Reliability of the Bible One of the most important, and most common question that non-Christians ask as they look at Christianity is if the Bible is reliable. The reliability of the Bible has been challenged throughout the course of history. Even though there are numerous amounts of evidences in the Bible of it being reliable, many people still choose to deny it. This essay will look into three reasons why the Bible is reliable and show evidences that correlate with the reasons. The Bible talks about the author’s and heroes failures throughout their life. One example is when Moses had an outburst of anger, misrepresented God and was not allowed to enter the promised land. “Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Take the rod; you and
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So Moses took the rod from before the Lord as He commanded him. And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock; and he said to them, “Hear now, you rebels! Must we bring water for you out of this rock?” Then Moses lifted his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation and their animals drank. Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not believe Me, to hallow Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.” (Numbers 20:7-12) These verses state that Moses didn’t do what God exactly instructed him to do and that Moses didn’t believe with all his heart what God was going to do. Another example is when Noah got drunk shortly after getting of the ark. “And Noah began to be a farmer, and he planted a vineyard. Then he drank of the wine and was drunk, and became uncovered in his tent.” (Genesis 9:21) This verse is talking about how even though Noah just experienced a 40 day and night Flood and trusted in God, he still …show more content…
One example is Jesus’s life, which is foretold in the Old Testament hundreds of years before Jesus’ birth. The Old Testament foretold the city in which He would be born, “But you, bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting.” (Micah 5:2) That He would come while the temple was still standing “Behold, I send My messenger, And he will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, Will suddenly come to His temple, Even the Messenger of the covenant, In whom you delight. Behold, He is coming,” says the Lord of hosts.” (Malachi 3:1) That He would be born of a virgin “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.” (Isaiah 7:14) That He would perform miracles “Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, And the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then the lame shall leap like a deer, And the tongue of the dumb sing. For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness, And streams in the desert.” (Isaiah 35:5-6) That He would be rejected by His own people “The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone” (Psalms 118:22) The precise time in when He would die (Daniel 9:24-26) How He would die “And I will pour on the house of David and on the
So Moses took the rod from before the Lord as He commanded him. And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock; and he said to them, “Hear now, you rebels! Must we bring water for you out of this rock?” Then Moses lifted his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation and their animals drank. Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not believe Me, to hallow Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.” (Numbers 20:7-12) These verses state that Moses didn’t do what God exactly instructed him to do and that Moses didn’t believe with all his heart what God was going to do. Another example is when Noah got drunk shortly after getting of the ark. “And Noah began to be a farmer, and he planted a vineyard. Then he drank of the wine and was drunk, and became uncovered in his tent.” (Genesis 9:21) This verse is talking about how even though Noah just experienced a 40 day and night Flood and trusted in God, he still …show more content…
One example is Jesus’s life, which is foretold in the Old Testament hundreds of years before Jesus’ birth. The Old Testament foretold the city in which He would be born, “But you, bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting.” (Micah 5:2) That He would come while the temple was still standing “Behold, I send My messenger, And he will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, Will suddenly come to His temple, Even the Messenger of the covenant, In whom you delight. Behold, He is coming,” says the Lord of hosts.” (Malachi 3:1) That He would be born of a virgin “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.” (Isaiah 7:14) That He would perform miracles “Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, And the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then the lame shall leap like a deer, And the tongue of the dumb sing. For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness, And streams in the desert.” (Isaiah 35:5-6) That He would be rejected by His own people “The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone” (Psalms 118:22) The precise time in when He would die (Daniel 9:24-26) How He would die “And I will pour on the house of David and on the