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Reasons to believe the Bible

A. The Bible is scientifically accurate here a just a few things it describes:

1. Radioactive decay (2eter !:1"#2. $ydrologic cycles (s.1!%:&' c.1:&' )ob !*:2&+2,#

!. At-osheric jet strea-s (cc. 1:*#

/. 0louds and condensation ()ob 2*:' !&:11#%. arths sherical shae (3sa. /":22#

*. The e4ansion of the universe ()ob 2*:

&. The i-ossibility of nu-bering the stars ()er. !!:22#. arths foundation hung on nothing ()ob 2*:

,. That air has weight ()ob 2:2%#

1". $ydrother-ic vents (5en. &:11' )ob. !:1*#11. That li6e begets li6e a biological law (5en. 1:11+12' 21' 2%#

12. The che-ical co-osition of 7flesh8 the sa-e co-ounds other -atter

consists of described as dust (5en. 2:&' !:1,#

1!. That blood is vitally i-ortant for life (9ev. 1&:11#

1/. That one event could be seen across the world an i-ossibility then nowossible through T (;t. 2/:!"' Rev. 11:,+11#

B. The Bible is rohetically accurate (here are a few e4a-les there are thousands

-ore#.

1. There are over !!" rohesies concerning the co-ing ;essiah. )esus oftoner in >cience >ea6s.a. By using the -odern science of robability in reference to eight

rohesies' we find the chance that any -an -ight have lived down to the

resent ti-e and fulfilled all eight rohesies is one chance in1""'"""'"""'"""'"""'""" or 1" to the 1&thower.

b. 3f one -an fulfilled / rohesies' it would be one chance in 1" to the

1%&thower. ?ith !!" rohesies' it is one chance in 1" to the 1"1st

ower.

/. 3llustration by >toner: 73f we would ta6e 1" to the 1&thsilver dollars and

lay the- on the face of Te4as they would cover the state two feet dee.

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%. >o-e 4a-les:

rohesy ulfill-entl. Tye of Birth 3saiah &:1/ ;att. 1:1+2!

2. Birthlace ;icah %:2 9u6e 2:/' *+&

!. urose of $is eath 3saiah %!:/+* 1 eter 2:2//. Beat and >it on 3saiah %":* ;att. 2*:*&' 2&:2,+!"

%. ierced Through $ands and eet sal-s 22:1* )ohn 2":2&

*. 0rucified with Thieves 3saiah %!:12 ;att. 2&:! &. Resurrection sal-s 1*:,+1" Acts 2:!1

. Ascension sal-s *:1 Acts 1:,

CCDthers include: a secific lineage fro- Abraha- to 3saac to )acob to )udah to avid' beingbetrayed by a friend to death for !" ieces of silver' having no bones bro6en' having his clothes

ga-bled for at death' having his side ierced on his death' the sun going dar6 at his death and

raising $i-self fro- the dead ! days later.

0. The Bible is historically accurate ' real eole' laces and events corroborated by

archeology (here are just a coule of e4a-les#.1. $itites critics conde-ned the Bibles descrition of this grouE archeological

digs have since roven the e4istence of these eole.

2. 0aesar Agustus census around the ti-e of 0hrists birth (9u6e 2:1#.

. The Bibles authors agree (over /" authors of different bac6grounds' ti-es' social

status' languages and ethnic grous#.

. Bible is te4tually accurate (here is a Fuic6 co-arison with $o-ers 3lliad the ne4t

closest te4tually accurate -anuscrit#.

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