2myno?si=LiLmXJ8M-wsaxrfG&t=1130

To watch the debate with Dan Barker that Adam mentions around 59:30, see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H32WynQMke0

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0:00 Which Books Should Be in the Bible?
3:46 The Miracle Test Helps Us Know
8:40 Is the Bible Full of Miracles?
13:34 Primary Argument that the Bible Is from God
17:00 Objection #1: Miracles Are Impossible
24:14 Objection #2: All Miracles Are Fakes or Mistakes
29:35 Objection #3: You Can't Use the Bible to Prove the Bible
35:55 Objection #4: David Hume's Argument Against Miracles
54:25 Objection #5: We Don't See Miracles Today