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2. WHY WE BELIEVE IN THE BIBLE AS GOD’S WORD 1 Peter 3:15 and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:” The King James Version, (Cambridge: Cambridge) 1769.

3. 3 THE BIBLE IS A WONDERFUL BOOK Highly esteemed by many...Highly esteemed by many... Dwight Eisenhower“The Bible is endorsed by the ages. Our civilization is built upon its words. In no other book is there such a collection of inspired wisdom, reality, and hope.”- Dwight Eisenhower “The New Testament is the very best book that ever was or ever will be known in the world.”- Charles Dickens We are not ashamed to confess our own faith in the Bible... As the Word of God 2 Tim. 3:16-17Written by men, who were inspired by the Spirit of God - cf. 2 Tim. 3:16-17 But, what evidences are there to believe that the Bible is inspired of God?

4. 4 THE UNIFORMITY OF THE BIBLE THE BIBLE IS A COLLECTION OF 66 BOOKS...THE BIBLE IS A COLLECTION OF 66 BOOKS... Written over: A period of 1600 years ; Over A span of 40 generations Written by approx. 40 authors from every walk of life; e.g.: Moses, a political leader trained in the universities of Egypt Peter, a fisherman Amos, a herdsman Joshua, a military general Nehemiah, a cup bearer to a king Daniel, a prime minister Luke, a physician Solomon, a king Matthew, a tax collector Paul, a tentmaker and rabbi

5. 5 THE UNIFORMITY OF THE BIBLE Written in different places Moses in the wilderness ; Jeremiah in a dungeon ; Daniel on a hillside and in a palace ; Paul inside prison walls ; Luke while traveling ; John in exile on the isle of Patmos Others in the rigors of military campaign Written at different times and during different moods David in times of war, Solomon in times of peace Some writing from the heights of joy, others from the depths of sorrow and despair Written on three continents, and in three languages Asia, Africa, Europe Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek Which subject matter includes hundreds of controversial topics The origin of man & the universe The nature of God The nature of sin & man’s redemption

6. 6 THE UNIFORMITY OF THE BIBLE YET THERE IS HARMONY AND CONTINUITY...YET THERE IS HARMONY AND CONTINUITY... Geisler and Nix“The Paradise Lost of Genesis becomes the Paradise Regained of Revelation. Whereas the gate to the tree of life is closed in Genesis, it is opened forevermore in Revelation.” - Geisler and Nix Compare the continuity of the Bible with any other such writings of man Imagine what you would have if you just took ten authors... From one walk of life, one generation, one place, one time, one mood, one continent, one language, Speaking on one controversial subject: You would have a conglomeration of ideas, not harmony! The reason for the unity of the Bible? 2 Pet. 1:20-21The writers were all inspired by the same God - cf. 2 Pet. 1:20-21 Providing evidence that the Bible is the Word of God

7. 7 THE SCIENTIFIC FOREKNOWLEDGE OF THE BIBLE THE NATURE OF THIS ARGUMENT...THE NATURE OF THIS ARGUMENT... In the Bible there are scientific truths that... Were unknown by man with all his wisdom and resources Are stated as facts hundreds of years before their discovery by men The writers of the Bible could have known these facts only through inspiration of God A FEW EXAMPLES... Isa 40:22The roundness of the earth - Isa 40:22 Job 26:7The suspension of the earth in space - Job 26:7 Psa 8:8The currents in the seas - Psa 8:8 Job 38:16The springs in the seas - Job 38:16 Acts 17:26All nations of one blood - Acts 17:26

8. 8 THE SCIENTIFIC FOREKNOWLEDGE OF THE BIBLE Scientific Fact Or Principle Date of Discovery Biblical Location Both man and women posses seed of life 17 th Century Gen 3:15 & 22:18 There is a place void of stars in the North 19 th Century Job 26:7 The earth is held in place by invisible forces 1650 Job 26:7 Taxonomical classifications of matter 1735 Genesis 1 The earth is round 15 th Century Isa. 40:22 Day and Night occur simultaneously on earth 15 th Century Luke 17:31 Certain animals carry diseases harmful to man 16 th Century Lev. 11

9. 9 THE SCIENTIFIC FOREKNOWLEDGE OF THE BIBLE Scientific Fact Or Principle Date of Discovery Biblical Location Early Diagnosis of Leprosy 17 th Century Lev. 13 Quarantine as Disease Control 17 th Century Lev. 13 Blood is necessary for survival of life 19 th Century Lev. 17:11 Oceans have natural paths in them 1854 Psa. 8:8 Earth was in nebular form initially 1911 Gen. 1:2 Most seaworthy ship design is 30:5:3 ratio 1860 Gen. 6 Light is a particle (has mass, a photon) 1932 Job 38:19

10. 10 THE SCIENTIFIC FOREKNOWLEDGE OF THE BIBLE Scientific Fact Or Principle Date of Discovery Biblical Location Radio Astronomy (stars give off signals) 1945 Job 28:7 Oceans contain fresh water springs 1920 Job 38:15 Snow has a material value 1905, 1966 Job 38:22 Infinite number of stars 1940 Gen. 15:5 Dust is important to survival 1935 Isa. 40:12 Hubert Spencer’s 5 scientific principles 1820 Gen. 1:1 Air has weight 16 th Century Job 28:25

11. 11 THE SCIENTIFIC FOREKNOWLEDGE OF THE BIBLE Fact Or Principle Believed in Day of Biblical Writer Biblical Location Fact as stated in the Bible Disease and Spirits reside in blood – To cure Patient bleed Lev 17:11-14 Blood is essential to Life Male has baby in him – Women = The incubator Gen 3:15 ; 22:18 Both Male and Female posses “seed of Life” Raw blood was used as a beverage Lev. 17:12, 14 Eating blood of animals was forbidden No restrictions on eating a dead animal Lev. 17:15 Don’t eat a animal that died naturally No isolation of diseased Lev 13 - 15 Quarantine of certain diseases

12. 12 THE SCIENTIFIC FOREKNOWLEDGE OF THE BIBLE Fact Or Principle Believed in the Day of Biblical Writer Biblical Location Fact as stated in the Bible God throws lightning bolts Jer. 10:13; 51:16 Lightning is produced naturally Men have different origins Acts 17:26 All men are of the same blood God pours water on land continuously Eccl. 1:7 ; Job 36:27-28 The water Cycle No change possible in animals Gen. 3:14 Animals can be changed (mutated) Human waste left on the ground Deut 23:12-14 Human waste to be buried Earth is flat Isa. 40:22 ; Prov 8:27 ; Luke 17:34 Earth is round thus day and night taking place

13. 13 THE SCIENTIFIC FOREKNOWLEDGE OF THE BIBLE Fact Or Principle Believed in the Day of Biblical Writer Biblical LocationFact as stated in the Bible Each Continent was autonomous (until 1970) Gen 1:9 ; Gen 10:25 The continents have floated from a single original land mass Most thought man was created first Gen 1:11-28 The Creation Sequence Age of different objects are different Gen 1:1 The age of everything in creation is at most 24 hours different Attempts to number the astronomical bodies went on until 1932 Gen 15:5 ; Jer 33:22 Space and Stars are too large to be measured or numbered THE QUESTION = HOW DID THE BIBLICAL WRITERS KNOW THIS?

14. 14 THE FULFILLED PROPHECIES IN THE BIBLE THE NATURE OF THIS ARGUMENT...THE NATURE OF THIS ARGUMENT... Prophecies in the Old Testament foretold events in detail that were beyond the scope of human speculation How did the writers do it? They attributed it to God! Isa 41:21-24; 42:8- 9; 46:8-11And God declared that such evidence was a proof of His existence and superiority over men and all heathen gods - Isa 41:21-24; 42:8- 9; 46:8-11 A FEW EXAMPLES... Isa 13:17-22The fall of Babylon, written two hundred years before it occurred - Isa 13:17-22 Isa 19:1-4The fall of Egypt, that it would be destroyed more by civil war than by outside forces - Isa 19:1-4 Zep 2:13-15The fall of Nineveh, with its utter desolation - Zep 2:13-15 Ezek 26:1-5The fall of Tyre, with its becoming a place for the spreading of nests - Ezek 26:1-5

15. 15 ASTOUNDING EVIDENCE FOR THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE BIBLE In the book “I believe because…” Batsell Barret Baxter introduced Mr Henry O. Taylor a Mathematician who suggests the odds which support the Bible to be genuine.In the book “I believe because…” Batsell Barret Baxter introduced Mr Henry O. Taylor a Mathematician who suggests the odds which support the Bible to be genuine. Mr Taylor suggests that the odds of just 25 Old Testament prophecies concerning the Messiah being fulfilled in one person are fixed at a one chance out of a thousand trillion (1/1,000,000,000,000,000)Mr Taylor suggests that the odds of just 25 Old Testament prophecies concerning the Messiah being fulfilled in one person are fixed at a one chance out of a thousand trillion (1/1,000,000,000,000,000) The equation to support the Bible as truth with regard to the fulfillment of prophecies given in some cases over eight centuries before Jesus ever lived are:The equation to support the Bible as truth with regard to the fulfillment of prophecies given in some cases over eight centuries before Jesus ever lived are: Surmising that this to be a 1 in 5 probability of one prophecy being fulfilled by one particular man is – (n) being 25 and (p) being 1/5 = (1/) 25 or one out of one thousand trillion.Surmising that this to be a 1 in 5 probability of one prophecy being fulfilled by one particular man is – (n) being 25 and (p) being 1/5 = (1/) 25 or one out of one thousand trillion.

16. 16 THE IMPACT OF THE BIBLE ON CIVILIZATION...ON CIVILIZATION... The Bible has had a great impact On art, music, and literature On education, judicial systems, and even science Some related quotes Franklin Roosevelt“We cannot read the history of our rise and development as a nation, without reckoning with the place the Bible has occupied in shaping the advances of the Republic.” - Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman“The fundamental basis of this nation’s laws was given to Moses on the Mount. The fundamental basis of our Bill of Rights comes from the teachings we get from Exodus and Saint Matthew, from Isaiah and Saint Paul.” - Harry Truman Benjamin Harrison“If you take out of your statutes, your constitution, your family life all that is taken from the Sacred Book, what would there be left to bind society together?” - Benjamin Harrison

17. 17 THE IMPACT OF THE BIBLE ON INDIVIDUAL LIVES...ON INDIVIDUAL LIVES... It has transformed the lives of millions of people It has motivated them to be missionaries and martyrs It has made them better spouses, parents, friends, neighbors, workers Psa 19:7-11Countless people would agree with the words of David - cf. Psa 19:7-11 Some related quotes: John Quincy Adams“So great is my veneration for the Bible that the earlier my children begin to read it the more confident will be my hope that they will prove useful citizens of their country and respectable members of society. I have for many years made it a practice to read through the Bible once every year.” - John Quincy Adams

18. 18 THE IMPACT OF THE BIBLE Robert E. Lee“In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength.” - Robert E. Lee Daniel Webster“If there is anything in my thoughts or style to commend, the credit is due to my parents for instilling in me an early love of the Scriptures. If we abide by the principles taught in the Bible, our country will go on prospering and to prosper; but if we and our posterity neglect its instructions and authority, no man can tell how sudden a catastrophe may overwhelm us and bury all our glory in profound obscurity.” - Daniel Webster

19. 19 LAST EVE I PASSED BESIDE A BLACKSMITH’S DOOR AND HEARD THE ANVIL RING THE VESPER CHIME: WHEN LOOKING IN, I SAW UPON THE FLOOR OLD HAMMERS WORN WITH BEATING YEARS OF TIME. “HOW MANY ANVILS HAVE YOU HAD, I SAID, TO WEAR AND BATTER ALL THESE HAMMERS SO?” “JUST ONE, SAID HE; THE SAID WITH TWINKLING EYE, THE ANVIL WEARS THE HAMMERS OUT, YOU KNOW” AND SO I THOUGHT THE ANVIL OF GOD’S WORD FOR AGES SKEPTICS BLOWS HAVE BEAT UPON: YET, THOUGH THE NOISE OF FALLING BLOWS WAS HEARD THE ANVIL IS UNHARMED – THE HAMMERS GONE! THE BIBLE

20. 20 In Conclusion… The evidence for the Bible as the Word of God is both objective and subjective... The objective evidence includes its unity, foreknowledge, and fulfilled prophecies. The subjective evidence is seen in its impact on our lives and the world in which we live. Do we really believe in and appreciate the Bible as the word of God...? Abraham Lincoln“I believe the Bible is the best gift God has ever given to man. All the good from the Saviour of the world is communicated to us through this book.” - Abraham Lincoln Ronald Reagan“Within the covers of this one single book, the Bible, are all the answers to all the problems we face today. If only we would read it and believe.” - Ronald Reagan

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