THE TRUTH
The Bible is the truth. The truth about the Bible is far from the prejudices and misconceptions of many lecturers and intellectuals. We have in the Bible, a miracle of God’s self-disclosure. It is the only  true written communication from God to humanity. In the Bible, the supernatural God speaks to human beings in a language we can understand.

The Bible is divinely inspired. Its messages include extraordinary and exclusive truth claims. It is intricately tied to history with hundreds of prophecies that have been fulfilled to the letter. The Bible is internally consistent despite being a collection of books that literally spanned centuries of uncoordinated compilation. The records of its documentation, preservation, interpretation and dissemination  through the centuries are nothing less than miraculous. We cannot begin to expand any of these amazing features of the Bible without exceeding the scope of our interest here.

THE BIBLE IS YOUR INTELLECTUAL FOUNDATION
As you begin your intellectual training, don’t lose sight of three critical facts about the Bible. First, it is the final authority in all matters about knowledge. Explanatory models stand and fall on the basis of their agreement with biblical truths. Secondly, the Bible is true. The truth of the Bible is absolute in every sense. Human beings and all creation were,  in history, what the Bible says they were. Human beings and all creation are, today, what the Bible says they are. They will, in future, be what the Bible says they will be. Thirdly, the truth of the Bible is sufficient for all your intellectual needs. The Bible is the dependable starting point for every area of study. It alone, is the ultimate validator of all answers and conclusions. It sets the absolute standard of truth, and corrects errors in ideas, theories and facts of every discipline of knowledge.

IMPLICATIONS FOR YOUR STUDIES
God has given you His authoritative and inerrant wisdom in the Bible to shape your thinking and perspectives. The Bible is the final and timeless guide in all matters of intellectual pursuit and practical wisdom. You cannot go far in Christ-honoring learning without complete submission to the axiomatic status of biblical principles.

Read Part 2 of this article: How to understand criticisms of the Bible in the classroom.