This is Part One of a series on the question: “Is the Bible the Word of God?”
 People say, “I believe the Bible is the Word of God.” However, do they realize what they are saying? For example, what do they mean by “the Bible?” Do they mean the Bible they hold in their hands? Or, do they mean the so-called “original manuscripts?” The problem with the “original manuscripts” is they were never compiled into “one Book” called “the Holy Bible.” By the time the canon was settled concerning the 66 books we have in our Bible, the original manuscripts had all perished. All that was left was copies of copies.
 There are only four possible positions when it comes to the Bible:
1. The Bible is the Word of God. (This is the Bible believer's position.)
2. The Bible contains the Word of God. Or, stated another way: The Bible was the Word of God at one time, but errors have crept in. (This is the neo-orthodox position.)
3. The Bible is not the Word of God at all. (This is the atheistic position.)
4. I don’t know if the Bible is the Word of God or not, but I willing to investigate it’s reliability. (This is the honest agnostic’s position.)
 Everyone reading this falls under one of these categories. Which one do you believe? Think carefully before you answer. There are serious implications to each one.
 In Part Two, I will begin a closer examination of these four positions to see which one holds up under deductive reasoning.
 Stay tuned...