Trust in the Bible:
You can fully trust the Bible, God's written Word. Take a look at the evidence .......
What does the Bible say about itself?
The Bible says:
* "All scripture is given by inspiration of God" (2 Timothy 3:16).
* "Prophecy came not in old time by the will of man; but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost" (2 Peter 1:21).
Amazing Fact! The word "Bible" comes from the Greek term Biblia, which means "book." It takes about 70 hours, 40 minutes to read the entire Bible at an average reading speed.
* "Thy word is truth" (John 17:17).
The Bible claims to be entirely inspired by God and absolutely true, written by men guided by the Holy Ghost.
How did Jesus demonstrate confidence in Scripture?
The Bible says:
When tempted by the devil, Jesus responded, "It is written", and then quoted Scripture (Matthew 4:4,7,10). Jesus often quoted Scripture as the ultimate authority for the truth He was teaching.
Amazing Fact!
Joining an American flag and other item from earlier missions, a microfilm packet containing Genesis 1:1 in 16 languages was placed on the moon by Apollo 14 astronauts.
The Bible prophecies confirm the inspiration of Scripture!
The Bible says:
* "I am the Lord .... New things do I declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them" (Isaiah 42:8,9,).
Many precise Bible predictions of future events confirm the inspirations of Scripture as they come to pass. Consider just a few of the hundreds of examples of fulfilled Bible prophecies.
* In Daniel 2, 7, and 8, the Bible foretells with stunning accuracy the five primary world powers that would arise,
in their exact order. They are Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome, and the European divisions of Rome.
* The Bible foretold that after Babylon's destruction, it would never be inhabited again (Isaiah 13:19, 20; Jeremiah 51:37). (Former dictator of Iraq Saddam Hussein's grand goal was to rebuild the city, but he failed to do so before he was taken from power.)
* Daniel 9 precisely foretells the year of Jesus' baptism and death.
* God foretold that, after being dispensed throughout the Gentile world, the Jews would someday repossess Israel. (Luke 21:24).
Amazing Fact!
A director for the Standard Oil company happened to read Exodus 2:3, which records that the ark of bulrushes, that Moses' mother made to carry him, was "daubed with slime and with pitch".
The director reasoned that where there was pitch, or tar, there must be oil --- and if oil existed in Moses' time, it was probably still there. So he dispatched Charles Whitshott, a geologist and oil expert, to investigate. And sure enough, great deposits of oil were discovered.
Isn't the Bible just a collection of books by authors with different ideas?
Absolutely not! The Bible says:
* "All scripture is given by inspiration of God" (2 Timothy 3:16).
* On three continents,
* In three languages,
* Over a period of about 1,500 years,
* By about 40 different people with different educations, backgrounds, and professions (kings, shepherds, scientists, attorneys, a general, fishermen, priests, and a physician) .....
..... their teachings as a whole remain amazingly in harmony with one another. Talk about astounding! Even three witnesses of an accident often offer wildly contradicting versions of events. Yet the Bible reads as if written by one great mind.
Amazing Fact!
In spite of very stringent weight requirements, a full-sized Bible was standard equipment for every Pony Express rider!
What is the greatest evidence of the Bible's inspiration?
The Bible says:
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all things are become new" (2 Corinthians 5:17).
Millions have experienced changed lives when they chose to follow Jesus and obey Scripture.
The alcoholic becomes sober; the immoral, pure; the addicted, free; the profane, reverant; the fearful, courageous; and the rude, kind. These wonderful transformations constitue the most heartwarming evidence of the Bible's power and inspiration.
Amazing Fact!
An atheist was visiting an island whose natives were once cannibals. When he spotted an old man reading a Bible, he riduculed the old man for reading a book "full of myths and fables". The native smiled at him and said, "My friend, be grateful we do believe this Book. Otherwise, we would be serving you for dinner." The Bible really does change people!
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