“Can We Trust The Bible?” SEVEN REASONS

1. The Bible’s Personal Claims Human or Divine? 2 Timothy 3:14 - 4:5 2 Peter 1:16-21 and 3:14-16 with Matt.4:4 Accurate Eyewitness Records? 1 John 1:1-4 John 20:24-25, 28-31 Luke 1:1-4 and Acts 1:1-3

2. The Bible’s Protected Text Unity in Diversity Textual Preservation

3. The Bible’s Proven Accuracy Historical Accuracy Scientific Accuracy

4. The Bible’s Primary Popularity The ALL TIME, Number One, ‘Best Seller’ Facts and Figures Most Translated

5. The Bible’s Persuasive Integrity External Evidence Test Internal Evidence Test Bibliographic Test

The Bibliographic Test Author When Written Earliest Copy Time Span Number of Copies Caesar 100-44 BC 900 AD 1000 years 10 Tacitus 100 AD 1100 AD 1000years 20 Suetonius 75-160 AD 950 AD 800 years 8 Herodotus 480-425 BC 1300 years Aristotle 384-322 BC 1400 years 49 The New Testament Scriptures 45-100 AD 125 AD (fragment) 3rd/4th Century Full Copies 25 years (fragment) 200-300 years Full Copies 24,000

6. The Bible’s Prophetic Dimension 'Can We Trust The Bible' (10.30am Sun.23rd June 2019) A Supernatural Book A Statistically Astounding Book A Staggeringly Persuasive Book Dr Clive G Burnard, Regional Minister, Yorkshire Baptist Association

7. The Bible’s Power to Change Lives Impact on Individuals Impact on Societies Impact on Culture and Countries

‘Trusting’ the Bible (and living it out) ‘Transforms’ Our Lives… FAITH in the ‘Word’