Inside the Bible.

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Micah Hackett
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in
righteousness, that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.
2 Timothy 3:16
We must find out who God is and what He desires. The key to this is found in the Bible, but first, we must know why
we can trust it. After examining the facts, it should be clear that the Bible is no ordinary book and that the God Who
exists is Jehovah, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This is the key to eternal life; all must know the Truth, and
the Truth is found in Gods Word.
Remember:
Before considering the facts that point to Scriptures authenticity, we must remember two vitally important things:
1). The Bible claims to be the Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16); because of this claim, it is essential to know beyond
doubt whether it is or is not. If it is the Word of God, there is a real fate that awaits each person who denies the Lord
Jesus, and there is a real accountability to a real Creator.
2). It is the worlds bestseller, the most widely-read, and most widely-examined book ever in history. So many have a
strong opinion either for or against the Bible; therefore, it is vital to know which side to choose. With such an
emphasis on this book, we must take it seriously and examine it logically to know for sure if it is from God.
Inerrancy
When examining other ancient writings such as the works of Aristotle or the Quran we can find contradictions
in them that conflict with history, science, and even contradictions within portions of the same book. This applies to
several modern books also. However, when we look at the Bible, we see that it agrees with history, science, and
itself. No contradiction is found on its pages. There are Bible difficulties, for sure, but no contradictions. Not only
that, but the theme is unified, and a serious Bible scholar will find that the subject matter is almost unending and
infinitely deep.
With such unity and depth, one would think it impossible to have been written by several people over different timeperiods; yet this is the case. The sixty six books of Scripture were penned by several different authors, from different
areas, with different careers, and even from different eras, some of which were over one thousand years apart!
Probability and logic say that this is impossible unless this is truly the Word of God. Imagine gathering forty
random men from random countries, telling them to write a two thousand page book that is unified, accurate, and
worth studying, even when they are oblivious to what each other wrote. How contradictory and opinionated that book
would be. Yet this is not the case with Scripture; it is pure.
Its Endurance
Not only is the Bible the most reliable regarding science, history, human emotion, etc., but it is the most enduring
book. Every other ancient book has less than 9% of the Greek manuscript (handwritten) copies which the New
Testament has. The number of manuscript copies of the New Testament in every language outweighs every other
ancient writing by at least 3,800%! And while the accuracy of the few ancient manuscripts of other books is very
slim, the accuracy of Scripture is 99.5% when all manuscripts are compared (and even that .5% is only comprised of
small copyist errors). Remember that the Bible has more manuscripts than any other ancient book? More copies
would normally mean more errors (more chances to make mistake in its copying), but not with the Bible. And though

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several have tried to destroy these manuscripts or even printed copies (Diocletian, Voltaire, the Catholic church,
etc.), it is still the bestseller today! No other book compares to this.
Fulfilled prophecies
Christs death (Isaiah 53), His virgin birth (Isaiah 7:14), the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 (Mathew 24:2), the
endurance of Scripture (Matthew 24:35), and Jesus betrayal for thirty pieces of silver (Zechariah 11:12) these all
have something in common: they are foretold in the Bible and have come true among several other prophecies. The
Bible in the Old Testament has over 350 prophecies concerning the Messiah, and Christ fulfilled every one of them.
The Bible as a whole also has hundreds of last days prophecies that have come or are coming true. The weather
man, who is trained and educated in meteorology cannot accurately foretell the weather that is merely a few days
away. But Old Testament prophets, who were mere men, made accurate prophecies that have been fulfilled even
thousands of years after they died. How would this be possible without Gods guiding hand on their writing?
Scientific Facts
Since the Bible is accurate about the future, we would expect it to be accurate about the past, despite common belief
of the majority in the time which it was written. For example, in ancient times, common belief was that the earth was
flat and rested on a turtles back or a mans shoulders. However, Scripture written in that time period agrees with
science today: earth is a free-floating sphere (Isaiah 40:22, Job 27:7). Multitudes of other examples can be given.
While other ancient books simply conformed to the thinking of that time, the Bible stands alone in its scientific
accuracy, and science that has been based on it has proven profitable (Matthew Maury and others prove this). If the
Bible was written by different men over a period of 1,500 years, how could it be so accurate unless God wrote it?
Changed Lives
While many can mock the inerrancy of Scripture or its scientific facts (keep in mind that these claims against the
Bible can easily be refuted in longer portions of writing), none can explain through natural means the changed lives
of Scripture. The words of the Bible have changed fierce hearts of pagan tribes to hearts that love the Lord. Its truth
has changed hardened atheists into believers, changed from loving sin to loving Christ. In fact, every born-again
believer is proof of Scripture in action. Their repentance from loving sin to loving Christ shows that Gods Word is
powerful, piercing, and promising to all that look into it with an unbiased and logical outlook.
What About Other Religious Writings?
Though other religious books (e.g. the Quran, the Book of Mormon, the NWT Bible, the Vedas, Sutras, etc.) claim to
be from enlightened peoples, they dont agree completely with history, science, and logic; and they dont have the
proof of changed lives like the Bible has. They can actually cause people to live in fear and can be completely false.
For example, the Quran says in Surah 20:85-88 that a Samaritan led Israel astray in making the golden calf
(Exodus 32), but Samaritans didnt exist until 530 years after Moses. This is just one error among multitudes of
others in the list of other scripture. Basically, the sacred writings of other religions are simply their thoughts or what
they wish God had written (as with the Book of Mormon and the NWT Bible). Nothing compares to the true Bible,
and logical research will prove this.
If it werent for the Bible, laws would have no foundation, and societies would be more corrupt than they are now.
Without the Bible, there would be no absolute truth, there would be no hope, and there would be no meaning to life.
How sad if it was not true! But thank God that He cared enough to give us His Word and gave us signs to prove that
it can be trusted.

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