Discussion Jumpstarter
Study leader reference - not a definitive answer
Question 8
He emphasizes Bible statistics (most read, most translated, most banned) and then says that doesn’t prove inspiration but gives the Bible the “first and rightful claim” to be considered God’s Word; what would it require for you to stop “playing games” (his phrase) and actually investigate Scripture like your eternity depends on it?
Another way to ask: If the Bible deserves serious attention, what would it look like for you to stop avoiding it and really study it like your eternity matters? What step would you take first?
Discussion Jumpstarter
Direct Answer
Based on the speaker’s rebuke, stopping “playing games” would at least mean reading and seriously examining the Bible—treating it as the logical starting point for investigating God—rather than claiming you’ve “investigated” while ignoring the very book that claims to be God’s communication. It also means approaching it with urgency because the decision affects eternity.
- He lists its uniqueness: Bible is “the most widely read book in the world,” and in history.
- Printed “between five and seven billion” copies.
- Most translated: complete Bible in “724 languages,” New Testament in “1,617 languages.”
- Most banned: people risk their lives “to possess it…to translate it…to give it to other people.”
- He clarifies: these facts “don’t…prove the Bible as God’s word,” but mean “everyone…should at least read.”
- He says if you haven’t read it but claim you investigated God, “you’re only kidding yourself…You’re just playing games.”