The Necessity of Inspiration for the Historical Books, my Muslim Friend

Objection:

The historical books, such as the Gospel of Christ according to Matthew and the Acts of the Apostles, could be written without inspiration. It would not harm Christianity if these were like any other literature.

Response:

The historical books of Scripture were written through divine inspiration. Reading from both the Old and New Testament is of spiritual merit. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 says, "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,  so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work."
Jesus Himself quoted from these books; this shows us that He regarded them as divinely inspired and trustworthy.

The aim of the historical books is not only to show us a record of the experience of godly men and women but also to reveal the grace of God to us. The pages of Holy Writ reflect God's love and care for us, His kindness and greatness, His angels and the themes they long to understand, such as redemption.

God gave us the historical books to function as a double-edged sword, exposing the secrets of the human heart and soul. These annals contain the history of the world before it was populated and provide us with knowledge of the unseen world.

These writings indicate that angels take part in the lives of believers on earth and that they will do likewise in heaven. Writers, theologians, poets, philosophers and sages did not describe angels, but the Bible tells us that they are in heaven and on earth, worshiping God in His presence, serving men on earth and helping believers in hardships. The Bible describe the work of angels, as it relates to mercy and judgement and from them we know that angels will accompany Jesus Christ at His second coming from heaven on the Day of Judgement, gathering believers from all around the earth.

The Bible reveal the role of Christ in the Old Testament sacrifices, the exodus from Egypt, the pillar of fire, the manna, and the rock from which Moses provided water for the children of Israel (1 Corinthians 10:4).

Thus we can see that secular historical books bear no resemblance to the historical holy books. The Bible necessitate divine inspiration in matters that are beyond the ability of human beings to explain, such as the creation of the world and all it contains, the Final Judgement and the shrouded mysteries of the human heart. Divine inspiration is also essential in describing Christ-His characteristics, merits, love sacrifice, death, resurrection and grace.

It is indispensable that the historical books of the Bible be inspired, for human beings are fallible and often fall into error.

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My Muslim friend, the coming of the Righteous Judge

The Lord Jesus told us, in Chapter 14 of the book of John that He will come back again, to reward everyone according to his work: the believer will inherit heaven and the sinner will be in the fire of hell. Then the prophet of Islam came to confirm that fact when he said: "As soon as the last hour comes, the Son of Mary will come back as the Righteous Judge (of the living and the dead)."

Who is really the final Judge of the living and the dead? Who is the Righteous Judge? Mohammad told us, that Christ will come again to judge the world, but he did not tell us how He will be coming back; simply because the Bible told us how. The Bible tells us that the coming of the Judge:

Jude 1:14 says, "Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them: “See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones"

Then, the Lord gave a frightening description of that day in Matthew 24:29-31.
Matthew 24:29-31 says, "Immediately after the distress of those day“‘the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’ Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

The statement quoted above goes hand in hand with the statement made by Christ, to His disciples, as He declared to them that He is the Judge of the world in John 5:22. 

John 5:22 says, "Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son."

Then, the Judge tells us, on what basis He will use to judge the world in John 12:48.

John 12:48 says, "There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them at the last day."

In other words, every person that has accepted Christ as personal Savior and obeyed His Word becomes one of Christ's saints; and all those who have rejected Him, and refused to accept His call, to become His followers, they will confront a frightening judgement, ending in the fire of hell. 

Matthew 13:40-42 says: "As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

The most important question, at this time, is: Where do you think, you will spend your eternity? But please remember, without that Righteous Judge on your side, your fate will be miserable. But He who paid your debt to redeem you with the grand Sacrifice, of Himself, He is ready to give you the privilege of becoming a child of God.

John 1:12 says, "Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God."

Now then, if you want to guarantee your eternity, you should believe on Christ, today.