Most people today have lost the skill of memorization. I blame Steve Jobs… The truth is that we have outsourced our memory to our phones. We are not forced to recall anything, and therefore we do not train ourselves to remember.
The Bible itself is self-authenticating. Because truth is never outdated, neither is the Bible. Here are some guiding principles when trying to understand its meaning.
How can we be sure the Bible is true? Is the Bible like a fairy-tale, a good story to read that takes us out of reality? Or is it a story that takes us to ultimate reality?