June 26, 2007

• The infallibility of the Holy Scriptures

   In some of my discussions online, I have found it to be quite disturbing in how many people actually believe that the Holy Bible is a storybook, that it is not infallible, that it is not literal, and that it is not historical, when in fact it really, actually is.

   ”1. The Bible is Inspired by God  (II Timothy 15-17, 2 Peter 1:20-21)

  ¹⁵And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. ¹⁶All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: ¹⁷That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

   ²¹For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
  

  2. The Bible is made up of 66 different books that were written over 1600 years (from approximately 1500BC to 100AD) by more than 40 kings, prophets, leaders, and followers of Jesus. The Old Testament has 39 books (written approximately 1500-400BC). The New Testament has 27 books, (written approximately AD 45-100). The Hebrew Bible has the same text as the English Bible’s Old testament, but divides and arranges it differently.
  
  3. The Old Testament was written mainly in Hebrew, with some Aramaic. The New Testament was written in Greek.

  4.  The books of the Bible were collected and arranged and recognized as inspired sacred authority by councils of Rabbis and councils of church leaders based on careful guidance.

  5.  Before the Printing Press was invented, the Bible was copied by hand. The Bible was copied very accurately, in many cases by special scribes who developed intricate methods of counting words and letters to insure that no errors had been made.

  6.  The Bible was the first book ever printed on the printing press with moveable type. (Gutenberg Press, 1455, Latin Bible).

  7.  There is much evidence that the Bible we have today is remarkably true to the original writings. Of the thousands of copies made by hand before AD 1500, more than 5,300 Greek manuscripts from the New Testament alone still exist today.The text of the Bible is better preserved than the writings of Caesar, Plato, or Aristotle.

  8. The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls confirmed the astonishing reliability of some of the copies of the Old Testament made over the years. Although some spelling variations exist, no variation affects the basic Bible Doctrine.

  9. As the Bible was carried to other countries, it was translated into the common language of the people by scholars who wanted others to know God’s Word. Today there are still 2,000 groups with no Bible in their own language.

  10.  By AD 200, the Bible was translated into seven languages; by AD 500, 13 languages; by AD 900, 17 languages; by 1400, 28 languages; by 1800, 57 languages; by 1900, 537 languages; by 1980, 1,100 languages. Source: The World Christian Encyclopedia” Rose Book of Bible Charts, Maps, and Timelines, Rose Publishing

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