The Bible
Seven
Compelling Evidences
by Tim Chaffey
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The Bible is unlike
any other religious book. Despite forty authors writing from three continents
over nearly two thousand years, it maintains a perfect consistency of message.
Its words point unerringly to Christ, whose work on the cross was ordained by God—the
true author of the Bible—before the world began.
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Among all the books
ever written, the Bible is absolutely unique. Actually, it is not just a
book—it’s 66 books. And one of its most remarkable qualities is the complete
unity of the overall message despite having so many different authors writing
over many centuries on hundreds of controversial subjects. Natural explanations
fail to account for the supernatural character and origin of Scripture.
The Bible was
written over a period of roughly 2,000 years by 40 different authors from three
continents, who wrote in three different languages. These facts alone make the
Bible one of a kind, but there are many more amazing details that defy natural
explanation.
Special Section: Can You Prove the Bible is True?
1. God’s Character
2. Claims of Divine Authorship
3. Unity of the Bible
4. Fulfilled Prophecy
5. Scientific Accuracy
6. Archaeological Finds
7. Life-Changing Power
2. Claims of Divine Authorship
3. Unity of the Bible
4. Fulfilled Prophecy
5. Scientific Accuracy
6. Archaeological Finds
7. Life-Changing Power
Shepherds, kings,
scholars, fishermen, prophets, a military general, a cupbearer, and a priest
all penned portions of Scripture. They had different immediate purposes for
writing, whether recording history, giving spiritual and moral instruction, or
pronouncing judgment. They composed their works from palaces, prisons, the
wilderness, and places of exile while writing history, laws, poetry, prophecy,
and proverbs. In the process they laid bare their personal emotions, expressing
anger, frustration, joy, and love.
Yet despite this
marvelous array of topics and goals, the Bible displays a flawless internal
consistency. It never contradicts itself or its common theme.
From Genesis to
Revelation, we see man’s repeated rebellion against his holy Creator. God made
a perfect world, but mankind has continually rejected His authority and sought
to decide truth for himself. Nevertheless, God promised to extend His love,
grace, and mercy to unworthy people who deserved to be cast into the lake of
fire for all eternity.
Early in Genesis
after Adam and Eve sinned, God made known His plan of redemption, which He
repeatedly promised and expanded upon throughout the Old Testament. The
promises were fulfilled in a surprising but predicted way: by the Savior’s
sacrificial death and subsequent resurrection, as recorded in the New
Testament. The Bible then announced the future culmination of the Savior’s
redemptive work in Revelation.
Both the Bible and
history weave together in seamless harmony, as though the Creator ordained this
plan and recorded it in Scripture even before it unfolded in history. And
that’s exactly what the Bible claims took place! God says that He alone can
declare the future (Isaiah 42:9), and
hundreds of His prophetic predictions have been fulfilled with absolute
precision, while others await fulfillment.
The unity of
Scripture demonstrates its supernatural inspiration. Only the one true, holy
God could provide us with such a flawless Bible that reveals such a matchless
message: the Lord’s staggering love for His creation.
66 Books . . . 1 Message
Despite writing in
radically different times and contexts, the Bible’s many authors all told the
same message about God’s eternal plan, from Creation and the Flood to Christ’s
work on the Cross and the consummation of God’s plan. You can find the same truths
stated by Moses and the Old Testament prophets, Christ Himself, and Christ’s
apostles.
The First Creation
“In the beginning
God created the heaven and the earth.” —Moses
“By God were all
things made.” —the apostle John
“At the beginning
God made them male and female.” —Jesus Christ
Noah’s Flood
“Noah went into the
ark, and the waters increased greatly, and all flesh died that moved upon the
earth.” —Moses
“The world that was
then, being overflowed with water, perished.” —the apostle Peter
“Noah entered into
the ark, and the flood came and took them all away.” —Jesus Christ
Resurrection of Christ
“You will not leave
my soul in the grave; neither will you suffer your Holy One to see corruption.”
—King David
“Christ was buried
and rose again the third day.” —the apostle Paul
“Destroy this
temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” —Jesus Christ
The New Creation
“I will make a new
heavens and a new earth, says the Lord.” —the prophet Isaiah
“I saw a new heaven
and a new earth.” —the apostle John
“I go to prepare a
place for you.” —Jesus Christ
Find more answers
to the most common claims of “contradictions in the Bible” at Answers Magazine’s online
apologetics toolkit for defending the Bible.
Tim Chaffey holds a
master of divinity in apologetics and theology and a ThM in church history and
theology from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. He is a writer/editor for
Answers in Genesis's web department. Tim has authored several books,
including Old-Earth Creationism on Trial and The Truth Chronicles series.
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