[ScienceisforFools]

Originally Posted by Pastor Ed Lowman

-One hears that the Bible is God's Word.
-One reads the Bible and finds that it says it is God's Word.
-One comes to experience the Bible and receives the Holy Spirit and confirms that it is God's Word.

How is that a circular argument?

We could change this...

-One hears that the Qur’an is Allah's Word.
-One reads the Qur’an and finds that it says it is Allah’s Word.
-One comes to experience the Qur’an and receives the Holy Spirit and confirms that it is Allah's Word

I'm sorry but how is "the bible is true because it says its true" not a circular argument?

You just perfectly illustrated circular logic, there. The problem is that you'll have to step outside of your own system of perceiving reality to see it, probably. First line is hearing a claim. Second line is observing where the claim comes from. Third line is a fallacious bare assertion, which cannot lead to the conclusion given, yet it does.