How do we know the Bible is true?

Hundreds of books have been written on the subject of evidence of the divine inspiration of the Bible, evidence that is numerous and varied. Unfortunately most of the people, today, he hasn't read any of these books. Rather, very few have read the Bible itself! So many are led to accept the widespread idea, but false, that the Bible is full of errors and that it no longer has relevance to our modern world.

Nevertheless, the authors of the Bible repeatedly claim that they convey the very word of God, infallible and authoritative to the highest degree. It is an extraordinary statement for any writer, and if that claim of men — about forty — who composed the Scriptures were to prove inaccurate, then you have to conclude or they lied, or that they were crazy, or both.

But if instead the largest and most influential book in history, the one that contains the finest literature and the most perfect moral code ever devised, it was written by lying fanatics, then what hope can there be of finding meaning and purpose in this life?
Anyone willing to seriously investigate these biblical evidence will find their claims to divine inspiration (established in various ways more than 3.000 times) they are amply justified.

Prophecies fulfilled

The extraordinary fact of the prophecies that have come true is only one of the proofs of the above. Hundreds of Bible prophecies have been fulfilled, in a specific and detailed way, and often many years after the death of whoever wrote that particular prophecy.

For example, the prophet Daniel foretold around the year 538 to.C. (Daniele 9:24-27) than the Christ, the Savior and Prince promised to Israel, he would have come 483 years after the Persian emperor granted the Israelites permission to rebuild Jerusalem, which then lay in ruins. This was fulfilled clearly and unambiguously, hundreds of years later.

There are long and detailed prophecies concerning individual nations and cities and also the general course of history, and they all came true to the letter. More than 300 prophecies were fulfilled by Christ himself in his first coming. Other prophecies concern the spread of Christianity, various false religions, and many other topics.

There is no other book, ancient or modern, similar to this. The inaccurate prophecies, and usually incorrect, of people like Jeanne Dixon, Nostradamus, Edgar Cayce and others like them don't fall into the same category at all, nor other religious books such as the Koran, the sayings of Confucius, and other similar writings. Only the Bible manifests this remarkable prophetic proof, and it does so with such extraordinary breadth as to make any explanation other than that of divine revelation completely absurd.

A unique historical precision

The historical accuracy of the Scriptures is likewise unrivaled, infinitely superior to the written records of Egypt, of Assyria and many other ancient nations. During the last century, the archaeological confirmations of the biblical account have been almost too numerous to count. Dr.. Nelson luck, probably the foremost modern authority on Israel’s archeology, he remarked:

“No archaeological discovery has ever disproved a biblical passage. There have been dozens of archaeological finds which confirm broadly, sometimes in precise detail, historical statements contained in the Bible. E, in the same way, a fair evaluation of the Bible's descriptions has often led to astounding discoveries”.

Scientific accuracy

Another clear evidence of divine inspiration is given by the fact that many of the principles of modern science were affirmed as natural facts in the Bible, long before scientists confirmed them experimentally. Some examples would be:

The roundness of the earth (Isaiah 40:22)

He is seated on the vault of the earth, from there the inhabitants appear like grasshoppers; he stretches the heavens like a curtain and unfolds them like a tent to dwell in;

«As the heavens are high above the earth,so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.

while the actual heavens and earth are preserved by the same word, set aside for fire for the day of judgment and perdition of the wicked.

The hydrological cycle (Ecclesiastes 1:7)

All rivers run to the sea, yet the sea does not fill up; to the place where the rivers run, they always keep heading.

The huge number of stars (Geremia 33:22)

Just as you cannot count the army of the sky or measure the sand of the sea,so I will multiply the descendants of David, my servant, and the Levites who do the service in my honor”».

The law of progressive entropy (Salmo 102:25-27)

25 in the past you created the earth and the heavens are the work of your hands;26 they will perish, but you stay;all of them will wear out like a garment;you will change them like a garment and they will be changed. 27 But you are always the same and your years will never end.

The supreme importance of blood in vital processes (Leviticus 17:11)

Because the life of the flesh is in the blood. This is why I have ordered you to place it on the altar to make atonement for your people; because blood is what makes the atonement, through life.

The atmospheric circulation (Ecclesiastes 1:6)

The wind blows towards midday, then it turns north; goes spinning, turning continuously, to restart the same laps.

The gravitational field (Job 26:7)

He stretches the north over the void,suspends the earth on nothing.

Naturally, these facts are not stated in the technical language of modern science but in the simple terms of the world of everyday human experience; nevertheless, they are in perfect agreement with the most modern scientific data.

It is also significant that no real errors have ever been proved in the Bible in the scientific field, historical, or in any other sphere. Many have been suggested, of course, but traditional scholars of the Bible have always succeeded in proposing reasonable solutions to any such problem.

A unique structure

The unusual structure of the Bible must be strongly emphasized. Despite being a collection of 66 books, written by at least 40 different men during a period of 2000 years, it is evidently only one Book, with unity and perfect coherence in all its parts.

Individual authors, at the time of writing, they had no idea that their message would eventually be incorporated into such a Book, however each part fits perfectly in its place and serves its own unique purpose as a component of the whole. Anyone who studies the Bible diligently will continually find extraordinary structural and mathematical designs woven into every part of it, with a complexity and symmetry that cannot be explained by chance or collusion.

The one great theme in the whole Bible, which develops in grandeur from Genesis to the Apocalypse, it is the great work of God in the creation and redemption of all things, through his Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Unique effects of the Bible

The Bible is also unique in terms of its effects on individuals and the history of nations. It is the greatest best-seller of all time, attractive both to the heart and to the intellect, loved if not by all, at least by some in every race, nation or tribe in which it arrived, by rich and poor, by scholars as well as by simple people, as kings and private citizens, by men of every class and every profession, without exception. No other book has ever had such universal appeal, nor has it produced such lasting effects.

A final proof of the truth of the Bible is given by the testimony of those who believed it. Multitudes of people, in the past as in the present, they discovered from personal experience that his promises are true, that his advice is wise, that his commandments and prohibitions make sense, and that his wonderful message of salvation satisfies our every need not only in this life, but also for eternity.

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