Can You Trust the Bible?

I am sure that there are a lot of people that have this question. Can you trust the Bible? We will let the Bible speak for itself.

The Bible says: "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God" (2 Timothy 3:16), "for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit." (2 Peter 1:21), "The Scripture cannot be broken" (John 10:35)

Did Jesus trust the Bible? Here are some of the things that He said...

“It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’” (Matthew 4:4)

“It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the LORD your God.’” Matthew 4:7

For it is written, ‘You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.’” (Matthew 4:10)

"Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth." (John 17:17)

Jesus often quoted the Bible to make a point. Make note that the Bible which He could refer to was what we call the Old Testament today. The New Testament did not exist in Jesus' time. So the Old Testament is as valid as the New Testament today.

What about bible prophecies? Do they help us trust the Bible? Check out the following verses...

"I am the LORD, that is My name; And My glory I will not give to another, Nor My praise to carved images. Behold, the former things have come to pass, And new things I declare; Before they spring forth I tell you of them.” (Isaiah 42:8-9)

"Remember the former things of old, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things that are not yet done, Saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, And I will do all My pleasure,’" (Isaiah 46:9-10)

Here are some examples of Bible prophecy that has been fulfilled.

1. Four world empires that were to arise. (Daniel chapters 2,7,8)
2. Cyrus was named as the one to capture Babylon (Isaiah 45:1-3)
3. Babylon would never be inhabited again after its destruction (Isaiah 13:19,20; Jeremiah 51:37)
4. Egypt would never again have the power it had previously (Ezekiel 29:14,15; 30:12,13)
5. There would be earth shaking calamities and fear toward the end of time. (Luke 21:25,26)
6. Morality and spirituality would diminish toward the end of time. (2 Timothy 3:1-5)

Does the Bible agree with what science has discovered?

"He hangs the earth on nothing" (Job 26:7) - From the oldest book in the Bible.

"He...sits above the circle of the earth" (Isaiah 40:22) - The bible said that the earth was round long before scientists proved it.

"To establish a weight for the wind" (Job 28:25) - God said air had weight before scientists new.

Do the health principles from the Bible apply to us today?

1. Cover body waste with dirt (Deuteronomy 23:12,13) - Very important to preventing the spread of disease.
2. Don't commit sexual immorality (1 Corinthians 10:8) - Another principle to help prevent disease and abortions of unwanted pregnancies.
3. Don't drink alcoholic beverages (Proverbs 23:29-32) - A principle that if followed 1. no more alcoholics. 2. families reunited 3. broken homes mended 4. lives saved from sober driving 5. leaders making clear minded decisions 6. Money saved to be used for humanitarian purposes.

Are historical statements in the Bible true? In Deuteronomy 7:1 it mentions the Hittite nation, the cities of Ninevah in Jonah 1:1,2 and Sodom in Genesis 19:1. For many years scientists did not believe that these places existed because they are not mentioned in any historical documents. Today modern archeology has proved their existence.

Also, there are people such as king Belshazzar (Daniel 5:1) and Sargon (Isaiah 20:1) that scientists did not believe existed. Again modern archeology has proved that they did exist.

The story of Moses was not thought to be accurate because it mentions writing (Exodus 24:4) and wheeled vehicles (Exodus 14:25) which were not believed to have existed at the time. Today we know better.

There is constantly being discovered things in archeology that prove the Bible.

Consider also that the Bible is composed of 66 books written on three continents in three languages and by about 40 different people. It was written over a period of 1500 years by people which never met for most of the cases. The educational background of the authors varied greatly.

Even with so much disparity all 66 books of the Bible are in harmony with each other.

There are more than 125 prophecies of the Messiah in the Old Testament. All of these are very clearly fulfilled by Jesus of Nazareth.

The popularity of the Bible also shows that it can be trusted. Millions of people have found answers in it to their questions about life. It tells you where you come from, why we are here and what the future holds for us. Lives of people have been changed, and always for the better.