1. “Can We Trust The Bible?”
SEVEN REASONS

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

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

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

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

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

7. The Bibliographic Test
Author
When Written
Earliest Copy
Time Span
Number of Copies
Caesar BC
900 AD
1000 years 10
Tacitus
100 AD
1100 AD
1000years 20
Suetonius AD
950 AD
800 years 8
Herodotus BC
1300 years
Aristotle BC
1400 years 49
The New Testament Scriptures AD
125 AD (fragment)
3rd/4th Century
Full Copies
25 years (fragment)
years Full Copies
24,000

8. 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

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

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