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    Q&A.131.THE BIBLE – What proof do we have for the inspiration of the Bible?

    The Bible itself claims to be inspired by God (2 Timothy 3:16-17), but is there evidence to support this
    claim? Several lines of evidence exist to reveal how God has divinely inspired Scripture.
    First, fulfilled prophecy offers evidence to support God’s inspiration from Scripture. Specific fulfillments in
    the life of Jesus were used by the early church to prove to Jews that Jesus was Christ. Apollos
    “powerfully refuted the Jews in public, showing by the Scriptures that the Christ was Jesus” (Acts 18:28).
    Regarding Jesus, the Bible predicted hundreds of years in advance that, among other things, He would be
    born of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14), would be born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2), would be introduced by a
    messenger (John the Baptist, Isaiah 40:3), would be rejected by the Jews (Isaiah 53:3), would be pierced
    in His side (Zechariah 12:10; John 19:34), and would suffer crucifixion (Psalm 22:16-18; John 19:23-24).
    Each of these prophecies was fulfilled exactly, yet was predicted hundreds of years in advance.
    Second, the unity of the Bible offers evidence of its inspiration. It was written by about 40 authors over an
    approximately 1,500-year period in three languages on three continents. Its authors ranged from kings to
    shepherds and scholars to fishermen, yet offer a consistent theme regarding key teachings. Amazingly,
    there is not one clear contradiction in the Bible, an impossible achievement for a book so diverse apart
    from God’s inspiration.
    Third, many historical and archaeological findings support the accuracy and reliability of Scripture. From
    the kings of Israel to the kingdoms of Babylon and Persia, the Bible speaks accurately on history at all
    points. One resource notes there are more than 25,000 times archaeology confirms something found in the
    Bible.
    Fourth, the Bible speaks accurately regarding many areas of science long before the discoveries were
    made. The shape of the earth (Isaiah 40:22), valleys in the seas (2 Samuel 22:16), and the hydrological
    cycle (Job 26:8), for example, all express ideas not discovered until long after being mentioned in
    Scripture.
    These and other examples help to show the Bible is no ordinary book. In fact, it is the only book in human
    history to include such a wide variety of information that is completely accurate and yet speaks even of
    future events in detail without conflict or error. Such accuracy helps provide evidence of the divine nature
    of the Bible and supports the Bible’s own claims that it is inspired by God.

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