“...holy men of god spoke as they were moved by the holy spirit.” 2 pet. 1:21 nkjv...

“...holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.” 2 Pet. 1:21 NKJV

AccurateDivineGod breathed

Holy InerrantInfallibleInspired

ReliableSacredTrustworthy

RevelationFrom God

“...holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.” 2 Pet. 1:21 NKJV

Skeptics can investigate !!

Believers - reinforced !!

"Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.”

Luke 8:12

If we would destroy the Christian religion, we must first of all destroy man’s belief in the Bible.

Voltaire - French Atheist

We believe the Bible is from God

We believe the Bible is from God

I. The Manuscripts were Accurate

Hebrew

Greek

We believe the Bible is from God

We believe the Bible is from God

II. The Bible Claims to Be from God

“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitablefor doctrine,for reproof,for correction,for instruction in righteousness.”

20. knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation,

21. for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

We believe the Bible is from God

We believe the Bible is from God

III. The Preservation ofThe Bible

“The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.“ Isa. 40:8

“Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.” Matt. 24:35

Roman Emperor - Diocletian

Issued a royal edict which demanded that every copy of the Bible be surrendered and destroyed by fire.

Predicted that 100 years after his death a person would be able to find a copy of the Bible only in museums.

Voltaire - French Atheist

The Bible is a best-seller

Millions printed every year

Over 6 Billion copies printed

We believe the Bible is from God

We believe the Bible is from God

IV. ArchaeologicalDiscoveries

Hittites - Gen. 15:20 ~ 1906

Pilate - Matt. 27:2 ~ 1961

Cyrenius - Luke 2:2 ~ coins

King Sargon - Isa. 20:1 ~ 1843

Omri - 1 Kings 16:16 ~ 1868

Belshazzar - Dan. 5:1 ~ 1876

Writing - Rosetta Stone ~ 1799

We believe the Bible is from God

We believe the Bible is from God

V. ScientificAccuracy

FLOOD =Sea animals on mountain

EARTH = upheld - Job 26:7

ROUND = 1522 - Isa. 40:22

BLOOD = 1615 Harvey - Lev.17:11

SEA = Maury - Psalms 8:8

NORTH = Empty space - Job 26:7

We believe the Bible is from God

We believe the Bible is from God

VI. FulfilledProphecy

Virgin Birth - Isa. 7:14 = Matt. 1:18

Bethlehem - Micah 5:2 = Matt. 2:1

Crucifixion - Ps. 22:16 = Jn. 19:18

Prophecy is historyWritten

ahead of time !

THE BIBLE IS FROM GODTHE BIBLE IS FROM GOD

Sermon by Arthur Pigman

Evans Church of Christ

515 Gibbs Road

Evans, Ga. 30809

706-855-1249

evanscoc@bellsouth.netevanscoc@bellsouth.net

www.evansgachurchofchrist.orgwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org

Sunday Morning November 22, 2009