THE WORD General Facts about the Bible

Phillips’ Treasury of Humorous Quotations (Afflictions)

AFFLICTIONSIf afflictions refine some, they consume others.—John Ray

Thesis:

The Bible is an Accurate record of history and a reliable predictor of the future which was given to man by the Grace of God.

Outline

General Facts about the Bible

The Uniqueness of the bible

The Purpose of the Bible

Comparing evolutionary theory with creation theory

Evolution

Space, Matter and Time were self-existent from eternity

The Earth is 4.5 Billion years old

Darwin believed in a very old earth

Lord Kelvin and other scientists opposed the idea of an old earth

Creation

God Created all things

God gives man answers, not theories

Evidence to back up the authenticity of the Bible

The Dead Sea Scrolls

Archaeological artifacts

Evidence to back up evolutionary theory

Ape/Man fossils

Dinosaur bones dated to be millions of years old

Problems with evolutionists evidence

C-14 Dating

Existence of Dinosaurs recorded in the Bible

Evidence of Dinosaurs still existing

Ape/Man fossils discredited

Is the Bible a reliable predictor of the future

Fulfilled prophecy

Prophecies concerning the Messiah

Accuracy rate and statistical analysis of these prophecies

Prophesies not yet fulfilled

Does the Bible tell us about the future

How can we prepare for the future

The Word, is Past, Present and Future

The Earth and Universe was spoken into existence (Gen 1:1)

God is the Word (John 1:1-2)

Jesus is the Word (Rev 19:13)

The Body

What is so Unique about the Bible?

For one thing, no editor or publishing house was responsible to oversee the 50 independent authors, representing 20 occupations, living in 10 counties during a 1,600 year span, working in three languages with a cast of 2,930 characters in 1,189 chapters, 31,173 verses, 774,746 words and 3,567,180 letters. This