A chapter taken from Confident: Why we can trust the Bible by Michael Ovey and Daniel Strange, published by Christian Focus Publications and used with their kind permission.
Ideas for further thought and discussion
These are the discussion questions at the end of the chapter in the book (used with permission):
Most of us have to cope with people who disagree with us at times and who tell us we’ve done something unethical and wrong.
Does it shock you when others disagree with you like this?
How do you, and how should you, handle it?
Does it surprise you when God disagrees with you?
When were you last aware of God disagreeing with you over a course of action?
How do you, and how should you, handle it when God disagrees with you?
Below is an interview with one of the authors about confidence in the Bible.
Primer 