Question # 3: Which God is the Right One? Is the
Bible Accurate?
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A
simple solution to this answer is to look at the
book that each faith (Christianity, Islam, Buddhism,
etc.) gets their faith from.
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If you
can prove one of those books to be right, the rest
have to be false (remember: 2 + 2 = 4�there is 1
right answer and infinite wrong answers to this
equation).
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Facts
about the Bible:
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Best-selling book in the history of the world
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Over 4
Billion sales since the Guttenberg press
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About
150 Million copies sold each year (Harry Potter
doesn�t even come close)
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However, just because it�s the best-selling book
doesn�t make it true, but it does make it worth
looking into�
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It
claims to be written by God
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Over
3,600 times in the Bible, you will find �Thus saith
the LORD� or something similar, so in no way does
this book claim human authorship.
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However, just because it claims to be written by God
doesn�t mean it is.
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I
could tell you, �God told me to tell you to give me
all your money,� but that doesn�t mean God said it.
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A
claim such as that must be backed up with some
pretty strong evidence. Check it out�
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Historically accurate
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No one
has yet found a historical mistake in the Bible.
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Scientifically accurate
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Not
one single scientific mistake has been found in the
Bible.
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In
fact, the Bible contains several
scientific facts�
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THE BIBLE |
SCIENCE NOW |
SCIENCE THEN |
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The earth is a sphere (Isaiah 40:22). |
The earth is a sphere |
The earth was a flat disk. |
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Incalculable number of stars (Jeremiah
33:22). |
Incalculable number of stars |
Only 1,100 stars. |
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Free float of earth in space (Job 26:7). |
Free float of earth in space. |
Earth sat on a large animal. |
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Creation made of invisible elements
(Hebrews 11:3). |
Creation made of invisible
elements (atoms). |
Science was ignorant on the subject. |
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Each star is different (1 Corinthians
15:41). |
Each star is different. |
All stars were the same. |
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Light moves (Job 38:19,20). |
Light moves. |
Light was fixed in place. |
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Air has weight (Job 28:25). |
Air has weight. |
Air was weightless. |
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Winds blow in cyclones (Ecclesiastes
1:6). |
Winds blow in cyclones. |
Winds blew straight. |
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Blood is the source of life and health
(Leviticus 17:11). |
Blood is the source of life and health. |
Sick people must be bled. |
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Ocean floor contains deep valleys and
mountains (2 Samuel 22:16; Jonah 2:6). |
Ocean floor contains deep valleys and
mountains. |
The ocean floor was flat. |
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Ocean contains springs (Job 38:16). |
Ocean contains springs. |
Ocean fed only by rivers
and rain. |
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When dealing with disease, hands should
be washed under running water (Leviticus
15:13). |
When dealing with disease, hands should
be washed under running water. |
Hands washed in still water. |
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* table adopted from Science
Confirms the Bible, a Living Waters
Publication (www.livingwaters.com) |
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Archaeologically accurate
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Recently, over 25,000 archaeological finds have been
discovered in the Middle East, of which not one has
controverted a properly understood fact in the
Bible.
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In
fact, every one of these finds proves the Bible to
be true.
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Fulfilled prophesy
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Prophesy is defined
as the prediction of future events
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Only
one book contains thousands of detailed prophesies:
the Bible
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The
Bible contains over 2000 prophecies. In fact, about
� (25%) of the Bible speaks of future events.
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If any
one of those 2000 prophesies were false, trash the
book because you know it is worth nothing! However,
every single prophesy in the Bible has come true to
the most minuscule detail, except for those about
the future return of Jesus Christ.
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Over
300 prophecies were fulfilled in Jesus alone
(see table below).
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Prophetic Scripture |
Subject |
Fulfilled |
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Jeremiah 23:5-6 |
descendant of David |
Matthew 1:1 |
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Micah 5:2 |
born in Bethlehem |
Luke 2:4-5, 7 |
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Isaiah 7:14 |
to be born of a virgin |
Luke 1:26-27, 30-31 |
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Hosea 11:1 |
flight to Egypt |
Matthew 2:14-15 |
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Isaiah 29:18, Isaiah 35:5-6 |
blind, deaf, and lame are healed by the
Messiah |
Luke 7:22, Matthew 11:3-5 |
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Isaiah 53:3, 8:14, 28:16, Psalms 118:22 |
rejected by His own people, the Jews |
John 1:11, Luke 23:18, Acts 4:11, 1
Peter 2:6-8 |
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Psalms 41:9, Psalms 55:12-13, Zechariah
13:6 |
betrayed by a close friend |
Luke 22:47-48, Matthew 26:49-50 |
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Zechariah 11:12 |
betrayed for 30 pieces of silver |
Matthew 26:14-15 |
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Zechariah 11:13 |
betrayal money used to buy Potter's
field |
Matthew 27:6-7 |
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Psalms 35:11 |
accused by false witnesses |
Mark 14:57-58 |
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Isaiah 53:7 |
silent to accusations |
Mark 15:4-5 |
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Isaiah 50:6 |
spat on and struck |
Matthew 26:67, Matthew 27:30 |
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Isaiah 53:5 |
scourged |
Matthew 27:26 |
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Psalms 35:19 |
hated without reason |
John 15:24-25 |
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Isaiah 53:5 |
vicarious sacrifice |
Romans 5:6, 8 |
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Isaiah 53:12 |
crucified with malefactors |
Mark 15:27-28 |
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Psalms 109:4, Isaiah 53:12 |
prayer for His enemies |
Luke 23:34 |
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Psalms 22:7-8 |
sneered and mocked |
Luke 23:35 |
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Psalms 69:21 |
given vinegar for His thirst |
John 19:28-29 |
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Psalms 22:17-18 |
soldiers gambled for His clothing |
Matthew 27:35-36 |
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Psalms 38:11 |
friends stood afar off |
Luke 23:49 |
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Zechariah 12:10, Psalms 22:16 |
pierced through hands and feet(1) |
John 20:25-27 |
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Zechariah 12:10 |
His side pierced |
John 19:34 |
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Psalms 34:20 |
no bones broken |
John 19:32, 33, 36 |
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Amos 8:9 |
Darkness over the Land |
Matthew 27:45 |
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Isaiah 53:9 |
buried with the rich |
Matthew 27:57-60 |
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Psalms 16:10, Psalms 30:3, Psalms 49:15,
Psalms 118:17 |
to be resurrected |
Mark 16:6-7 |
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Isaiah 9:2, 11:10, 65:1 |
the Gentiles will seek the Messiah |
Romans 11:25, Matthew 4:16 |
(1) This prophecy was made 1000 years
before Jesus� birth, and 800 years before
crucifixion ever became a means of torture or
punishment.
* Table adopted from
www.godandscience.org
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