THE VALIDITY OF THE BIBLE
The Word Of God
To help one understand the validity of the Word of God (the HOLY Bible), one must see the truth and absolute miraculous power of God Almighty as to helping to preserve the "Wonderful Words of Life" of which we are blessed. The Bible can be verified by external events such as archeology, geography, customs, politics, culture, known world history and writings in other ancient texts. In all aspects of these external event verification, the Bible has been proved to be accurate in all respects. New discoveries always support it, never vice versa. It has never once been proven faulty on single detail or fact, although many have mightily tried and failed.
These 66 separate books were written by about 40 different writers: Kings, such as David and Solomon; Statesmen, such as Daniel and Nehemiah; and Priests, such as Ezra; men taught in the wisdom of Egypt, such as Moses; men taught in the Jewish Law, such as Paul; herdsmen, such as Amos; tax collectors, such as Matthew; unlearned and ignorant fishermen, such as Peter and John; a physician, such as Luke; and mighty overseers, such as Isaiah, Ezekiel and Zechariah.
Where were these books written? Different parts of the world, such as:
- The desert of the Sinai,
- In Arabia,
- In the hills and towns of Israel,
- In the courts of the Temple,
- In the schools of the prophets at Bethel and Jericho,
- In the palace of Shushan in Persia,
- On the banks of the Chebar River in Babylonia,
- In the dungeons of Rome, and
- On the lonely island of Patmos in the Aegean Sea.
Yet one of the most amazing and miraculous things about all this, is that after 1600 years and 40 different writers, they all talked about the same thing, with no contradictions and no errors (in the original languages of the Hebrew and Greek). They all spoke about the plan of God for man. Most of these men never even read the writings of the others. Everything recorded between the opening pages of the book of Genesis and the closing pages of Revelation was divinely inspired by the Holy Spirit.
Trying to preserve the old cities and its architectural structures from that era has been a feat in itself. To preserve the writings from that time is even more of a phenomenon. Paper of today lasts a few short years before turning brittle, crisp, and subject to the volatile forces of nature. Even photos start turning yellow and details of the pictures and/or writing on the photos yield to the elements (light and air) over a few decades.
The penning of God's revelation to the world has always been seen as a miracle by those who have faith and live their lives by faith in the One who created life and the One who said, "You can live it with joy." Faith in the One who gives us life gives us joy unspeakable and full of glory. Only the Creator of life, liberty, and the idea of pursuing life with joy can do that for the individual.
