Scottsbluff Church of Christ
Is the Bible Believable?
Locations & Times
1919 Ave N Scottsbluff, NE 69361
1919 Avenue N, Scottsbluff, NE 69361, USA
Sunday 10:45 AM
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It does not matter if you are joining us in person or in our virtual setting we are glad you are here.
The Bible Has Credible Details
A Fairy Tale Opening
“Once Upon a Time, in a far, far away land…”
A Fairy Tale Opening
“Once Upon a Time, in a far, far away land…”
The Bible Has Credible Details
Judith 1:1
It was the twelfth year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, who ruled over the Assyriansin the great city of Nineveh.
Judith 1:1
It was the twelfth year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, who ruled over the Assyriansin the great city of Nineveh.
The Bible Has Credible Details
What Sets the Bible Apart?
People, Places and Events That Can Be Verified in History
Luke 3:1-3
Caesar
Tiberius
Pontius Pilate
Herod
Philip of Iturea and Trachonitus
Lysanias or Abilene
Annas and Caiaphas
John the Baptizer
What Sets the Bible Apart?
People, Places and Events That Can Be Verified in History
Luke 3:1-3
Caesar
Tiberius
Pontius Pilate
Herod
Philip of Iturea and Trachonitus
Lysanias or Abilene
Annas and Caiaphas
John the Baptizer
The Bible Has Credible Details
What Sets the Bible Apart?
1 Chronicles 4:1-7
The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. Reaiah, the son of Shobal fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahuman and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorahites…
What Sets the Bible Apart?
1 Chronicles 4:1-7
The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. Reaiah, the son of Shobal fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahuman and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorahites…
The Bible Has Credible Details
The Acid Test
The only way to pass this test is to write it while eyewitnesses are still alive to confirm or deny the events.
(Luke 1:1-4)
The Acid Test
The only way to pass this test is to write it while eyewitnesses are still alive to confirm or deny the events.
(Luke 1:1-4)
The Bible Has Credible Details
The Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon
The Bible Has Credible Witnesses
The Bible:
Events and People Also Confirmed in Secular Writings.
The Bible:
Events and People Also Confirmed in Secular Writings.
The Bible Has Credible Witnesses
The Messengers of Jesus Christ
John 14:25-26: But the Holy Spirit will teach you All Things…
Luke 24:44-49: You are witnesses of these things
2 Peter 1:16-19: We ourselves were eyewitnesses… we ourselves heard this voice
1 John 1:1-4: We have Heard, we have seen with our eyes, we have touched with our hands.
The Messengers of Jesus Christ
John 14:25-26: But the Holy Spirit will teach you All Things…
Luke 24:44-49: You are witnesses of these things
2 Peter 1:16-19: We ourselves were eyewitnesses… we ourselves heard this voice
1 John 1:1-4: We have Heard, we have seen with our eyes, we have touched with our hands.
The Bible Has Credible Witnesses
The Value of Eyewitness Accuracy
The Quality of the witness (are they credible?)
The Confidence of the Witness
The Accuracy of the Witness
The Attention Given to the Occurrence
The Time Between the Events and the telling of it
The Value of Eyewitness Accuracy
The Quality of the witness (are they credible?)
The Confidence of the Witness
The Accuracy of the Witness
The Attention Given to the Occurrence
The Time Between the Events and the telling of it
The Bible Has Credible Witnesses
What About Paul?
Never Calls Himself an Eyewitness.
What He did say-Galatians 1:11-24)
Summation: The Bible gives credible Details and Witnesses.
Are there Other Proofs?
What About Paul?
Never Calls Himself an Eyewitness.
What He did say-Galatians 1:11-24)
Summation: The Bible gives credible Details and Witnesses.
Are there Other Proofs?
The Bible Has Credible Proofs
Prophecy
Isaiah 44:28-45:1: King Cyrus (spoken 200 years before the event)
1 Kings 13:2: Josiah (spoken over 300 years prior to the event)
Daniel: The Successive Kingdoms to come (Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome, and the church)
Prophecy
Isaiah 44:28-45:1: King Cyrus (spoken 200 years before the event)
1 Kings 13:2: Josiah (spoken over 300 years prior to the event)
Daniel: The Successive Kingdoms to come (Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome, and the church)
The Bible Has Credible Proofs
Prophecies of Christ
The Odds of Fulfilling just 8 of the prophecies would be 1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000.
Prophecies of Christ
The Odds of Fulfilling just 8 of the prophecies would be 1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000.
The Bible Has Credible Proofs
Archeology
Archeology
Hezekiah's Tunnel (2 Kings 20:20)
Pool of Bethesda (John 5)
The Bible Has Credible Proofs
History
People
Kings
Jesus
Political Figures
Places
Jerusalem
Babylon
Egypt
Events
Assyria
Crucifixion
Famines
History
People
Kings
Jesus
Political Figures
Places
Jerusalem
Babylon
Egypt
Events
Assyria
Crucifixion
Famines
The Bible Has Credible Proofs
Geography
Descriptions of Cities, Regions, Countries
Geography
Descriptions of Cities, Regions, Countries
The Bible Has Credible Proofs
Manuscript Evidence
No Book in History has Ever Had as many ancient copies as the Bible has, nor closer to the time of the original writings.
Manuscript Evidence
No Book in History has Ever Had as many ancient copies as the Bible has, nor closer to the time of the original writings.
The Bible Has Credible Proofs
Science
They keep discovering things that the Bible has verified.
Science
They keep discovering things that the Bible has verified.
The Bible Has Credible Proofs
To Believe in the Bible, God and Christ isn’t a Gullible Action on the part of Believers.
Belief is the result of Conviction of its Truths!!!
To Believe in the Bible, God and Christ isn’t a Gullible Action on the part of Believers.
Belief is the result of Conviction of its Truths!!!
How can we serve you today?
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