Isaiah

The Biblethe Path to heaven

The Bible

Why do weNeed it?

The BibleThe Need

for Authority1) Human Reason

2) The Church3) The Bible

The Bible

Errors inunderstanding it

The Bible

The Canon1) Apostolicity2) Universality

3) Doctrinal Agreement4) Inspiration

Multiple WitnessesDeut 19:15

“One witness is not enough to convict a man accused of any crime or offense he may have committed. A matter must be

established by the testimony of 2 or 3 witnesses.”

TEST 1

Multiple Witnesses Bible: OT 30 Witnesses

NT 9 Witness

Quran 1 Witness (Mohammad)

BOM 1 Witness (Smith) JW: 1 Witness (Russell)

Buddhism: 1 Witness (Siddhartha Gautama)

TEST 1

FAIL

Survivability of Bible

5,300+ Greek Manuscripts

99.5% Accuracy

TEST 2

Survivability of Bible

5,300+ Greek Manuscripts

Greek PhilosophersPlato 7 Copies

Caesar 10 CopiesAristotle 49 Copies

TEST 2

FAIL

Survivability of Bible

5,300+ Greek Manuscripts

Greek PhilosophersPlato 7 Copies

Caesar 10 CopiesAristotle 49 Copies

TEST 2

24,000 Ancient Documents

Survivability of Bible

5,300+ Greek Manuscripts

1 MillionQuotes of NT

TEST 2

24,000 Ancient Documents

SurvivabilityWilliam Shakespeare

In every on of his plays there are lucanai (gaps) in the printed

test.

Conjectural Emendations

TEST 2

FAIL

ArchaeologyMatthew 28:11-15

“…after the priests had assembled with the elders and agreed on a

plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money and told them, ‘Say this, ‘His disciples came during the

nights and stole Him while we were sleeping…”

TEST 3

ArchaeologyWas the lie spread?

Found in the village of Nazareth in 1878

Ordinance on a Marble SlabPre 50ad

Original ordinance 44-50adYes, the lie was Told

TEST 3

ArchaeologyNelso Glueck Archaeologist

“I’ve been accused of teaching the verbal plenary inspiration of the Bible Scripture … All I have ever said is that

in all of my archaeological investigation I have never found one artifact of antiquity that contradicts any statement of the Word of God.”

TEST 3

Archaeology

Luke has been proven correct over 200 times in

the book of Acts alone

TEST 3

ArchaeologyMormon

2 Great Civilization – Nephites and Lamanites.38 Mighty Cities

TEST 3

EPIC

FAILURE

ArchaeologyMormon

quote of a challenge from Bringham Young

“Take up the Bible, compare the religion of the Latter-

Day Saints with it, and see if it will stand the test.”

TEST 3

FAIL

Archaeology

This is faith interacting with the Physical World

TEST 3

Archaeology

HistoryTEST 3

Archaeology

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TEST 3

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Amazing Unity1) 66 Books

2) 1,500 Years3) 39 Authors

4) Literary Styles5) Moods6) Places

7) Continents8) 3 Languages

9) Circumstances10) Controversial Topics

TEST 4

Amazing UnityQuran

Spurs two very different religions because of

contradiction within itself.

TEST 4

FAIL

Amazing UnityOther Christian

Documents

ApocryphaDead Sea Scrolls

Gospel of Thomas

TEST 4

FAIL

Early Date Record

Scriptures of the NT were written within 30

to 70 years of the events

TEST 5

Early Date Record

Caesarlived 100-44bc earliest copy 1,000yrs

Platolived 427-347bc earliest copy 1,200yrs

Plinylived 61-113ad earliest copy 750yrs

Aristotlelived 384-322bc earliest copy 1,200yrs

TEST 5FAIL

Prophecy2 Peter 1:21

“because no prophecy ever came by the will of man; instead, moved by

the Holy Spirit, men spoke from God.”

TEST 6

Prophecy

28% of the Bible is prophetic in nature

Jesus fulfilled 103 prophesiesVirgin Birth Isa 7:14 – Matt 1:23

Place of Birth Mic 5:2 – Matt 2:6

TEST 6

ProphecyPeter Stoner

8 Predictions

Odds1 in 1017th power

TEST 6

ProphecyPeter Stoner

48 Predictions

Odds1 in 10157th power

TEST 6

Prophecy1 in 10157th power

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TEST 6

ProphecyJ.W.

“not of man but of God and absolutely and unqualifiedly correct”

Armageddon Prophecies:Founder Charles Russell –1914

Joseph Rutherford – 1925Nathan Knorr - 1975

TEST 6

EPICFAIL

A God who can create everything

Probably has the ability to write a book

PASS

JW Changed their translation of the Bible

John 1:1 “The word was a god”

You cannot change the word of God to fit your theology

You change your theology to fit the Word

of God!