3 Views of Bible

1. Human Document

2. Not entirely the Word of God

3. All scripture is inspired of God - 2 Tim. 3:16-17

Is the Bible Accurate from aScientific standpoint ?

Bible is not a book of ScienceThat is true

When it does touch on a scientific theme it must be true

Not a book of Math

Dan. 9:25-27 - 70 weeks

62 + 7 + 1 70

Bible’s Scientific Precision

Completed 20 centuries ago

Consistent with discoveries of science

Science books must be updated every few years

Biography of the Earth

Dr. George Gamow

1. The Universe is Eternal “In the beginning God

created the heavens and the Earth” Gen. 1:1

Bertrand Russell “No reason why the world should not have always existed”

Robert Jastrow “Modern science denies eternal existence to the universe”

2. Made of one

Acts 17:26 ASV “and He made of one every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth”

Human family from one = Adam

Asserts the unity of humanity

2. Made of one

Charles Darwin argued that the “Caucasian Races are superior”

WWII – Red Cross segregated blood according to race

Physical unity shared by all ethnic families of the earth

2. Made of one

Dr. Ashley Montague

“All the ethnic groups of man must have originated from a single ancestral stock.”

The Bible is True !

Alleged Inaccuracies

1. Gen. 1:6 “firmament”

A firm vault holds back the water

Traced back to Septuagint

Hebrew – “expanse” not “solid”

Alleged Inaccuracies2. Num. 23:22 “Unicorn”

Inaccurate translation

Hebrew – refers to a species of extinct wild ox

Alleged Inaccuracies

3. Rev. 7:1 “Four Corners”

Figurative expression

Marines “serving the flag at the four corners of the earth”

“circle of the earth” Isa. 40:22

False Science not in Bible

Human writings reflect the science of their day

Science books are revised often

The Bible does not have any false science of the ancient world

False Science not in Bible1. Aristotle = Brain is a compound of earth and water

Brain in men larger than women – but it is not

Region of heart in man is hotter – not true

False Science not in Bible2. Papyrus Ebers – Egypt 16th

Prescription to prevent losing one’s hair

Written about same time that Moses wrote the Pentateuch

Sanitation regulations

YES

SalvationSalvation

Hear the gospel (Rom. 10:17)Believe In Jesus (Jn. 8:24)REPENT of your sins (Lk. 13:3)Confess your faith (Matt. 10:32-33)Baptized Into Christ (Acts 2:38)

Faithful until death (Rev. 2:10)

REMISSION OF SINS