How Can I Believe The Bible?

Not everyone believes in Jesus, and there is no reason why the lives of those people are any less that ones of those who do.

There are many artifacts that prove the scriptures in the Holy Bible. Visiting Jerusalem would open the eyes of many. However, the Lord explains in the Bible that faith is based on what one believes, not what one sees. The world today is in a "gotta see to believe" state. They say they believe in God, but if they don't have a relationship with God, believe in God's Word and in His Only Begotten Son Jesus Christ, how do they truly believe in the true God. When God Himself proclaims Jesus Christ as His One and Only Son who was God in the flesh and was born on this earth to die for all of our sin. Before I came to the truth about salvation and found my true Holy Father, I was also having a really hard time in the whole concept. I didn't read the Bible because it made me depressed. I felt that everyone was preaching to be perfect, and if you couldn't be perfect, you didn't have a chance. I was one who believed in God, and in Jesus, but didn't want to read the Bible, I doubted every time I would read it. So I eventually stopped reading it. When I found my true Heavenly Father through some experiences in my life that brought me to my knees, that spirit of doubt was replaced with God's love. I didn't understand how God could love me and all mankind so much that He would send His Son to die for me and carry the burden for me. All I had to do was believe in my Saviour Jesus Christ. And once I realized this, my salvation was complete. However, it didn't stop there. Although I was safe from that day forward, I was so heart felt for what God had done for me, I wanted nothing more than to give my heart and life to Him in return. Not because I had to, but because I owe that to Him. And as I searched and strive after God's own heart, to be like Him, I found the Bible to be the only source of truth there is. And there are still times when I have doubt, fear, and lots of other feelings. There are also times when I make mistakes and fail. But, my hope is in that one day my Lord will return for me, and I will no longer have to live in the presence of sin. I will be forever perfected. So yes, in my belief, your life should be #1 based on God and what God says is true, since He is the only Truth ever, and if you pray and form a relationship with God, search for the truth. That proves your faith. Your faith is perfected as you search for the true God and what He says and what He says is in the Bible.

Catholicism is not the root of christianity--so not. The catholic church and its doctrines and versions only had even started to came to fruition in/about the mid 4th to early 5th century. The concepts and propagation of christianity far pre-date both catholicism and islam. Yet Judaism is the oldest known religion based on the god we know also in christianity. Prior to Judaism, of course, there were religions as old as mankind itself, mostly based in paganism/paganistic/nature principles. Islam was born as a religion around the early 6th century. It is notable that islam includes as prophetical/messengers of God both Jesus and Abraham, as well as Mohammed.

Catholicism is far from the root of Christianity, but it DID bring about the modern face of Christianity we know today through their manipulation of what was included and omitted from the modern Bible.

The Dead Sea Scrolls are a prime example of Catholic censorship.