The Bible is a book unique among all the books ever written. First of all it claims to be the word of God in such verses as 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21; John 17:7-8, 17-18 and many more. Most “sacred books” never make such a claim. More than 2,000 times the Bible says “the word of the Lord” and almost 2000 times it states, “thus says the Lord.”
Obviously, that in itself is little proof the Bible is from God, but it is interesting that so few books make this claim when the Bible does so many times.
The fact that it was written over a span of 1,600 hundred years by 40 different men, yet is in agreement and is accurate throughout, speaks to it origin from an almighty, all-knowing God that transcends time.
Space does not allow for a listing of all the attacks on the authenticity of the Bible but it’s a fact they are defeated time and time again. When men have leveled attacks at the Bible, archaeology has proven over and over that what the Bible says is true and what men have said was not.
There are thousands of prophecies which all came true and most are things one cannot possibly control. Predictive prophesies made hundreds, even a thousand years in advance – and coming true – indicate the Bible is from God.
The Bible contains advanced and accurate knowledge of medicine, astronomy, geology, history, and more. Of all the ancient writings, the Bible is the best preserved document by far.
No book before or since can claim to be from God and back that claim like the Bible. There has never been a proven discrepancy in the Bible (some apparent ones, but investigation shows these are not discrepancies). Get clear on this and get clear on what’s in it. It is the most important and most critical book you will ever hold in your hands.
The predictive prophecies alone are more than enough to lead any reasonable person to conclude that the author was one knowing the past, present, and future…God.
For the elders, Gary Woodall