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Can we trust it?

Just because something is described in the Bible doesn’t mean it’s prescribed by the Bible.

“So great is my veneration for the Bible, that the earlier my children begin to read it the more confident will be my hopes that they will prove useful citizens to their country and respectable members of society.”
-John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), 6th President of the United States

“I have always said, I always will say, that the studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens, better fathers, and better husbands.”
– Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), 3rd President of the United States.

The worth of the Bible cannot be judged by our failure to live up to it.

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; he has appointed me to preach Good News to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted and to announce that captives shall be released and the blind shall see, that the downtrodden shall be freed from their oppressors, and that God is ready to give blessings to all who come to him.”
-Luke 4:18-19 TLB

What does the Bible say about the Bible?

16 The whole Bible was given to us by inspiration from God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives; it straightens us out and helps us do what is right. 17 It is God’s way of making us well prepared at every point, fully equipped to do good to everyone.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 TLB

What does Jesus say about the Bible?

Is it accurate?
-Historically
-Scientifically

The Earth is suspended in nothing

The Hydrologic Cycle
Where does our water go? How does it get there? Listen to what the Bible says about that:

“For the scientist who has lived by his faith in the power of reason, the story ends like a bad dream. He has scaled the mountains of ignorance; he is about to conquer the highest peak; as he pulls himself over the final rock, he is greeted by a band of theologians who have been sitting there for centuries.”
― Robert Jastrow

What do you say about the Bible?

It comes down to a matter of faith.