[Alamo-Girl]

How do you know that the Bible was written by god and not some con artists trying to pull a scam.

Because the words of God come alive within me when I read them. They are not like the words of men.

If you have ears to hear, you will hear Him. If you do not have ears to hear, you will not hear Him.

For instance, the people in the following verse were physically hearing Christ but they could not spiritually hear Him:

Why do ye not understand my speech? [even] because ye cannot hear my word. – John 8:43

[Thales Miletus]

Because the words of God come alive within me when I read them.

This is very close to what the LDS people say to me when they come to my house.

Are you suggesting that I should believe because someone has a "burning in the bosom"?

I have read the bible cover to cover, several times, and it does not speak to me.