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10 reasons the bible is true, accurate, and reliable
prophecy |
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| all 300+ prophecies about Jesus written in the Old Testament came true in the New |
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10 reasons the bible is true, accurate, and reliable
Archeologists |
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| everything Luke wrote about, though somethings "disproved", have been discovered by archeologists, confirming his account |
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10 reasons the bible is true, accurate, and reliable
authors |
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| written by 40 authors from all walks of life and from extremely varied places but has a consistent theme |
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10 reasons the bible is true, accurate, and reliable
preservation |
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| it has been accurately preserved by painstaking copyists and careful scholars |
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10 reasons the bible is true, accurate, and reliable
composition |
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| it was composed over 1600 years where most books are finished in one person's lifetime |
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10 reasons the bible is true, accurate, and reliable
variation |
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| it was written on three continents in three languages and contained poetry, history, letters, biography, memoirs, and prophecy with astonishing continuity |
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10 reasons the bible is true, accurate, and reliable
science |
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| science used to say the earth was flat and was the center of the universe when the Bible had it tight from the beginning |
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10 reasons the bible is true, accurate, and reliable
eye witnesses
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| the authors were eye witnesses to the events they wrote about |
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10 reasons the bible is true, accurate, and reliable
non biblical writers |
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| there are 39 non-biblical writers who confirm the accounts of Jesus we have in the New Testament |
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| there are most and older copies of the Bible than any other text not by a few but by thousands |
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| what does MAPS stand for? |
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| manuscripts, archeology, prophecy, statistics |
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| dead sea scrolls; bible scrolls |
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discovery of Jerusalem tunnel
Petra
David's name on monument
politarchs
ebla and mari tablets
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Hittites
Belshazzar |
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born in Bethlehem of a virgin
house of David
Jerusalem on donkey
betrayed for 30 pieces of silver
hands and feet pierced
crucified with thieves
bones not broken
resurrected |
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1 x 10 ^157 chances Jesus could have fulfilled just 48 of the major prophecies about Him
bible written over 1600 years by 40 authors on 3 continents in 3 languages |
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| the bible can be trusted over _____ |
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| how do we prove the bible? |
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| evidence because not historical event can be proven scientifiacally. it must be proven using the evidential method - oral, physical, and written testimony - exactly as our court system operates today |
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| some of the "scientists" that set out to disprove the bible.... |
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no motivation (didn't want money or fame)
would have been a fool since claims of being God lad to His death
would have been a demon by leading others away from god |
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consistent in all things
everything he said came true
answered wisely to cunning questions
calm in the face of own death |
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didn't leave teacher option open
cared what people thought about Him
claimed to be God and if not a liar or lunatic, must be telling the truth about who he is |
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| disprove myths about death |
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was hit beaten crucified and speared in side
crucifixion mean to hill and penalties imposed on guards who let prisoners live |
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| disprove myths about burial |
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| angels, Mary, Mary m, Joseph of Arimathea, disciples, chief priests, and guards all knew where Jesus was buried |
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| disprove myths about resurrection |
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guard by roman soldiers
sealed with roman deal
2-ton stone in from of tomb
appeared to 500+ witnesses |
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| "but in your hears set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect." |
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