Oh yes, the Bible is book of great power and meaning to all the humans on earth. It is a book that can be understood to a great deal but never fully mastered. That is because, it is of God Himself! God is in control and rules the universe. God gave the Bible to this world. It is a message from a power and being not of the earth. Praise God for His Bible.
In our previous installments we set forth the argument for the inspiration and the glorious mystery of the Bible. Here it is again:
If the Bible fully claims to be the book of God, exhibits complete and
total historical accuracy from Genesis to Revelation, and if, it
exhibits total scientific accuracy, (that is, when it speaks of anything
related to Science, it always speaks in total accuracy), is free of
all errors and mistakes of any form, possess a remarkable unity, has a
world view that is true and unique to the age of the writings (Bible),
contains within its pages predictions about the future that would be
impossible for humans to know and that had clear and precise
fulfillments (predictive prophecy), has a presentation of reality in
life that is unique, true, and unknown to the times in which the books
were written, and has other demonstrations that prove it is a book of
divine (supernatural) origins, then it is indeed, THE WORD OF GOD.
The Bible does exhibit claims to be the book of God, exhibits complete and total historical accuracy from Genesis to Revelation, it exhibits total scientific accuracy, (that is, when it speaks of anything related to Science, it always speaks in total accuracy), is free of all errors and mistakes of any form, possess a remarkable unity, has a world view that is true and unique to the age of the writings (Bible), contains within its pages, predictions about the future that would be impossible for humans to know and that had clear and precise fulfillments (predictive prophecy), has a presentation of reality in life that is unique, true, and unknown to the times in which the books were written, and has other demonstrations that prove it is a book of divine (supernatural) origins.
Therefore, the Holy Bible is most certainly, the Word of God!
Now we turn attention to the amazing, historical accuracy of the Bible. The historical accuracy is absolutely amazing. The Bible from Genesis to Revelation is absolutely accurate in all historical details. It was written by 40 different men (guided by the Holy Spirit) over a period of some 1600 years. It spans many centuries and elements of time. I moves through one civilization after another, many of which are long since dissolved into dust. Such is the glory of the Bible as it moves through the earth and time.
Great books on the historical accuracy of the Bible have been written and here are a few of them.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Archaeology-Bible-James-Hoffmeier/dp/0745952267/ref=pd_sim_b_8
http://books.google.com/books/about/Archaeology_and_Bible_History.html?id=haVoe4n0ifIC
http://www.amazon.com/Eerdmans-Handbook-Bible-David-Alexander/dp/0802806392/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1373832687&sr=1-1&keywords=eerdmans+bible+handbook
Here are some facts that cannot be successfully refuted.
1. The O.T. period of the patriarchs, is exactly as it is portrayed in the Bible. All the details of their life and times have been observed, recorded, and verified. The science of archaeology has proved such again and again.
2. The age of Egypt and how it touches ancient Israel has been certified as well again and again.
3. Archaeology has certified again and again the glory that was Solomon and digs in modern times have confirmed his wealth and power.
4. Solomon had a navy and that has been verified by the science of archaeology in digs of that ancient world.
5. What about the NT? Sir William Ramsey long ago certified the historical accuracy of the book of Acts and put to rest the scoffers attacks He started out not believing but in the end sad the evidence was overwhelming in support of Acts.
6. The Dead Sea Scrolls have given us more support for the accuracy of the Bible. Discovered in 1947 they take us back farther into time, some 1,000 years. They provide final evidence of the reliability of the sacred manuscripts we posses of the Word. Nothing in all the world compares to such things. There is more certification for the truthfulness of the Bible than any ancient writing you could ever locate. Amazing.
Some mighty force is at work to continue to provide the evidences needed to give confidence to the Bible. Amazing!
Yes, the external evidences such as archaeology convince us of the total and complete trust worthiness of the Bible.
There is a mystery that covers the Bible in these mighty things of ancient history. Great discoveries have been made and are still being made and the Bible stands the test, every single time. It is true. It is accurate, it is right. You can trust the Bible to be accurate in all details and that it is indeed, the absolute WORD OF GOD! In all the documents and writings of men, there is nothing on earth that compares to the Bible. A strange mystery, indeed. The hand of the Almighty!
The Bible does exhibit claims to be the book of God, exhibits complete and total historical accuracy from Genesis to Revelation, it exhibits total scientific accuracy, (that is, when it speaks of anything related to Science, it always speaks in total accuracy), is free of all errors and mistakes of any form, possess a remarkable unity, has a world view that is true and unique to the age of the writings (Bible), contains within its pages, predictions about the future that would be impossible for humans to know and that had clear and precise fulfillments (predictive prophecy), has a presentation of reality in life that is unique, true, and unknown to the times in which the books were written, and has other demonstrations that prove it is a book of divine (supernatural) origins.
Therefore, the Holy Bible is most certainly, the Word of God!
Now we turn attention to the amazing, historical accuracy of the Bible. The historical accuracy is absolutely amazing. The Bible from Genesis to Revelation is absolutely accurate in all historical details. It was written by 40 different men (guided by the Holy Spirit) over a period of some 1600 years. It spans many centuries and elements of time. I moves through one civilization after another, many of which are long since dissolved into dust. Such is the glory of the Bible as it moves through the earth and time.
Great books on the historical accuracy of the Bible have been written and here are a few of them.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Archaeology-Bible-James-Hoffmeier/dp/0745952267/ref=pd_sim_b_8
http://books.google.com/books/about/Archaeology_and_Bible_History.html?id=haVoe4n0ifIC
http://www.amazon.com/Eerdmans-Handbook-Bible-David-Alexander/dp/0802806392/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1373832687&sr=1-1&keywords=eerdmans+bible+handbook
Here are some facts that cannot be successfully refuted.
1. The O.T. period of the patriarchs, is exactly as it is portrayed in the Bible. All the details of their life and times have been observed, recorded, and verified. The science of archaeology has proved such again and again.
2. The age of Egypt and how it touches ancient Israel has been certified as well again and again.
3. Archaeology has certified again and again the glory that was Solomon and digs in modern times have confirmed his wealth and power.
4. Solomon had a navy and that has been verified by the science of archaeology in digs of that ancient world.
5. What about the NT? Sir William Ramsey long ago certified the historical accuracy of the book of Acts and put to rest the scoffers attacks He started out not believing but in the end sad the evidence was overwhelming in support of Acts.
6. The Dead Sea Scrolls have given us more support for the accuracy of the Bible. Discovered in 1947 they take us back farther into time, some 1,000 years. They provide final evidence of the reliability of the sacred manuscripts we posses of the Word. Nothing in all the world compares to such things. There is more certification for the truthfulness of the Bible than any ancient writing you could ever locate. Amazing.
Some mighty force is at work to continue to provide the evidences needed to give confidence to the Bible. Amazing!
Yes, the external evidences such as archaeology convince us of the total and complete trust worthiness of the Bible.
There is a mystery that covers the Bible in these mighty things of ancient history. Great discoveries have been made and are still being made and the Bible stands the test, every single time. It is true. It is accurate, it is right. You can trust the Bible to be accurate in all details and that it is indeed, the absolute WORD OF GOD! In all the documents and writings of men, there is nothing on earth that compares to the Bible. A strange mystery, indeed. The hand of the Almighty!
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