Is Our Faith Blind The Top 10 Reasons the Bible is True

The Top 10 Reasons the Bible is True Is Our Faith Blind The Top 10 Reasons the Bible is True 10. Manuscript Evidence

Bible vs. Ancient Documents Number of Copies That Exist Today Author When Written Earliest Copy Time Span Till First Copy Number of Copies That Exist Today Pliny the Younger 61-113 AD 850 AD 750 Years 7

Bible vs. Ancient Documents Number of Copies That Exist Today Author When Written Earliest Copy Time Span Till First Copy Number of Copies That Exist Today Pliny the Younger 61-113 AD 850 AD 750 Years 7 Caesar 100-44 BC 900 AD 1,000 Years 10

Bible vs. Ancient Documents Number of Copies That Exist Today Author When Written Earliest Copy Time Span Till First Copy Number of Copies That Exist Today Pliny the Younger 61-113 AD 850 AD 750 Years 7 Caesar 100-44 BC 900 AD 1,000 Years 10 Plato 427-347 BC 1,200 Years Aristotle 384-322 BC 1100 AD 1,400 Years 37

Bible vs. Ancient Documents Number of Copies That Exist Today Author When Written Earliest Copy Time Span Till First Copy Number of Copies That Exist Today Pliny the Younger 61-113 AD 850 AD 750 Years 7 Caesar 100-44 BC 900 AD 1,000 Years 10 Plato 427-347 BC 1,200 Years Aristotle 384-322 BC 1100 AD 1,400 Years 37 Sophocles 496-406 BC 1000 AD 193 Euripides 480-406 BC 1,500 Years 9 Catallus 54 BC 1550 AD 1,600 Years 3

Bible vs. Ancient Documents Number of Copies That Exist Today Author When Written Earliest Copy Time Span Till First Copy Number of Copies That Exist Today Pliny the Younger 61-113 AD 850 AD 750 Years 7 Caesar 100-44 BC 900 AD 1,000 Years 10 Plato 427-347 BC 1,200 Years Aristotle 384-322 BC 1100 AD 1,400 Years 37 Sophocles 496-406 BC 1000 AD 193 Euripides 480-406 BC 1,500 Years 9 Catallus 54 BC 1550 AD 1,600 Years 3 New Testament 48 AD 130 AD 80 Years 24,630

9. Archaeological Evidence Is Our Faith Blind The Top 10 Reasons the Bible is True 9. Archaeological Evidence 10. Manuscript Evidence

9. Archaeological Evidence Is Our Faith Blind 9. Archaeological Evidence 2 Samuel Discovered in the Ancient City of Dan Dates to mid-800’s BC (1994)

9. Archaeological Evidence Is Our Faith Blind 9. Archaeological Evidence Matt 27 John 18 Discovered in Caesarea Dates to First Century (1961)

9. Archaeological Evidence Is Our Faith Blind 9. Archaeological Evidence 2 Kings 20 2 Chron 32 Hezekiah’s Tunnel Discovered in Jerusalem Dates to 8th Century BC (1838)

9. Archaeological Evidence Is Our Faith Blind 9. Archaeological Evidence 2 Kings 20 2 Chron 32 Hezekiah’s Tunnel Discovered in Jerusalem Dates to 8th Century BC (1838)

9. Archaeological Evidence Is Our Faith Blind 9. Archaeological Evidence 2 Kings 20 2 Chron 32 Hezekiah’s Tunnel Discovered in Jerusalem Dates to 8th Century BC (1838)

9. Archaeological Evidence Is Our Faith Blind 9. Archaeological Evidence 2 Kings 20 2 Chron 32 John 9:7 Hezekiah’s Tunnel / Pool of Siloam Discovered in Jerusalem Dates to 8th Century BC (1838)

The Top 10 Reasons the Bible is True Is Our Faith Blind The Top 10 Reasons the Bible is True 8. Eyewitness Accounts 10. Manuscript Evidence 9. Archaeological Evidence

Is Our Faith Blind 8. Eyewitness Accounts “We did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.” -- 2 Peter 1:16

the glory of the One and Only.” Is Our Faith Blind 8. Eyewitness Accounts “We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only.” -- John 1:14b

Is Our Faith Blind 8. Eyewitness Accounts “Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word.” -- Luke 1:1-2

Is Our Faith Blind 8. Eyewitness Accounts “For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day, according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve.

Is Our Faith Blind 8. Eyewitness Accounts After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, through some have fallen asleep. Then, he appeared to James, than to all the apostles, and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.” -- Luke 1:1-2

7. Corroborating Accounts Is Our Faith Blind The Top 10 Reasons the Bible is True 7. Corroborating Accounts 10. Manuscript Evidence 9. Archaeological Evidence 8. Eyewitness Accounts

7. Corroborating Accounts Letters from Pilate to Caesar Is Our Faith Blind 7. Corroborating Accounts Josephus Blaise Pascal Pliny the Younger Letters from Pilate to Caesar

The Top 10 Reasons the Bible is True Is Our Faith Blind The Top 10 Reasons the Bible is True 6. Literary Consistency 10. Manuscript Evidence 9. Archaeological Evidence 8. Eyewitness Accounts 7. Corroborating Accounts

5. Prophetic Consistency Is Our Faith Blind The Top 10 Reasons the Bible is True 5. Prophetic Consistency 10. Manuscript Evidence 9. Archaeological Evidence 8. Eyewitness Accounts 7. Corroborating Accounts 6. Literary Consistency

5. Prophetic Consistency 353 Fulfilled in the First Coming of Jesus Is Our Faith Blind 5. Prophetic Consistency 353 Fulfilled in the First Coming of Jesus

5. Prophetic Consistency 353 Fulfilled in the First Coming of Jesus Is Our Faith Blind 5. Prophetic Consistency 353 Fulfilled in the First Coming of Jesus “All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, haking their heads: ‘He trusts in the Lord; let the Lord rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him.’” -- Psalm 22:7-8

5. Prophetic Consistency 353 Fulfilled in the First Coming of Jesus Is Our Faith Blind 5. Prophetic Consistency 353 Fulfilled in the First Coming of Jesus “But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.” -- Isaiah 53:5

5. Prophetic Consistency 353 Fulfilled in the First Coming of Jesus Is Our Faith Blind 5. Prophetic Consistency 353 Fulfilled in the First Coming of Jesus “Even my close friend, whom I trusted, he who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.” -- Psalm 41:9

Is Our Faith Blind 5. Prophetic Consistency 353 Fulfilled in the First Coming of Jesus “They have pierced my hands and my feet.” -- Psalm 22:16

5. Prophetic Consistency 353 Fulfilled in the First Coming of Jesus Is Our Faith Blind 5. Prophetic Consistency 353 Fulfilled in the First Coming of Jesus “Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.” -- Isaiah 53:12

5. Prophetic Consistency 353 Fulfilled in the First Coming of Jesus Is Our Faith Blind 5. Prophetic Consistency 353 Fulfilled in the First Coming of Jesus “They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.” -- Zechariah 12:10

Is Our Faith Blind 5. Prophetic Consistency 353 Fulfilled in the First Coming of Jesus “They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.” -- Psalm 22:18

Is Our Faith Blind 5. Prophetic Consistency 353 Fulfilled in the First Coming of Jesus MIT Calculates Odds of Jesus Fulfilling 8 Prophecies 1 in 100 Trillion 48 Prophecies = 1 in 10 to the 157th Power

The Top 10 Reasons the Bible is True Is Our Faith Blind The Top 10 Reasons the Bible is True 4. Scientific Proofs 10. Manuscript Evidence 9. Archaeological Evidence 8. Eyewitness Accounts 7. Corroborating Accounts 6. Literary Consistency 5. Prophetic Consistency

Jeremiah 33:22 (Written 2,500 Years Ago) Is Our Faith Blind 4. Scientific Proofs Stars Jeremiah 33:22 (Written 2,500 Years Ago) “As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured.” Science Used to Think: 1,100

Is Our Faith Blind 4. Scientific Proofs Life in the Blood Leviticus 17:11 (Written 3,000 Years Ago) “For the life of the flesh is in the blood.” Up until 120 years ago, sick people were “bled,” and many died because of this practice.

Is Our Faith Blind 4. Scientific Proofs Wash in Running Water Leviticus 15:13 (Written 3,000 Years Ago) “[He shall] bathe his flesh in running water, and shall he be clean.” Up until 100 years ago, doctors washed their hands in a basin of still water – killing multitudes.

The Top 10 Reasons the Bible is True Is Our Faith Blind The Top 10 Reasons the Bible is True 3. Global Influence 10. Manuscript Evidence 9. Archaeological Evidence 8. Eyewitness Accounts 7. Corroborating Accounts 6. Literary Consistency 5. Prophetic Consistency 4. Scientific Proofs

(Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith) Is Our Faith Blind 3. Global Influence “Christianity is responsible for a disproportionately large number of the humanitarian advances in the history of civilization – in education, medicine, law, the fine arts, working for human rights and even in the natural sciences. …” -- Craig L. Blomberb (Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith)

2. All Creation Testifies Is Our Faith Blind The Top 10 Reasons the Bible is True 2. All Creation Testifies 10. Manuscript Evidence 9. Archaeological Evidence 8. Eyewitness Accounts 7. Corroborating Accounts 6. Literary Consistency 5. Prophetic Consistency 4. Scientific Proofs 3. Global Influence

2. All Creation Testifies Is Our Faith Blind 2. All Creation Testifies “Since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities –

2. All Creation Testifies Is Our Faith Blind 2. All Creation Testifies his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, being understood for what has been made, so that men are without excuse.” -- Romans 1:19-20

2. All Creation Testifies (The Origin of Species) Is Our Faith Blind 2. All Creation Testifies “To suppose that the eye … could have been formed by natural selection, seems, I confess, absurd in the highest degree.” -- Charles Darwin (The Origin of Species)

The Top 10 Reasons the Bible is True Is Our Faith Blind The Top 10 Reasons the Bible is True 1. Changed Lives 10. Manuscript Evidence 9. Archaeological Evidence 8. Eyewitness Accounts 7. Corroborating Accounts 6. Literary Consistency 5. Prophetic Consistency 4. Scientific Proofs 3. Global Influence 2. All Creation Testifies

“For we are God’s workmanship [masterpiece], created in Christ Jesus.” Is Our Faith Blind 1. Changed Lives “For we are God’s workmanship [masterpiece], created in Christ Jesus.” -- Ephesians 2:10

The Top 10 Reasons the Bible is True Is Our Faith Blind The Top 10 Reasons the Bible is True 10. Manuscript Evidence 9. Archaeological Evidence 8. Eyewitness Accounts 7. Corroborating Accounts 6. Literary Consistency 5. Prophetic Consistency 4. Scientific Proofs 3. Global Influence 2. All Creation Testifies 1. Changed Lives