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Is The Bible The Word Of God?
By David Dann
Is The Bible The Word Of God?
Is The Bible The Word Of God?
• One of the most important questions ever asked–is the Bible God’s word?
Is The Bible The Word Of God?
• One of the most important questions ever asked–is the Bible God’s word?
• Everyone must come to a decision about the origin of the Bible.
Is The Bible The Word Of God?
• One of the most important questions ever asked–is the Bible God’s word?
• Everyone must come to a decision about the origin of the Bible.
• The Bible claims to be the word of God.
Is The Bible The Word Of God?
• One of the most important questions ever asked–is the Bible God’s word?
• Everyone must come to a decision about the origin of the Bible.
• The Bible claims to be the word of God.
“All Scripture is given by
inspiration of God , and is
profitable for doctrine, for reproof,
for correction, for instruction in
righteousness, that the man of
God may be complete, thoroughly
equipped for every good work”
(2 Timothy 3:16-17).
Is The Bible The Word Of God?
• One of the most important questions ever asked–is the Bible God’s word?
• Everyone must come to a decision about the origin of the Bible.
• The Bible claims to be the word of God.
Since God Exists:
Since God Exists:
• We must decide whether or not He has revealed His will to mankind.
Since God Exists:
• We must decide whether or not He has revealed His will to mankind.
Reveal– to uncover, to make known
Since God Exists:
• We must decide whether or not He has revealed His will to mankind.
Reveal– to uncover, to make known
• We have two choices:
Since God Exists:
• We must decide whether or not He has revealed His will to mankind.
Reveal– to uncover, to make known
• We have two choices:
1. God has not revealed His will to man.
Since God Exists:
• We must decide whether or not He has revealed His will to mankind.
Reveal– to uncover, to make known
• We have two choices:
1. God has not revealed His will to man.
Or,
Since God Exists:
• We must decide whether or not He has revealed His will to mankind.
Reveal– to uncover, to make known
• We have two choices:
1. God has not revealed His will to man.
Or,
2. God has revealed His will to man.
Since God Exists:
• We must decide whether or not He has revealed His will to mankind.
Reveal– to uncover, to make known
• We have two choices:
1. God has not revealed His will to man.
Or,
2. God has revealed His will to man.
Which choice makes more sense?
The Need For A Revelation
The Need For A Revelation
• Man is limited.
The Need For A Revelation
• Man is limited.
– In knowledge.
The Need For A Revelation
• Man is limited.
– In knowledge.
– In time.
The Need For A Revelation
• Man is limited.
– In knowledge.
– In time.
“…you do not know what will
happen tomorrow. For what is your
life? It is even a vapor that
appears for a little time and then
vanishes away”
(James 4:14).
The Need For A Revelation
• Man is limited.
– In knowledge.
– In time.
The Need For A Revelation
• Man is limited.
– In knowledge.
– In time.
• God is unlimited.
The Need For A Revelation
• Man is limited.
– In knowledge.
– In time.
• God is unlimited.
– All knowing (Hebrews 4:13).
The Need For A Revelation
• Man is limited.
– In knowledge.
– In time.
• God is unlimited.
– All knowing (Hebrews 4:13).
– All powerful (Mark 10:27).
The Need For A Revelation
• Man is limited.
– In knowledge.
– In time.
• God is unlimited.
– All knowing (Hebrews 4:13).
– All powerful (Mark 10:27).
– Eternal (Psa. 90:2).
The Need For A Revelation
• Man is limited.
– In knowledge.
– In time.
• God is unlimited.
– All knowing (Hebrews 4:13).
– All powerful (Mark 10:27).
– Eternal (Psa. 90:2).
“Before the mountains were
brought forth, or ever You had
formed the earth and the world,
even from everlasting to
everlasting, You are God”
(Psalm 90:2).
The Need For A Revelation
• Man is limited.
– In knowledge.
– In time.
• God is unlimited.
– All knowing (Hebrews 4:13).
– All powerful (Mark 10:27).
– Eternal (Psa. 90:2).
The Need For A Revelation
• Man is limited.
– In knowledge.
– In time.
• God is unlimited.
– All knowing (Hebrews 4:13).
– All powerful (Mark 10:27).
– Eternal (Psa. 90:2).
The only way man can know God’s will is if God reveals His will to man!
Possibility & Probability Of Revelation
Possibility & Probability Of Revelation
• There is a God who created the world and man (Genesis 1:1, 26).
Possibility & Probability Of Revelation
• There is a God who created the world and man (Genesis 1:1, 26).
• Would it be possible for an all-powerful Creator to reveal His will to His creation?
Possibility & Probability Of Revelation
• There is a God who created the world and man (Genesis 1:1, 26).
• Would it be possible for an all-powerful Creator to reveal His will to His creation?
• Would it be probable that God would reveal His will to His creation?
Possibility & Probability Of Revelation
• There is a God who created the world and man (Genesis 1:1, 26).
• Would it be possible for an all-powerful Creator to reveal His will to His creation?
• Would it be probable that God would reveal His will to His creation?– Would a father want to communicate with his
children?
Possibility & Probability Of Revelation
• There is a God who created the world and man (Genesis 1:1, 26).
• Would it be possible for an all-powerful Creator to reveal His will to His creation?
• Would it be probable that God would reveal His will to His creation?– Would a father want to communicate with his
children?
– Would God want to correct man when man errs?
Possibility & Probability Of Revelation
• There is a God who created the world and man (Genesis 1:1, 26).
• Would it be possible for an all-powerful Creator to reveal His will to His creation?
• Would it be probable that God would reveal His will to His creation?– Would a father want to communicate with his
children?
– Would God want to correct man when man errs?
– Would God want to direct man to worship Him properly?
Possibility & Probability Of Revelation
• There is a God who created the world and man (Genesis 1:1, 26).
• Would it be possible for an all-powerful Creator to reveal His will to His creation?
• Would it be probable that God would reveal His will to His creation?
Possibility & Probability Of Revelation
• There is a God who created the world and man (Genesis 1:1, 26).
• Would it be possible for an all-powerful Creator to reveal His will to His creation?
• Would it be probable that God would reveal His will to His creation?
• It is both possible and probable that God would reveal His will to His creation!
How Has God Revealed His Will?
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through nature?
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through nature?
– We can know God exists through nature.
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through nature?
– We can know God exists through nature.
“The heavens declare the glory of
God; and the firmament shows His
handiwork” (Psalm 19:1).
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through nature?
– We can know God exists through nature.
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through nature?
– We can know God exists through nature.
– We can see God’s power in nature.
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through nature?
– We can know God exists through nature.
– We can see God’s power in nature.
“For since the creation of the world
His invisible attributes are clearly
seen, being understood by the
things that are made, even His
eternal power and Godhead, so
that they are without excuse”
(Romans 1:20).
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through nature?
– We can know God exists through nature.
– We can see God’s power in nature.
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through nature?
– We can know God exists through nature.
– We can see God’s power in nature.
– But man cannot learn how to worship and
serve God through observing nature alone
(Romans 1:21-23).
How Has God Revealed His Will?
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through human intuition?
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through human intuition?
– Intuition is perception without reasoning, or
understanding that comes through feelings.
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through human intuition?
– Intuition is perception without reasoning, or
understanding that comes through feelings.
– Is every person’s intuition correct?
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through human intuition?
– Intuition is perception without reasoning, or
understanding that comes through feelings.
– Is every person’s intuition correct?
– Were the feelings of Hitler, Stalin, Charles
Manson, Jim Jones, etc. all correct?
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through human intuition?
– Intuition is perception without reasoning, or
understanding that comes through feelings.
– Is every person’s intuition correct?
– Were the feelings of Hitler, Stalin, Charles
Manson, Jim Jones, etc. all correct?
– Obviously, man cannot learn God’s will
through intuition.
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through human intuition?
– Intuition is perception without reasoning, or
understanding that comes through feelings.
– Is every person’s intuition correct?
– Were the feelings of Hitler, Stalin, Charles
Manson, Jim Jones, etc. all correct?
– Obviously, man cannot learn God’s will
through intuition.
“O LORD, I know the way of man
is not in himself; it is not in man
who walks to direct his own steps”
(Jeremiah 10:23).
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through human intuition?
– Intuition is perception without reasoning, or
understanding that comes through feelings.
– Is every person’s intuition correct?
– Were the feelings of Hitler, Stalin, Charles
Manson, Jim Jones, etc. all correct?
– Obviously, man cannot learn God’s will
through intuition.
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through human intuition?
– Intuition is perception without reasoning, or
understanding that comes through feelings.
– Is every person’s intuition correct?
– Were the feelings of Hitler, Stalin, Charles
Manson, Jim Jones, etc. all correct?
– Obviously, man cannot learn God’s will
through intuition.
“There is a way which seems right
to a man, but its end is the way of
death” (Proverbs 14:12).
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through human intuition?
– Intuition is perception without reasoning, or
understanding that comes through feelings.
– Is every person’s intuition correct?
– Were the feelings of Hitler, Stalin, Charles
Manson, Jim Jones, etc. all correct?
– Obviously, man cannot learn God’s will
through intuition.
How Has God Revealed His Will?
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through humanwisdom?
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through humanwisdom?
– Where has the wisdom of men taken us?
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through humanwisdom?
– Where has the wisdom of men taken us?
� Evolution.
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through humanwisdom?
– Where has the wisdom of men taken us?
� Evolution.
� Humanism.
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through humanwisdom?
– Where has the wisdom of men taken us?
� Evolution.
� Humanism.
� Greed.
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through humanwisdom?
– Where has the wisdom of men taken us?
� Evolution.
� Humanism.
� Greed.
� Violence.
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through humanwisdom?
– Where has the wisdom of men taken us?
� Evolution.
� Humanism.
� Greed.
� Violence.
� Corruption.
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through humanwisdom?
– Where has the wisdom of men taken us?
� Evolution.
� Humanism.
� Greed.
� Violence.
� Corruption.
“For since, in the wisdom of God,
the world through wisdom did not
know God, it pleased God through
the foolishness of the message
preached to save those who
believe” (1 Corinthians 1:21).
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through humanwisdom?
– Where has the wisdom of men taken us?
� Evolution.
� Humanism.
� Greed.
� Violence.
� Corruption.
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through humanwisdom?
– Where has the wisdom of men taken us?
� Evolution.
� Humanism.
� Greed.
� Violence.
� Corruption.
“For the wisdom of this world is
foolishness with God. For it is
written, ‘He catches the wise in
their own craftiness’”
(1 Corinthians 3:19).
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through humanwisdom?
– Where has the wisdom of men taken us?
� Evolution.
� Humanism.
� Greed.
� Violence.
� Corruption.
How Has God Revealed His Will?
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through words?
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through words?
– This is the only possible way that man can
learn the will of God.
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through words?
– This is the only possible way that man can
learn the will of God.
– God would have to communicate His
thoughts to man in words in order for man to
know the will of God.
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through words?
– This is the only possible way that man can
learn the will of God.
– God would have to communicate His
thoughts to man in words in order for man to
know the will of God.
“Even so no one knows the things of God
except the Spirit of God. Now we have
received, not the spirit of the world, but the
Spirit who is from God, that we might know
the things that have been freely given to us
by God. These things we also speak, not in
words which man’s wisdom teaches but
which the Holy Spirit teaches…”
(1 Corinthians 2:11-13).
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through words?
– This is the only possible way that man can
learn the will of God.
– God would have to communicate His
thoughts to man in words in order for man to
know the will of God.
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through nature?
• Can we know God’s will through human intuition?
• Can we know God’s will through human wisdom?
• Can we know God’s will through words?
How Has God Revealed His Will?
• Can we know God’s will through nature?
• Can we know God’s will through human intuition?
• Can we know God’s will through human wisdom?
• Can we know God’s will through words?
The only way man can know God’s will is if God reveals His will to man in words!
Can We Understand God’s
Revelation?
Can We Understand God’s
Revelation?
• If the Bible is God’s word, can we understand what it says?
Can We Understand God’s
Revelation?
• If the Bible is God’s word, can we understand what it says?
• Many religious leaders claim that man cannot understand the Bible.
Can We Understand God’s
Revelation?
• If the Bible is God’s word, can we understand what it says?
• Many religious leaders claim that man cannot understand the Bible.
“We must therefore conclude that the Scriptures
alone cannot be a sufficient guide and rule of
faith because they cannot, at any time, be within
the reach of every inquirer, because they are
not of themselves intelligible even in matters of
highest importance, and because they do not
contain all the truths necessary for salvation”
(Roman Catholic Cardinal Gibbons, Faith of Our
Fathers, 94th Ed.; pp. 89-90).
Can We Understand God’s
Revelation?
• If the Bible is God’s word, can we understand what it says?
• Many religious leaders claim that man cannot understand the Bible.
Can We Understand God’s
Revelation?
• If the Bible is God’s word, can we understand what it says?
• Many religious leaders claim that man cannot understand the Bible.
• Why would God reveal His will to man in a way that man cannot understand?
Can We Understand God’s
Revelation?
• If the Bible is God’s word, can we understand what it says?
• Many religious leaders claim that man cannot understand the Bible.
• Why would God reveal His will to man in a way that man cannot understand?
• The Bible claims that the common person can understand it!
Can We Understand God’s
Revelation?
• If the Bible is God’s word, can we understand what it says?
• Many religious leaders claim that man cannot understand the Bible.
• Why would God reveal His will to man in a way that man cannot understand?
• The Bible claims that the common person can understand it!
“Then Jesus said to those Jews
who believed Him, ‘If you abide in
My word, you are My disciples
indeed. And you shall know the
truth, and the truth shall make you
free’” (John 8:31-32).
Can We Understand God’s
Revelation?
• If the Bible is God’s word, can we understand what it says?
• Many religious leaders claim that man cannot understand the Bible.
• Why would God reveal His will to man in a way that man cannot understand?
• The Bible claims that the common person can understand it!
Can We Understand God’s
Revelation?
• If the Bible is God’s word, can we understand what it says?
• Many religious leaders claim that man cannot understand the Bible.
• Why would God reveal His will to man in a way that man cannot understand?
• The Bible claims that the common person can understand it!
“…by revelation He made known
to me the mystery (as I wrote
before in a few words, by which,
when you read, you may
understand my knowledge in
the mystery of Christ)”
(Ephesians 3:3-4).
Can We Understand God’s
Revelation?
• If the Bible is God’s word, can we understand what it says?
• Many religious leaders claim that man cannot understand the Bible.
• Why would God reveal His will to man in a way that man cannot understand?
• The Bible claims that the common person can understand it!
Can We Understand God’s
Revelation?
• If the Bible is God’s word, can we understand what it says?
• Many religious leaders claim that man cannot understand the Bible.
• Why would God reveal His will to man in a way that man cannot understand?
• The Bible claims that the common person can understand it!
“Therefore do not be unwise, but
understand what the will of the
Lord is” (Ephesians 5:17).
Can We Understand God’s
Revelation?
• If the Bible is God’s word, can we understand what it says?
• Many religious leaders claim that man cannot understand the Bible.
• Why would God reveal His will to man in a way that man cannot understand?
• The Bible claims that the common person can understand it!
The Bible Claims To Be From God
The Bible Claims To Be From God
• The Bible always claims to be a product of the mind of God.
The Bible Claims To Be From God
• The Bible always claims to be a product of the mind of God.
– The phrase, “Thus says the LORD” is found over 400 times in the Bible.
The Bible Claims To Be From God
• The Bible always claims to be a product of the mind of God.
– The phrase, “Thus says the LORD” is found over 400 times in the Bible.
“…knowing this first, that no
prophecy of Scripture is of any
private interpretation, 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 1:20-21).
The Bible Claims To Be From God
• The Bible always claims to be a product of the mind of God.
The Bible Claims To Be From God
• The Bible always claims to be a product of the mind of God.
• Is this claim true??????
The Bible Claims To Be From God
• The Bible always claims to be a product of the mind of God.
• Is this claim true??????
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
1. The Unity of the Bible.
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
1. The Unity of the Bible.
– Is it likely that the Bible would present a consistent message?
A Consistent Message
A Consistent Message
1. Written over a 1,500 year span.
A Consistent Message
1. Written over a 1,500 year span.
2. Written by over 40 different authors.
A Consistent Message
1. Written over a 1,500 year span.
2. Written by over 40 different authors.
3. Written by men of diverse background (i.e. fishermen,
statesmen, kings, herdsmen, etc.).
A Consistent Message
1. Written over a 1,500 year span.
2. Written by over 40 different authors.
3. Written by men of diverse background (i.e. fishermen,
statesmen, kings, herdsmen, etc.).
4. Written in a wide variety of locations (i.e. prison,
wilderness, palace, etc.).
A Consistent Message
1. Written over a 1,500 year span.
2. Written by over 40 different authors.
3. Written by men of diverse background (i.e. fishermen,
statesmen, kings, herdsmen, etc.).
4. Written in a wide variety of locations (i.e. prison,
wilderness, palace, etc.).
5. Written under various conditions (i.e. times of war,
times of peace).
A Consistent Message
1. Written over a 1,500 year span.
2. Written by over 40 different authors.
3. Written by men of diverse background (i.e. fishermen,
statesmen, kings, herdsmen, etc.).
4. Written in a wide variety of locations (i.e. prison,
wilderness, palace, etc.).
5. Written under various conditions (i.e. times of war,
times of peace).
6. Written on three continents: Asia, Africa, Europe.
A Consistent Message
1. Written over a 1,500 year span.
2. Written by over 40 different authors.
3. Written by men of diverse background (i.e. fishermen,
statesmen, kings, herdsmen, etc.).
4. Written in a wide variety of locations (i.e. prison,
wilderness, palace, etc.).
5. Written under various conditions (i.e. times of war,
times of peace).
6. Written on three continents: Asia, Africa, Europe.
7. Written in three languages: Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek.
A Consistent Message
1. Written over a 1,500 year span.
2. Written by over 40 different authors.
3. Written by men of diverse background (i.e. fishermen,
statesmen, kings, herdsmen, etc.).
4. Written in a wide variety of locations (i.e. prison,
wilderness, palace, etc.).
5. Written under various conditions (i.e. times of war,
times of peace).
6. Written on three continents: Asia, Africa, Europe.
7. Written in three languages: Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek.
8. Contains subject matter dealing with hundreds of the
most controversial issues.
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
1. The Unity of the Bible.
– Is it likely that the Bible would present a consistent message?
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
1. The Unity of the Bible.
– Is it likely that the Bible would present a consistent message?
– In spite of all of this diversity, the Bible still presents a consistent, unified message throughout and never contradicts itself.
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
2. The Fulfilled Prophecies of the Bible.
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
2. The Fulfilled Prophecies of the Bible.
– The prophets who wrote the Bible were spokesmen for God.
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
2. The Fulfilled Prophecies of the Bible.
– The prophets who wrote the Bible were spokesmen for God.
– They often foretold future events hundreds of years beforehand.
Prophecy of the Fall of Babylon
Prophecy of the Fall of Babylon
Read Isaiah 13:19-22.
Prophecy of the Fall of Babylon
Read Isaiah 13:19-22.“And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, The beauty of
the Chaldeans' pride, Will be as when God overthrew
Sodom and Gomorrah. It will never be inhabited, Nor
will it be settled from generation to generation; Nor
will the Arabian pitch tents there, Nor will the
shepherds make their sheepfolds there. But wild
beasts of the desert will lie there, And their houses
will be full of owls; Ostriches will dwell there, And wild
goats will caper there. The hyenas will howl in their
citadels, And jackals in their pleasant palaces. Her
time is near to come, And her days will not be
prolonged” (Isaiah 13:19-22).
Prophecy of the Fall of Babylon
Read Isaiah 13:19-22.
Prophecy of the Fall of Babylon
Read Isaiah 13:19-22.
• The prophecy was given about 725 B.C.
Prophecy of the Fall of Babylon
Read Isaiah 13:19-22.
• The prophecy was given about 725 B.C.
• Babylon became a dominant world empire about 626 B.C.
Prophecy of the Fall of Babylon
Read Isaiah 13:19-22.
• The prophecy was given about 725 B.C.
• Babylon became a dominant world empire about 626 B.C.
• Cyrus, the Medo-Persian king, conquered Babylon in 539 B.C. (see Isaiah 45:1-2).
Prophecy of the Fall of Babylon
Read Isaiah 13:19-22.
• The prophecy was given about 725 B.C.
• Babylon became a dominant world empire about 626 B.C.
• Cyrus, the Medo-Persian king, conquered Babylon in 539 B.C. (see Isaiah 45:1-2).
“Thus says the LORD to His anointed, To
Cyrus, whose right hand I have held -- To
subdue nations before him And loose the
armor of kings, To open before him the
double doors, So that the gates will not be
shut: ‘I will go before you And make the
crooked places straight; I will break in
pieces the gates of bronze And cut the
bars of iron’” (Isaiah 45:1-2).
Prophecy of the Fall of Babylon
Read Isaiah 13:19-22.
• The prophecy was given about 725 B.C.
• Babylon became a dominant world empire about 626 B.C.
• Cyrus, the Medo-Persian king, conquered Babylon in 539 B.C. (see Isaiah 45:1-2).
Prophecy of the Fall of Babylon
Read Isaiah 13:19-22.
• The prophecy was given about 725 B.C.
• Babylon became a dominant world empire about 626 B.C.
• Cyrus, the Medo-Persian king, conquered Babylon in 539 B.C. (see Isaiah 45:1-2).
• The city of Babylon disappeared completely after 10 B.C.
Prophecy of the Fall of Babylon
Prophecy of the Fall of Babylon
What is Babylon like today?
Prophecy of the Fall of Babylon
What is Babylon like today?
“It is one of the most desolate
places that I have ever visited”
(Werner Keller, The Bible As
History, p. 299).
Prophecy of the Fall of Babylon
What is Babylon like today?
Prophecy of the Fall of Babylon
What is Babylon like today?
“A dead city…Not a column or an
arch still stands to demonstrate the
permanency of human work.
Everything has crumbled into dust”
(Dr. Edward Chiera, letter written
while excavating Babylon in 1927).
Prophecy Against Three Cities
Prophecy Against Three Cities
Read Matthew 11:20-24.
Prophecy Against Three Cities
Read Matthew 11:20-24.“Then He began to rebuke the cities in which most of His
mighty works had been done, because they did not
repent: ‘Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida!
For if the mighty works which were done in you had been
done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long
ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I say to you, it will be
more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment
than for you. And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to
heaven, will be brought down to Hades; for if the mighty
works which were done in you had been done in Sodom,
it would have remained until this day. But I say to you that
it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day
of judgment than for you’” (Matthew 11:20-24).
Prophecy Against Three Cities
Read Matthew 11:20-24.
Prophecy Against Three Cities
Read Matthew 11:20-24.
• The prophecy was spoken by Jesus about 30 A.D.
Prophecy Against Three Cities
Read Matthew 11:20-24.
• The prophecy was spoken by Jesus about 30 A.D.
• The prophecy was recorded about 50 A.D.
Prophecy Against Three Cities
Read Matthew 11:20-24.
• The prophecy was spoken by Jesus about 30 A.D.
• The prophecy was recorded about 50 A.D.
• There were at least four cities surrounding the Sea of Galilee: Chorazin, Bethsaida, Capernaum, and Tiberias.
Prophecy Against Three Cities
Read Matthew 11:20-24.
• The prophecy was spoken by Jesus about 30 A.D.
• The prophecy was recorded about 50 A.D.
• There were at least four cities surrounding the Sea of Galilee: Chorazin, Bethsaida, Capernaum, and Tiberias.
Prophecy Against Three Cities
Read Matthew 11:20-24.
• The prophecy was spoken by Jesus about 30 A.D.
• The prophecy was recorded about 50 A.D.
• There were at least four cities surrounding the Sea of Galilee: Chorazin, Bethsaida, Capernaum, and Tiberias.
Prophecy Against Three Cities
Read Matthew 11:20-24.
• The prophecy was spoken by Jesus about 30 A.D.
• The prophecy was recorded about 50 A.D.
• There were at least four cities surrounding the Sea of Galilee: Chorazin, Bethsaida, Capernaum, and Tiberias.
• Only Tiberias still exists as a thriving city.
Prophecy Against Three Cities
Read Matthew 11:20-24.
• The prophecy was spoken by Jesus about 30 A.D.
• The prophecy was recorded about 50 A.D.
• There were at least four cities surrounding the Sea of Galilee: Chorazin, Bethsaida, Capernaum, and Tiberias.
• Only Tiberias still exists as a thriving city.
• The other three cities were destroyed by an earthquake about 400 A.D.
How Could Jesus Fulfill These Prophecies????
How Could Jesus Fulfill These Prophecies????
Examples O.T. Prophecy Fulfilled
1. Born of virgin Isaiah 7:14 Matthew 1:22
2. Family of David Jeremiah 23:5 Matthew 1:1-2
3. Place of birth Micah 5:2 Matthew 2:5-6
4. Galilean Ministry Isaiah 9:1-2 Matthew 4:14-16
5. Purging the Temple Psalm 69:9 John 2:17
6. Triumphal Entry Zechariah 9:9 Matthew 21:4-5
7. Betrayed by friend Psalm 41:9 John 13:18
8. Price of betrayal Zechariah 11:12-13 Matthew 27:9-10
9. Deserted by disciples Zechariah 13:7 Matthew 26:56
10. Silent in trial Isaiah 53:7 Matthew 27:12-14
11. Mocked Psalm 22:7 Matthew 27:39-40
12. Vinegar & Gall Psalm 69:21 John 19:29-30
13. Words on cross Psalm 22:1 Matthew 27:46
14. Crucified w/Thieves Isaiah 53:12 Matthew 27:58
15. Nailed/Pierced Psalm 22:16 John 19:34-37
16. No bones broken Psalm 34:20 John 19:33-36
17. Cast lots for clothes Psalm 22:18 John 19:23-24
18. Grave w/rich Isaiah 53:9 Matthew 27:57-60
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
2. The Fulfilled Prophecies of the Bible.
– The prophets who wrote the Bible were spokesmen for God.
– They often foretold future events hundreds of years beforehand.
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
2. The Fulfilled Prophecies of the Bible.
– The prophets who wrote the Bible were spokesmen for God.
– They often foretold future events hundreds of years beforehand.
– The prophecies of the Bible never fail!
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
2. The Fulfilled Prophecies of the Bible.
– The prophets who wrote the Bible were spokesmen for God.
– They often foretold future events hundreds of years beforehand.
– The prophecies of the Bible never fail!
– Would it be possible for men to accomplish this without being guided by God?
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
3. Archaeology supports the Bible.
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
3. Archaeology supports the Bible.
– Archaeology is the study of the people, life, and customs of ancient times.
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
3. Archaeology supports the Bible.
– Archaeology is the study of the people, life, and customs of ancient times.
– Archaeological discoveries always support the Bible.
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
3. Archaeology supports the Bible.
– Archaeology is the study of the people, life, and customs of ancient times.
– Archaeological discoveries always support the Bible.
� The existence of the Hittites (Winckler, 1906).
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
3. Archaeology supports the Bible.
– Archaeology is the study of the people, life, and customs of ancient times.
– Archaeological discoveries always support the Bible.
� The existence of the Hittites (Winckler, 1906).
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
3. Archaeology supports the Bible.
– Archaeology is the study of the people, life, and customs of ancient times.
– Archaeological discoveries always support the Bible.
� The existence of the Hittites (Winckler, 1906).
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
3. Archaeology supports the Bible.
– Archaeology is the study of the people, life, and customs of ancient times.
– Archaeological discoveries always support the Bible.
� The existence of the Hittites (Winckler, 1906).
� The existence of King David (Biran, 1993).
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
3. Archaeology supports the Bible.
– Archaeology is the study of the people, life, and customs of ancient times.
– Archaeological discoveries always support the Bible.
� The existence of the Hittites (Winckler, 1906).
� The existence of King David (Biran, 1993).
“House of David” Inscription
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
3. Archaeology supports the Bible.
– Archaeology is the study of the people, life, and customs of ancient times.
– Archaeological discoveries always support the Bible.
� The existence of the Hittites (Winckler, 1906).
� The existence of King David (Biran, 1993).
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
3. Archaeology supports the Bible.
– Archaeology is the study of the people, life, and customs of ancient times.
– Archaeological discoveries always support the Bible.
� The existence of the Hittites (Winckler, 1906).
� The existence of King David (Biran, 1993).
� King Belshazzar of Babylon (Rawlinson, 1876).
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
3. Archaeology supports the Bible.
– Archaeology is the study of the people, life, and customs of ancient times.
– Archaeological discoveries always support the Bible.
� The existence of the Hittites (Winckler, 1906).
� The existence of King David (Biran, 1993).
� King Belshazzar of Babylon (Rawlinson, 1876).
Nabonidus Cylinder
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
3. Archaeology supports the Bible.
– Archaeology is the study of the people, life, and customs of ancient times.
– Archaeological discoveries always support the Bible.
� The existence of the Hittites (Winckler, 1906).
� The existence of King David (Biran, 1993).
� King Belshazzar of Babylon (Rawlinson, 1876).
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
3. Archaeology supports the Bible.
– Archaeology is the study of the people, life, and customs of ancient times.
– Archaeological discoveries always support the Bible.
– What do the experts say?
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
3. Archaeology supports the Bible.
– Archaeology is the study of the people, life, and customs of ancient times.
– Archaeological discoveries always support the Bible.
– What do the experts say?
“There can be no doubt that
archaeology has confirmed
the substantial historicity of
the Old Testament tradition ”
(William F. Albright, 1953).
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
3. Archaeology supports the Bible.
– Archaeology is the study of the people, life, and customs of ancient times.
– Archaeological discoveries always support the Bible.
– What do the experts say?
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
3. Archaeology supports the Bible.
– Archaeology is the study of the people, life, and customs of ancient times.
– Archaeological discoveries always support the Bible.
– What do the experts say?
“It may be stated categorically
that no archaeological discovery
has ever controverted a Biblical
reference. Scores of
archaeological findings have
been made which conform in
clear outline or exact detail
historical statements in the
Bible” (Nelson Glueck, 1959).
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
3. Archaeology supports the Bible.
– Archaeology is the study of the people, life, and customs of ancient times.
– Archaeological discoveries always support the Bible.
– What do the experts say?
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
3. Archaeology supports the Bible.
– Archaeology is the study of the people, life, and customs of ancient times.
– Archaeological discoveries always support the Bible.
– What do the experts say?
“Over thirty names (emperors, high priests, Roman
governors, princes, etc.) are mentioned in the New
Testament, and all but a handful have been verified. In every
way the Bible accounts have been found accurate (though
vigorously challenged). In no single case does the Bible let us
down in geographical accuracy. Without one mistake, the
Bible lists around forty-five countries. Each is accurately
placed and named. About the same number of cities are
named and no one mistake can be listed. Further, about
thirty-six towns are mentioned, and most have been
identified. Wherever accuracy can be checked, minute detail
has been found correct—every time! (Jerry Moffitt, 1993).
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
3. Archaeology supports the Bible.
– Archaeology is the study of the people, life, and customs of ancient times.
– Archaeological discoveries always support the Bible.
– What do the experts say?
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
3. Archaeology supports the Bible.
– Archaeology is the study of the people, life, and customs of ancient times.
– Archaeological discoveries always support the Bible.
– What do the experts say?
– How can the Bible be so accurate?
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
4. Scientific accuracy of the Bible.
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
4. Scientific accuracy of the Bible.
– The bible is over 1900 years old.
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
4. Scientific accuracy of the Bible.
– The bible is over 1900 years old.
– Yet it doesn’t contain any geographical, historical, or scientific errors commonly found in other books.
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
4. Scientific accuracy of the Bible.
– The bible is over 1900 years old.
– Yet it doesn’t contain any geographical, historical, or scientific errors commonly found in other books.
– Science textbooks that are 50 or 100 years old are considered outdated and full of error.
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
4. Scientific accuracy of the Bible.
– The bible is over 1900 years old.
– Yet it doesn’t contain any geographical, historical, or scientific errors commonly found in other books.
– Science textbooks that are 50 or 100 years old are considered outdated and full of error.
– The Bible is ancient, yet it is correct whenever it deals with scientific subject matter.
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
4. Scientific accuracy of the Bible.
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
4. Scientific accuracy of the Bible.� The earth is round (Isaiah 40:22).
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
4. Scientific accuracy of the Bible.� The earth is round (Isaiah 40:22).
� The earth is suspended in space (Job 26:7).
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
4. Scientific accuracy of the Bible.� The earth is round (Isaiah 40:22).
� The earth is suspended in space (Job 26:7).
� There are channels and paths in the seas (Psalm 8).
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
4. Scientific accuracy of the Bible.� The earth is round (Isaiah 40:22).
� The earth is suspended in space (Job 26:7).
� There are channels and paths in the seas (Psalm 8).
� The life of the flesh is in its blood (Leviticus 17:10-16).
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
4. Scientific accuracy of the Bible.� The earth is round (Isaiah 40:22).
� The earth is suspended in space (Job 26:7).
� There are channels and paths in the seas (Psalm 8).
� The life of the flesh is in its blood (Leviticus 17:10-16).
� The stars cannot be numbered (Jeremiah 33:22).
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
4. Scientific accuracy of the Bible.� The earth is round (Isaiah 40:22).
� The earth is suspended in space (Job 26:7).
� There are channels and paths in the seas (Psalm 8).
� The life of the flesh is in its blood (Leviticus 17:10-16).
� The stars cannot be numbered (Jeremiah 33:22).
� The process of rain, evaporation, and condensation (Job 36:27-28).
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
4. Scientific accuracy of the Bible.
– The bible is over 1900 years old.
– Yet it doesn’t contain any geographical, historical, or scientific errors commonly found in other books.
– Science textbooks that are 50 or 100 years old are considered outdated and full of error.
– The Bible is ancient, yet it is correct whenever it deals with scientific subject matter.
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
4. Scientific accuracy of the Bible.
– The bible is over 1900 years old.
– Yet it doesn’t contain any geographical, historical, or scientific errors commonly found in other books.
– Science textbooks that are 50 or 100 years old are considered outdated and full of error.
– The Bible is ancient, yet it is correct whenever it deals with scientific subject matter.
– How did the writers of the Bible know this?
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
5. The Moral Standard of the Bible.
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
5. The Moral Standard of the Bible.
– Morals are principles of right or wrong conduct.
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
5. The Moral Standard of the Bible.
– Morals are principles of right or wrong conduct.
– The writers of the New Testament were surrounded by the immorality, corruption, and pagan religion of the Roman Empire.
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
5. The Moral Standard of the Bible.
– Morals are principles of right or wrong conduct.
– The writers of the New Testament were surrounded by the immorality, corruption, and pagan religion of the Roman Empire.
– Yet the New Testament standard of morality is the highest standard man has ever seen.
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
5. The Moral Standard of the Bible.
– Morals are principles of right or wrong conduct.
– The writers of the New Testament were surrounded by the immorality, corruption, and pagan religion of the Roman Empire.
– Yet the New Testament standard of morality is the highest standard man has ever seen.
– Compare the Bible’s standard of morality with the standards created by men.
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
5. The Moral Standard of the Bible.
– Morals are principles of right or wrong conduct.
– The writers of the New Testament were surrounded by the immorality, corruption, and pagan religion of the Roman Empire.
– Yet the New Testament standard of morality is the highest standard man has ever seen.
– Compare the Bible’s standard of morality with the standards created by men.
“But what about spoken falsehood?
Is it not sometimes and on some
occasions useful, and not then
detestable? We can use it, for
example, as a kind of preventive
medicine against our enemies…”
(Plato, The Republic, p. 79).
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
5. The Moral Standard of the Bible.
– Morals are principles of right or wrong conduct.
– The writers of the New Testament were surrounded by the immorality, corruption, and pagan religion of the Roman Empire.
– Yet the New Testament standard of morality is the highest standard man has ever seen.
– Compare the Bible’s standard of morality with the standards created by men.
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
5. The Moral Standard of the Bible.
– Morals are principles of right or wrong conduct.
– The writers of the New Testament were surrounded by the immorality, corruption, and pagan religion of the Roman Empire.
– Yet the New Testament standard of morality is the highest standard man has ever seen.
– Compare the Bible’s standard of morality with the standards created by men.
“Therefore, putting away lying, each
one speak truth with his neighbor”
(Ephesians 4:25).
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
5. The Moral Standard of the Bible.
– Morals are principles of right or wrong conduct.
– The writers of the New Testament were surrounded by the immorality, corruption, and pagan religion of the Roman Empire.
– Yet the New Testament standard of morality is the highest standard man has ever seen.
– Compare the Bible’s standard of morality with the standards created by men.
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
5. The Moral Standard of the Bible.
– Morals are principles of right or wrong conduct.
– The writers of the New Testament were surrounded by the immorality, corruption, and pagan religion of the Roman Empire.
– Yet the New Testament standard of morality is the highest standard man has ever seen.
– Compare the Bible’s standard of morality with the standards created by men.
“These officers will take the children
of the better Guardians to a nursery
and put them in charge of nurses
living in a separate part of the city:
the children of the inferior
Guardians, and any defective
offspring of the others, will be
quietly and secretly disposed of”
(Plato, The Republic, p.182).
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
5. The Moral Standard of the Bible.
– Morals are principles of right or wrong conduct.
– The writers of the New Testament were surrounded by the immorality, corruption, and pagan religion of the Roman Empire.
– Yet the New Testament standard of morality is the highest standard man has ever seen.
– Compare the Bible’s standard of morality with the standards created by men.
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
5. The Moral Standard of the Bible.
– Morals are principles of right or wrong conduct.
– The writers of the New Testament were surrounded by the immorality, corruption, and pagan religion of the Roman Empire.
– Yet the New Testament standard of morality is the highest standard man has ever seen.
– Compare the Bible’s standard of morality with the standards created by men.
“And just as you want men to do to
you, you also do to them likewise”
(Luke 6:31).
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
5. The Moral Standard of the Bible.
– Morals are principles of right or wrong conduct.
– The writers of the New Testament were surrounded by the immorality, corruption, and pagan religion of the Roman Empire.
– Yet the New Testament standard of morality is the highest standard man has ever seen.
– Compare the Bible’s standard of morality with the standards created by men.
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
5. The Moral Standard of the Bible.
– Morals are principles of right or wrong conduct.
– The writers of the New Testament were surrounded by the immorality, corruption, and pagan religion of the Roman Empire.
– Yet the New Testament standard of morality is the highest standard man has ever seen.
– Compare the Bible’s standard of morality with the standards created by men.
“Men of understanding! In retaliation
you have a safeguard for your lives”
(The Qu’ran 2:178).
“If anyone attacks you, attack him
as he attacked you”
(The Qu’ran 2:193).
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
5. The Moral Standard of the Bible.
– Morals are principles of right or wrong conduct.
– The writers of the New Testament were surrounded by the immorality, corruption, and pagan religion of the Roman Empire.
– Yet the New Testament standard of morality is the highest standard man has ever seen.
– Compare the Bible’s standard of morality with the standards created by men.
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
5. The Moral Standard of the Bible.
– Morals are principles of right or wrong conduct.
– The writers of the New Testament were surrounded by the immorality, corruption, and pagan religion of the Roman Empire.
– Yet the New Testament standard of morality is the highest standard man has ever seen.
– Compare the Bible’s standard of morality with the standards created by men.
“But I say to you, love your enemies,
bless those who curse you, do good
to those who hate you, and pray for
those who spitefully use you and
persecute you” (Matthew 5:44).
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
5. The Moral Standard of the Bible.
– Morals are principles of right or wrong conduct.
– The writers of the New Testament were surrounded by the immorality, corruption, and pagan religion of the Roman Empire.
– Yet the New Testament standard of morality is the highest standard man has ever seen.
– Compare the Bible’s standard of morality with the standards created by men.
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
5. The Moral Standard of the Bible.
– Morals are principles of right or wrong conduct.
– The writers of the New Testament were surrounded by the immorality, corruption, and pagan religion of the Roman Empire.
– Yet the New Testament standard of morality is the highest standard man has ever seen.
– Compare the Bible’s standard of morality with the standards created by men.
“Good women are obedient…As for
those from whom you fear
disobedience, admonish and send
them to beds apart and beat them.
Then if they obey you, take no
further action against them”
(The Qu’ran 4:34).
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
5. The Moral Standard of the Bible.
– Morals are principles of right or wrong conduct.
– The writers of the New Testament were surrounded by the immorality, corruption, and pagan religion of the Roman Empire.
– Yet the New Testament standard of morality is the highest standard man has ever seen.
– Compare the Bible’s standard of morality with the standards created by men.
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
5. The Moral Standard of the Bible.
– Morals are principles of right or wrong conduct.
– The writers of the New Testament were surrounded by the immorality, corruption, and pagan religion of the Roman Empire.
– Yet the New Testament standard of morality is the highest standard man has ever seen.
– Compare the Bible’s standard of morality with the standards created by men.
“Wives, submit to your own
husbands, as to the Lord…So
husbands ought to love their own
wives as their own bodies; he who
loves his wife loves himself”
(Ephesians 5:22, 28).
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
5. The Moral Standard of the Bible.
– Morals are principles of right or wrong conduct.
– The writers of the New Testament were surrounded by the immorality, corruption, and pagan religion of the Roman Empire.
– Yet the New Testament standard of morality is the highest standard man has ever seen.
– Compare the Bible’s standard of morality with the standards created by men.
Evidence That The Bible Is From God
1. The Unity of the Bible.
2. The Fulfilled Prophecies of the Bible.
3. Archaeology supports the Bible.
4. Scientific Accuracy of the Bible.
5. The Moral Standard of the Bible.
Is The Bible From God Or Man?
Is The Bible From God Or Man?
• We must make a decision about the Bible.
Is The Bible From God Or Man?
• We must make a decision about the Bible.
• We have only 2 choices:
Is The Bible From God Or Man?
• We must make a decision about the Bible.
• We have only 2 choices:
1. Is it the product of an all-knowing, all-powerful God?
Is The Bible From God Or Man?
• We must make a decision about the Bible.
• We have only 2 choices:
1. Is it the product of an all-knowing, all-powerful God?
– If so, all of the evidence makes sense.
Is The Bible From God Or Man?
• We must make a decision about the Bible.
• We have only 2 choices:
1. Is it the product of an all-knowing, all-powerful God?
– If so, all of the evidence makes sense.
– This explanation fits the evidence.
Is The Bible From God Or Man?
• We must make a decision about the Bible.
• We have only 2 choices:
1. Is it the product of an all-knowing, all-powerful God?
Is The Bible From God Or Man?
• We must make a decision about the Bible.
• We have only 2 choices:
1. Is it the product of an all-knowing, all-powerful God?
2. Is it the product of mere men?
Is The Bible From God Or Man?
• We must make a decision about the Bible.
• We have only 2 choices:
1. Is it the product of an all-knowing, all-powerful God?
2. Is it the product of mere men?
– These men would be liars.
Is The Bible From God Or Man?
• We must make a decision about the Bible.
• We have only 2 choices:
1. Is it the product of an all-knowing, all-powerful God?
2. Is it the product of mere men?
– These men would be liars.
– These men would be self-condemned.
Is The Bible From God Or Man?
• We must make a decision about the Bible.
• We have only 2 choices:
1. Is it the product of an all-knowing, all-powerful God?
2. Is it the product of mere men?
– These men would be liars.
– These men would be self-condemned.
– These self-condemned liars would have managed to devise the highest moral standard.
Is The Bible From God Or Man?
• We must make a decision about the Bible.
• We have only 2 choices:
1. Is it the product of an all-knowing, all-powerful God?
2. Is it the product of mere men?
– These men would be liars.
– These men would be self-condemned.
– These self-condemned liars would have managed to devise the highest moral standard.
– A logical explanation would have to be given for the evidence.
Is The Bible From God Or Man?
• We must make a decision about the Bible.
• We have only 2 choices:
1. Is it the product of an all-knowing, all-powerful God?
2. Is it the product of mere men?
Is The Bible From God Or Man?
• We must make a decision about the Bible.
• We have only 2 choices:
1. Is it the product of an all-knowing, all-powerful God?
2. Is it the product of mere men?
• Which choice makes more sense?
Is The Bible From God Or Man?
• We must make a decision about the Bible.
• We have only 2 choices:
1. Is it the product of an all-knowing, all-powerful God?
2. Is it the product of mere men?
• Which choice makes more sense?You Must Decide!!!!!!