Guys! People! These Verses are from the Bible, which is a Book, so if you do not look at the whole context of it, there
is obviously going to be some things you are going to misunderstand.
One of my favourite verses:
John 1:1-12
1.In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2.The same was in the beginning with
God. 3.All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4.In him was life; and the
life was the light of men. 5.And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. 6.There was a man
sent from God, whose name was John. 7.The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through
him might believe. 8.He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9.That was the true Light, which
lighteth every man that cometh into the world. 10.He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew
him not. 11. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 12. But as many as received him, to them gave he power
to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name
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Before i start, some of the following information has been sourced from "The Answers Book" by Ken Ham,
Jonathan Sarfati and Carl Wieland 1999, Triune Press, Brisbane, as well as the Bible!
The Bible points to the existance of a divine author due to its:
1. Amazing Unity - despite being penned by more than 40 authors from over 19 different walks of life over 1,600 years,
the Bible is a consistent revelation from the beginning to the end.
2. The Bible's Amazing Preservation - In spite of political and religios persecution, the Bible remains. The Roman
Emperor Diocletian, following a decree in 303ad, thought he had destroyed every bible. Twenty - five years later,
Constantine commissioned the production of bibles! In the 19th Century, a French man named Voltaire, said that within a
century there would be no bibles left. 50years later, the Geneva Bible Society used its old printin press to produce
Bibles. Funnily enough, the Bible today is available in far more languages than any other book. (Please correct me if i
am wrong)
3. The Bibles Historic Accuracy - Sir William Ramsay (i studied this guy in Ancient History! :D), is regarded one of the
greatest archaeologists ever, did no believe that the New Testament documents were historically reliable. However, his
archaeological investigations showed him his sceptacism was bit warranted. Speaking of Luke, the writer of the Gospel of
Luke and the Book of Acts, Ramsay says, "Luke is a historian of the first randk ... he should be placed along with
the greatest of historians." (Ramsay, W., 1953. Bearing of Recent Discoveries on
the Trustworthiness of the New Testament, Baker Books, Grand Rapids, Michigan, p222
Please also have a look at www.christiananswers.net for
other info of the bible and archaeology.
4. The Bible's 'scientific' accuracy (read before you say anything) -
Some examples: That the earth is round (Isaiah 40:22); the earth is suspended in space without support (Job 26:7), the
stars are countless (Gen 15:5), Physiology such as the importance of blood as one example (Leviticus 17:11), The first
and second laws of thermodynamics (Isaiah 51:6) and many other things. Please have a look at Morris, H.M., 1984. The Biblical Basis of Modern Science, Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, Michigan
When you people are looking at these versus, it is written in so called 'bible speak' if you really don't
get it pm me ok?
5. The Bible's Prophetic accuracy - The bible states that the accurate foretelling of events is the province of God
... look at Isaiah 48:3,5 ... The bible contains many specific prophecies.
McDowell (see McDowell, J., 1972. Evidence that Demands a verdict, Vol.1, San Bernadino, CA) documents 61 prophecies
related to Jesus alone. Many of these, such as birth, burial, manner of death, betrayal were beyond his control.
McDowell also thoroughly documents 12 detailed, specific prophecies regarding Tyre, Sidon, Samaria, Gaza and Ashkelon,
Moab and Ammon, Petra, Thebes and Memphis, Nineveh, Babylon, Jersuaslem and Palestine. These prophecies were not written
after the event. Feel free to research this ... and tell me if u find anything :D