First off, the bible's writers claim REPEATEDLY that the words they wrote came from the divine inspiration of God (which is completely infallible). There were around 40 men who wrote the book together, they all lived in different eras, they all claim to have gotten their inspiration from God, and all the books fit together!For a writer to claim that he's gotten divine inspiration is HUGE all by itself, however, when you look at the facts above you can't deny it.... the bible is FACT!
Lets just assume for a moment that the bible isn't true. That would mean that those 40 men were either lying, insane, or both!
"But, on the other hand, if the greatest and most influential book of the ages, containing the most beautiful literature and the most perfect moral code ever devised, was written by deceiving fanatics, then what hope is there for ever finding meaning and purpose in this world?"
HUNDREDS of biblical prophecies have been fulfilled! In order for something to be a prophecy it has to be specific, and happen a long while AFTER the prophecy is given. There is a notion that all biblical prophecies were obvious..... things that anyone could have said. That simply isn't true! Many of the prophecies written in the bible were fulfilled long after the writer was dead.
"For example, Daniel the prophet predicted in about 538 BC (Daniel 9:24-27) that Christ would come as Israel's promised Savior and Prince 483 years after the Persian emperor would give the Jews authority to rebuild Jerusalem, which was then in ruins. This was clearly and definitely fulfilled, hundreds of years later."
The validity of the bible shouldn't be in dispute! It is a book of true FACTS! NOT fairy tails! Remember that!
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