“It's a good book, but it's just a collection of stories, not a factual  account.”

"It's a good book, but it's outdated and not relevant for today.”

"It's a good book, but it's been edited and changed too many times to be trusted.”

"It's a good book, but it contradicts itself too many times.”

"It's a good book, but it's too open to interpretation to be taken seriously.” 

The result is a completely ____________ book

•  Christ is to be born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2)
•  Christ is to be preceded by a Messenger (Isaiah 40:3; Malachi 3:1)
•  Christ is to enter Jerusalem on a donkey (Zechariah 9:9)
•  Christ is to be betrayed by a friend  (Psalms 41:9/85:12-14)
• Christ is to be sold for 30 pieces of silver (Zechariah 11:12)
• The money for which the Christ is sold is to  be  thrown “to the potter” in God’s house (Zechariah 11:13)
• Christ is to be silent before His accusers (Isaiah 53:7)
• Christ is to be executed by crucifixion (Psalm 22:16; Zechariah 12:10; Isaiah 53:5) 

The odds of fulfilling 8 prophecies is:

1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000

The Odds of fulfilling 16 prophecies is:

1 in 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

The Dead Sea Scrolls (found in 1947) proved that the Bible we have today is almost identical to what was written thousands of years ago.

We have 5,800+ handwritten Greek copies of the New Testament—more than any other ancient book.

It’s not just a ______ book – it is a _____ book

All Scripture is inspired by God . . .

2 Timothy 3:16-17

Inspired Means “God Breathed”

40 Writers

1 Author

All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work..

2 Timothy 3:16-17

Inspired Means “to ____ our ______ with air”

The Bible is Inspired by God

Written to _________ us

“Rabbi,” his disciples asked him, “why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his parents’ sins?”  “It was not because of his sins or his parents’ sins,” Jesus answered. “This happened so the power of God could be seen in him.”

John 9:1-2

The Bible is inspired by _____

Written to inspire ___

So we can inspire ______

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Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ.

Galatians 6:2