Why the Bible Can Be Trusted // The Holy Bible [Part 3]

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Psalm 119:105 (ESV) 

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly.” Colossians 3:16 (NIV) 

“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.” Matthew 24:35 (NIV) 

1. The Holy Bible is accurate.

“For the word of the LORD is right and true.” Psalm 33:4 (NIV) 

1. Eyewitness accounts.
2. Recorded and copied with extreme care.
3. Archeological confirmation.

2. The Holy Bible is accurate.

“Let every created thing give praise to the LORD, for he issued his command, and they came into being. He set them in place forever and ever. His decree will never be revoked.” Psalm 148:5-6 (NLT) 

1861 French Academy of Science

“51 Incontrovertible Scientific Facts that Prove the Bible is Wrong”

The earth was flat.

“God sits enthroned above the circle of the earth.” Isaiah 40:22 (NIV) 

The earth has to be held up.

“He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth over nothing.” Job 26:7 (NIV) 

The number of stars could be counted.

“ …the stars of the sky cannot be counted.” Jeremiah 33:22 (NLT)

“And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times.” Psalm 12:6 (NIV)

3. The Holy Bible is accurate.

One person fulfilling prophecies is 

1 in 1017 

(100,000,000,000,000,000)

One person fulfilling prophecies is 

1 in 1045

One person fulfilling prophecies is 

1 in 10157

“For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.” 2 Peter 1:21 (NIV) 

4. The Holy Bible is unified.

The Holy Bible was written over a period of 1600 years in over a dozen countries on three continents by 40 people in three different languages.

“And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.” Luke 24:27 (NIV) 

5. The Holy Bible is by Jesus.

“For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.” Matthew 5:18 (NIV) 

If you believe what you like in the Bible, but don’t believe what you don’t like, it’s not the Bible that you trust, but yourself.

6. The Holy Bible has all attacks.
The Bible is the most despised, derided, denied, disputed, dissected, debated, outlawed and destroyed book ever.

“Within 100 years the Bible will be forgotten.” ~Voltaire

 “…the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord endures forever.” 1 Peter 1:24-25 (NIV)

Will I attack God’s Word or live by it?

Will I deconstruct it or defend it?
Will I follow the world or The Word?

7. The Holy Bible has power.

Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:31-32 (NIV) 

Dear God, from this day forward, I will accept the Bible as your flawless Word to me and I will make it the Final Authority for my life, even when I don’t understand it, when it’s not popular, easy, or even when I don’t like it. You are God and I am not. Thank you for loving me enough to speak to me through your Word. I want to LOVE your word, LEARN your word, and LIVE your Word.