THE WORD General Facts about the Bible
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Phillips’ Treasury of Humorous Quotations (Afflictions)
AFFLICTIONSIf afflictions refine some, they consume others.—John Ray
Thesis:
Thesis:
The Bible is an Accurate record of history and a reliable predictor of the future which was given to man by the Grace of God.
Outline
Outline
General Facts about the Bible
The Uniqueness of the bible
The Purpose of the Bible
Comparing evolutionary theory with creation theory
Evolution
Space, Matter and Time were self-existent from eternity
The Earth is 4.5 Billion years old
Darwin believed in a very old earth
Lord Kelvin and other scientists opposed the idea of an old earth
Creation
God Created all things
God gives man answers, not theories
Evidence to back up the authenticity of the Bible
The Dead Sea Scrolls
Archaeological artifacts
Evidence to back up evolutionary theory
Ape/Man fossils
Dinosaur bones dated to be millions of years old
Problems with evolutionists evidence
C-14 Dating
Existence of Dinosaurs recorded in the Bible
Evidence of Dinosaurs still existing
Ape/Man fossils discredited
Is the Bible a reliable predictor of the future
Fulfilled prophecy
Prophecies concerning the Messiah
Accuracy rate and statistical analysis of these prophecies
Prophesies not yet fulfilled
Does the Bible tell us about the future
How can we prepare for the future
The Word, is Past, Present and Future
The Earth and Universe was spoken into existence (Gen 1:1)
God is the Word (John 1:1-2)
Jesus is the Word (Rev 19:13)
The Body
The Body
What is so Unique about the Bible?
For one thing, no editor or publishing house was responsible to oversee the 50 independent authors, representing 20 occupations, living in 10 counties during a 1,600 year span, working in three languages with a cast of 2,930 characters in 1,189 chapters, 31,173 verses, 774,746 words and 3,567,180 letters. This