Proper epistemology for trusting Scripture: demonstrate Bible is from God, then trust it — rather than requiring external proof for every claim.

If you must prove every single thing in the Bible before trusting it, you are doubting it entirely and only believing what you can verify outside Scripture. Mike's approach: demonstrate the Bible is from God (through prophecy, resurrection evidence, etc.), then trust it as a whole. Extra-biblical verifications are valuable for building bridges to skeptics but are not the foundation of faith.