Question:
What can be done to help convince these people (those who do not believe that the Bible is the Word of God) of the authority of the Bible? What can be done for the Jewish person who accepts only part of the Bible? or the person of a different religion that believes in a different God?

Answer:
I remember asking that question to someone not too long ago and they pointed me to Hebrews 4:12: “For the Word of God is quick [living], and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” 1 Peter 1:23 says that the Lord uses His Word to work in a person’s heart so that they will be saved. We need to keep using the Word when we are talking to people even if they don’t believe it. The Word is POWERFUL and it can work in someone’s heart even though we may not see any outward effects of it.

It’s easy to get into arguments with those who like to reason everything out. Every truth that we have is ours because we received it by faith. “Without faith it is impossible to please God” (Hebrews 11:6). We cannot reason anything out. If we try to keep our conversations with these people centered around our Lord Jesus, instead of focusing on a particular religion, many times the arguments cease. They need to realize that we do not believe in a religion, we believe in a real Person who died for us and is now alive in heaven. No other religion can claim that truth. I believe there are many examples where a Jew has been saved through reading the Old Testament. The book of Isaiah contains the gospel in chapter 53 and elsewhere. The Psalms speak often of Jesus in chapters 22, 40, 69, 102 and other places. We can use the Old Testament to show them the Saviour. What these people (and all people) need is to see their need as a sinner, confess their sin, and receive Jesus as the One who died for them. It is not a question of religion but of a relationship. God can and does use His Word to convict people of their need, even if they say that they don’t believe in the Bible. I hope this helps a little.