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FaithlifeTV
Fragments Of Truth
Moody Sermons
Erwin Lutzer
https://www.moodymedia.org/sermons/seven-reasons-why-you-can-trust-bible/
Issues Against This
Contradictions / Errors
Missing Books / Different Translations
Seven Reasons To Trust The Bible
The Historical Reason
extra canonical books
non-religious historians
archeology
altar on Mout Ebil = Joshua - 80’s
= William Ramsey - nonbeliever - believer - unsurpassed accuracy
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.
2 This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
Textual criticism
textual availability
correct accuracy
The Scientific Reason
Evolution
Fosil record
Cosmological argument
Teleological Argument
ex-nihilo creation - out of nothing
Order -> Chaos
The Providential Reason
66 books total
39 books of OT
Hebrew Bible 22 books / same content / different order
Matt 23.35
Jesus affirms the OT cannon
never a group to decide!
Apocrypha
No NT writers quote them
Never a part of the Hebrew OT cannon
Some fairly significant errors
Thousands of years
3 languages
Several Cultures
Cohesive Structure
NT no central location for all - period of development
Written by apostle or authenticated by one - apostolic blessing?
27 books known and accepted
2 Pet 3.14-
Vote to include ones that everyone would agree upon…
recognize authority / not create authority
The Prophetic Reason
90-100 years later this happened
in Babylion for 70yrs
150-170
Cyrus not born yet
Persia = Babylion
anointed king
Isa 45.2-4
Knows him by name
Ez 1.1-3
another one
Eze 26.1-14
Word of the LORD 1,500 times
predictions of messiah
Daniel
Isaiah
Jesus…
The Logical Reason
The Bible is the Word of God because it says it is!
1,552 = “says the Lord” References to being God’s word...
what is included = embarrassing
early evidence
early evidence
eye witnesses
dyeing for this
The Historical Reason
extra canonical books
non-religious historians
archiology
Textual criticisom
textual availability
The Prophetic Reason
Thousands of years
3 languages
cohesive structure
The Scientific Reason
Evolution
Fosil record
Cosmological argument
Teleological Argument
The Providential Reason
66 books
Thousands of years
3 languages
Several Cultures
Cohesive Structure
The Personal Reason
I have experienced God there
You have experienced Christ there
We have the leading of the Holy Spirit there
Ps 119.105
The Ultimate Reason
Jesus believed and taught us to trust the Bible
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