god according to the bible would ---not--- use text as a form of communication

The first thing I would like to point out is that God did not just use text. God reveals himself and communicates through many means including: Nature (Romans 1:20)Dreams and Revelation (Genesis 15:1, Acts 7)Audible Conversation (Exodus 3, Mark 1:11) Personal Experience (Psalm 34:8, 1 Peter 2:3, John 10:14)Most importantly: ChristGod came to us himself. Christians do not worship the Bible, they worship Jesus Christ. The reason we believe and elevate the Bible is because Jesus said that the Bible was his word to us. It's because of the endorsement of Jesus Christ that we believe the Bible to be God's. Therefore, God himself confirmed for us the Bible.We know Jesus Christ existed. The testimony of early secular historians confirms the existence of Christ. Tacitus 1st Century Roman Historian –“Greatest Historian of Ancient Rome” Christus put to death under Pontius Pilate in the reign of Tiberius. May also refer to the early churches belief in the resurrection. Suetonius – Secretary of Emperor Hadrian (117-138) Affirms Christians being expelled from Rome on account of their disturbances ‘at the instigation of Chrestus.’ (Christ)(Acts 18:2) Records Christians dying for their conviction of the resurrection. Thallus & Phlegon– Separate Eyewitness Accounts Confirmed the three hour darkness after Christ’s death. Pliny the Younger – Roman Administrator Wrote a letter to emperor Trajan about Christian executions. Reported that he was killing countless Christians for their beliefs. Reported that not a single Christian would betray his convictions and denounce the name of Jesus. Lucian – Greek Satirist from Samosata Spoke scornfully of Christ and Christians. Referenced the Crucifixion. Mara Bar-Serapion – Syrian Compared Jesus to Socrates and Protagoras, never doubting the fact that he existed. The testimony of early Jewish historians confirms the existence of Christ. The Babylonian Talmud Yeshu (Jesus) the Nazarene was hung. (Crucified) Crucifixion occurred on the eve of Passover. (John 19:14) Attests to Christ’s miracles and was a wise man/teacher. Details on the Virgin Birth Refers to Jesus as a bastard. Claims Mary ‘played the harlot with carpenters.’ (Joseph) Mary was a descendant of princes and governors. May refer to King David, she being married to Joseph. Jesus was “Near the Kingship.” May refer to decent from David. The teacher had disciples. Flavius Josephus – Pharisee and Jewish Historian (38–100+ AD) Confirmed Jesus lived and was crucified under Ponitus Pilate Affirmed that he performed miracles and a wise teacher. Christ had risen on the third day, and his disciples saw him. Called James the brother of Jesus. The testimony of early Christian historians confirms the existence of Christ. Christians paid their lives or suffered severe persecution for Christ. If their testimony was false, they had nothing to gain and all to lose. Portions of the New Testament are pieces written around 30-50 AD, existing before they were later used by the authors. Luke 24:34 Romans 1:3, 4 : Romans 4:24, 25 : Romans 10:9, 10 1 Corinthians 11:23–26 : 1 Corinthians 15:3–5 Philippians 2:6–11 1 Timothy 3:16 : 1 Timothy 6:13 : 2 Timothy 2:8 1 Peter 3:18 1 John 4:2 The Pre-New Testament creeds sometimes come from the words of Christ himself. All 27 New Testament books directly profess or assume the existence and divinity of Christ. Post-Apostolic Church Fathers and Theologians Clement – Bishop of the church of Rome in 1st Century Wrote of God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit and the Church. Ignatius – Bishop in Antioch in 1st Century Affirmed Jesus existed, was from David, the virgin child of Mary, was crucified, and rose again. Affirmed Jesus was both flesh and divine, and was baptized by John the Baptist. Quadrates – Bishop in Athens in 1st Century Taught that the miracles of Christ were obvious to seekers, and could be checked by anyone since they were done publicly with many witnesses. Affirmed men were raised from the dead when Christ died. Said many were still alive when Christ ascended. Other early Christians who wrote of Christ include: Aristides – Apologist and Philosopher in Athens - 2nd Century Justin Martyr – “Greatest Christian Apologist” – 2nd Century Hegesippus – Writer – 1st Century The testimony of miscellaneous writings confirms the existence of Christ. Emperor Trajan – Wrote to Pliny the Younger on how to treat Christians. Macrobius – Affirms Augustus Caesar had babies killed in Bethlehem. Emperor Marcus Aurelius – Describes roman fighting with Christians. Juvenal & Seneca – Both refer to Nero’s torture of Christians for their faith. Hierocles – Refers to Jesus, Peter and Paul as sorcerers. Ignoring all 27 accounts of Christ in the New Testament, we can still piece together the life of Christ from secular sources. Do not make hte mistake of assuming simply because a source is Christian, however, that it is no longer valuable. These people believed what they said. They believed is so much in fact that they all died miserable deaths because of it. Despite this, we do not know of a single Apostle of Christ who broke and gave up this apparent conspiracy.Alright, so we know that Christ was a real person, and that he claimed to be God. Now let's look at the text that he subscribed to. Manuscripts: The Bible has more manuscripts attributed to it than any other historical document. There are over 25,000 manuscripts in partial or in whole. The most recent manuscripts date to only 200 years after the original writings. We have more than 36,000 quotes of scripture by church fathers in 2nd and 3rd century. In short, there are enough quotes to reconstruct the New Testament from nothing. (1-5)I want to look at one specific set of manuscripts though. The Dead Sea Scrolls. Some of these items date back to 300 B.C., well before the time of Christ. When compared to our Bible today, there is about a 95% consistency rate. The Bible we have today is the same Bible that existed before Jesus. (At least the Old Testament) (6-8)If one were to study the methods by which men copied the word of God, we would understand why we have such accuracies. There was a no error policy when rewriting copies. We can rest assured, knowing that our Bible is God's Bible.ConclusionIf you think about it, text was the best method of communication God has ever used. God performed miracles, he destroyed nations, he spoke to people verbally...all these things. God even came to Earth himself as a man. Ultimately the only thing we can observe today is text. There is no way for us to revisit Christ, or to reobserve the miracles he performed. Text is the only trancendant method of communication. This isn't simple oral transmission that can be lost like a game of telephone, this is documentation. We know that the Bible Jesus Christ endorsed is the Bible we have today. If we know this, there is no issue in the use of text. If we know this is what God really intended for us, there is absolutely nothing wrong with the use of text.(1) - http://www.icr.org...(2) - https://en.wikipedia.org...(3) - https://en.wikipedia.org...(4) - http://www.newadvent.org...(5) - http://www.provethebible.net...(6) - https://en.wikipedia.org...(7) - http://www.deadseascrolls.org.il...(8) - https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org...