JOURNEY THROUGH THE BIBLE

Twelve Week Sermon Series

Week 1: Is The Bible Reliable?

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Scripture: Luke 1:1-4 (NIV)

  • How do we know there is one true God?
  • Does God even exist?
  • Where do we start?

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FAITH IS NOT A BLIND LEAP IN THE DARK

  • Faith based on

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  • Faith based on

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WE START WITH THE BIBLE

  1. 

the Bible is a reliable record of actual events and conversations……
  2. 

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what the Bible says about Jesus Christ is true……
  3. 

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in light of His miracles and sayings, Jesus is the Son of God.
  4. 

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what Jesus Christ said about God is true.
  5. 

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the God of the Bible is the One True God.

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IS THE BIBLE RELIABLE: Is the Bible historically accurate?

  1. We look for

, not

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?
  2. We look at what

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happened, not what

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happened.

  • The Bible was written on paper (papyrus), taken from stories passed down.
   (parchment, manuscripts, letters)

  • Literature uses a 3-fold test to determine the reliability of ancient historical documents:

    1. Date and origin
    2. Character of people
    3. Content of the writings

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ALL ANCIENT HISTORY IS A COPY…OF A COPY…OF A COPY!!!

ADD 3 BOXES

  • History accepts: “History of the Gallic Wars” & “The Annals” as the the official record of the Roman Empire. They even assert it to be

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  • Why do so many consider the Bible to be

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?
  • The Bible records supernatural activity!

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IS THE BIBLE RELIABLE?

  1. Not

faith.
  2. But

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faith.

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WE START WITH THE BIBLE…LEADS US TO THE ONE TRUE GOD!

    ”I AM the way” (Jesus Christ)

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