The Bible is Reliable

Septembrer 26, 1999

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You Can Understand your Bible!

  1. We know the Bible is reliable because:

    1. The Bible has been handed down to us ACCURATELY.

      1. The time period between the original and the first copies is SHORT.
      2. The number of ancient copies is PLENTIFUL.

    2. The Bible has INTERNAL credibility.

      1. It doesn't CONTRADICT itself.
      2. Its authors are TRUSTWORTHY.

    3. The Bible has OUTSIDE confirmation.

      1. ARCHAEOLOGY affirms its history.
      2. Modern SCIENCE agrees with it.

    4. PROPHECY verifies the accuracy of the Bible.

  2. The reliability of the Bible is important to Christians because:

    1. It affects how we think about GOD.

    2. It affects how we READ the Bible.

    3. It affects how we TALK to one another.

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INFORMATION ACCURATE AS OF: 9/24/99