rjones
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(2Timothy3:16-17) 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 complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Here, Paul tolds us that source of Scripture comes from God (literally, it is God-breathed), and in its autographs it displays His perfection, being inerrant and absolutely reliable.
There is a huge dividing line in our world today between those who believe that the Bible is a book from God, given through men; or if it is it just a great book from men.
No one can deny the greatness of the Bible; it is completely unique among all books ever written.
The Bible is unique in its continuity: It was written over 1600 years, over 60 generations, by more than 40 authors, on three different continents, in different circumstances and places, in different times, different moods, in three languages, concerning scores of controversial subjects, but it speaks with one united voice.
The Bible is unique in its circulation: It is the most published and popular book ever written - far and away; any thing else is a distant, distant, second.
The Bible is unique in its translation: It was the first book translated, and has been translated into more languages than any other book in existence.
The Bible is unique in its survival: It has survived the ravages of time, manual transcription, persecution, and criticism.
The Bible is unique in its honesty: It deals with the sins and failures of its heroes in a manner quite unknown among ancient literature.
The Bible is unique in its influence: The Bible has had, far and away, a greater influence on culture and literature than any other book in the existence.
One may easily argue that the Bible is a unique book, but it does not prove that it is inspired by God. For greater evidence, one can look to the phenomenon of fulfilled prophecy.
"Unique among all books ever written, the Bible accurately foretells specific events-in detail-many years, sometimes centuries, before they occur. Approximately 2500 prophecies appear in the pages of the Bible, about 2000 of which already have been fulfilled to the letter—no errors. (The remaining 500 or so reach into the future and may be seen unfolding as days go by.) Since the probability for any one of these prophecies having been fulfilled by chance averages less than one in ten (figured very conservatively) and since the prophecies are for the most part independent of one another, the odds for all these prophecies having been fulfilled by chance without error is less than one in 102000 (that is 1 with 2000 zeros written after it)!"
by Dr. Hugh Ross
Peter wrote about how we can know the Scriptures are really from God and he spoke about his own certainty because he saw Jesus miraculously transfigured before his own eyes and he heard a voice from heaven say, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Yet, Peter said that we even have something more certain than a voice from heaven in knowing the Bible is from God: We also have the prophetic word made more sure, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place (2 Peter 1:19).
Here, Paul tolds us that source of Scripture comes from God (literally, it is God-breathed), and in its autographs it displays His perfection, being inerrant and absolutely reliable.
There is a huge dividing line in our world today between those who believe that the Bible is a book from God, given through men; or if it is it just a great book from men.
No one can deny the greatness of the Bible; it is completely unique among all books ever written.
The Bible is unique in its continuity: It was written over 1600 years, over 60 generations, by more than 40 authors, on three different continents, in different circumstances and places, in different times, different moods, in three languages, concerning scores of controversial subjects, but it speaks with one united voice.
The Bible is unique in its circulation: It is the most published and popular book ever written - far and away; any thing else is a distant, distant, second.
The Bible is unique in its translation: It was the first book translated, and has been translated into more languages than any other book in existence.
The Bible is unique in its survival: It has survived the ravages of time, manual transcription, persecution, and criticism.
The Bible is unique in its honesty: It deals with the sins and failures of its heroes in a manner quite unknown among ancient literature.
The Bible is unique in its influence: The Bible has had, far and away, a greater influence on culture and literature than any other book in the existence.
One may easily argue that the Bible is a unique book, but it does not prove that it is inspired by God. For greater evidence, one can look to the phenomenon of fulfilled prophecy.
"Unique among all books ever written, the Bible accurately foretells specific events-in detail-many years, sometimes centuries, before they occur. Approximately 2500 prophecies appear in the pages of the Bible, about 2000 of which already have been fulfilled to the letter—no errors. (The remaining 500 or so reach into the future and may be seen unfolding as days go by.) Since the probability for any one of these prophecies having been fulfilled by chance averages less than one in ten (figured very conservatively) and since the prophecies are for the most part independent of one another, the odds for all these prophecies having been fulfilled by chance without error is less than one in 102000 (that is 1 with 2000 zeros written after it)!"
by Dr. Hugh Ross
Peter wrote about how we can know the Scriptures are really from God and he spoke about his own certainty because he saw Jesus miraculously transfigured before his own eyes and he heard a voice from heaven say, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Yet, Peter said that we even have something more certain than a voice from heaven in knowing the Bible is from God: We also have the prophetic word made more sure, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place (2 Peter 1:19).
