We have seen that there is no other collection of books like the Bible.

• It was written by people from contrasting backgrounds over a time period of hundreds of years
• It has a “ring of truth”
• There are over 500,000 links of ideas spread throughout all the books
• These links of ideas all combine to give a consistent message
• This message tells us that:
  • We were created by a totally reliable power greater than us
  • Our Creator asks for respect for His message, but allows people to reject it
  • God is concerned enough about people to have arranged a plan offering us life after death
  • God asks us to reflect His care in our lives
  • Knowing that we have a caring God gives us confidence in a future life after death
  • There is no life after death for those who are not interested in God’s plan
  • Those who die “in Christ” will be raised from the dead when Jesus Christ returns to the earth
  • Those who are raised from the dead will be involved in a worldwide kingdom on earth
  • We can have a part in God’s plan by believing that God will do what he has promised and then being baptized