Would you mind if I post this on my blog. Do you know the peace and blessing that comes from living its supernatural, life-transforming message? I’m pelting all my non believing friends with 101 examples of science found in scripture.. before man even knew what science is.
Just realized you refer to the Living Bible as a “thought for thought” translation. The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls thoroughly discredits the charge that the original Old Testament has been lost because of numerous copies and translations. The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John (Matt. All Rights Reserved. Spirituality cannot be tested or objectively proven. - "It was once claimed there was no Assyrian king named Sargon as recorded in Isaiah 20:1, because this name was not known in any other record.
People would flock to buy it, and the author would have a cult following. (Isaiah 55:10-11), Is The Bible True? In the New Testament, John writes, "Your word is truth" (John 17:17, NIV). Great blog post! The Bible has a different track record. God bless you, Lisa Q.
It’s not some game of “phone tag” where one person says something to the next person and down the line the message gets completely changed. Hi Bill! 100 Bible Verses about Trustworthiness Colossians 3:9-10 ESV / 148 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. The events that happened in Jesus’ ministry are easy to remember, and his disciples learned them well.
There are, of course, many good reasons to believe that the Bible is indeed a trustworthy document. Arthur W. Pink, a Bible historian, writes: Turn to ancient sources, including early church leaders.
Comparison with Old Testament manuscripts of a thousand years later shows little or no variation between them. But recently an Assyrian stone tablet dating from the ninth century B.C. The last group of people we would expect to find the empty tomb was the first group to whom God looked and used: women.
Mark - Jesus as a servant We can trust that the Bible is true because they included this small but magnificent detail.
The Bible's authors wrote as they were inspired by the Holy Spirit. At least, in my humble opinion. 3. Luke - Jesus as the perfect man
It must be trustworthy or else God himself is a liar.
Both believed and preached the Word of God without questioning it as God's inspired truth. - "The discovery of the Ebla archive in northern Syria in the 1970s has shown the biblical writings about the Patriarchs to be viable. Saint Gregory the Great (A.D. 540-604), known for his great influence on shaping the doctrine, organization, and rules of discipline of the early church wrote: "Most superfluous it is to inquire who wrote these things.
Discoveries indicate that a number of Babylonian documents describe the same flood. Now many might think God is a lie. Through these scribes and other events, God has preserved His Word through the centuries. Scholars also consider if the document is misquoting texts from the Hebrew Bible, is making claims about geography that were incorrect, if the author appears to be hiding information or if the author has made up a certain prophecy. We have evidence, but it’s not the ‘scientific kind’ that some demand. Here are a few examples: The last king of Babylon was Nabonidus according to recorded history.
The way you explained the different translations “word for word, vs thought for thought” makes it easier to understand than the academic language. One of the many questions raised when I doubted my faith was, “Why do I trust the Bible?” I didn’t know much about the biblical authors other than their names and their occupations. Nonetheless, the Bible is highly suspect to many today. I won't mention the name of the first man, but the second man is my longtime friend Dr. Billy Graham, whom God has used to touch the lives of millions of people around the world.
But like the doctrine of the Trinity, it is a truth nevertheless taught in Scripture. One amazing example of the Bible's unity is the comparison of the four Gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. I would of course inform my readers LisaQ wrote it and refer to your blog as well. What we know about ANY history is written down; so, we must examine ancient documents to see if they’re valid historical facts. These scrolls contain most of the Old Testament, and the entire book of Isaiah, which is 97-99% accurate when compared word-for word to today’s versions.
Oh, and be careful how you “pelt” your friends! They often wrote on Papyrus, and scrolls were damaged or simply aged and thus, needed to be copied. And she also predicted that Russia would beat the United States to the moon. That prophet has spoken on his own and need not be feared" (Deuteronomy 18:21-22). Some of us don’t want to hear that we might be doing things in our lives that are not what God wants of us. Bible scholars use the oldest manuscript copies we have and translate directly from those. 3.
One of the biggest misunderstandingsis how we know if we have the right version, since there is such a variety in translations. That’s another great place to start in being able to trust the Bible, and it’s more than we can say for any other ancient text in the world. The Indestructibility of the Bible
Now I have somewhere to point them. In this chapter and the next, we'll examine the supernatural nature of the Bible, how every word contained within its pages is Holy Spirit inspired, fully true, and worthy of your trust. Why You Can Trust Your English Bible Greg Gilbert. It can be trusted implicitly. And if it’s true, then it forces a person to look at their lives under the light of how God says a person should be living. has been found by a group of archaeologists in northern Israel.
The verses you looked up are just a sampling of all the prophecies that have been fulfilled since the Bible was written. 2. It is the anchor of my soul. Ten of these letters are simply a matter of spelling, which does not affect the sense. I totally agree that much skepticism is rooted in a lack of spiritual discernment. ", - The most documented biblical event is the worldwide flood described in Genesis 6-9. Here, we will consider some objections to the accuracy and reliability of the Bible to help you make a more informed decision about whether or not the Bible is trustworthy. demonstrate that the personal names in the Patriarchal accounts are genuine."
"Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.". Archaeological evidence backing up the historicity of the Bible. Dead Sea Scrolls – show Old Testament was also copied precisely. I have friends who doubt the veracity and integrity of the scriptures. Furthermore, this word is supported by the LXX and IQ Is (one of the Isaiah scrolls found in the Dead Sea caves). These are just some of the amazing scientific and archeological facts contained in the Bible, facts now supported by prominent scientists. Roughly two thousand of those have been fulfilled with remarkable precision. I just wanted others who may be reading these comments to know why I’m defending the historicity of the New Testament documents, despite what non-believing people claim to the contrary. People had long life spans before the flood and shorter life spans after the flood. An interesting story about this persecution involves the Roman emperor Diocletian. Privacy Policy.
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5:16) for reading the handwriting on the wall, the highest available position." Read it slowly, frequently, prayerfully. You will not find the word inerrancy in the Bible. Four more letters are minor stylistic changes, such as conjunctions. Okay, so we know the Gospels have a TON of manuscript evidence, they were written early, and have no variants in them that affect any major doctrine. What comes up is a myriad of skepticism about the reliability of the Bible.
Hi Karl! . Matthew - Jesus as the king Yes, the Word of God. 1:9.)
It’s a compilation of more than five-dozen different books. - "Another king who was in doubt was Belshazzar, king of Babylon, named in Daniel 5. Further reasoning would demonstrate that the trustworthiness of the Bible is not only literary but also factual.
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