2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NLT) All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.

Reasons the Bible Can Be Trusted

Matthew 24:35 (NLT) Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.

#1 - The Bible Is Historically Accurate

Psalm 33:4 (NIV) For the word of the Lord is right and true.

Eyewitness Accounts

Recorded and Copied With Extreme Care

Archaeological confirmation 

#2 - The Bible Is Scientifically Accurate

Psalm 148:5-6 (NLT) Let every created thing give praise to the Lord, for he issued his command, and they came into being. He set them in place forever and ever. His decree will never be revoked.

Examples of where the science of the day was wrong:

The Earth Was Flat

Isaiah 40:22 (NLT) God sits above the circle of the earth.

The Earth Had to be Held Up

Job 26:7 (NLT) God stretches the northern sky over empty space and hangs the earth on nothing.

The Number of Stars Could be Counted

Jeremiah 33:22a (NLT) The stars of the sky cannot be counted...

Too Much Blood Made You Sick

Leviticus 17:11 (NLT) … the life of the body is in its blood.

Leviticus 13:4 (NLT) …the priest will quarantine the person for seven days.

Psalm 12:6 (NIV) And the words of the Lord are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times.

#3 - The Bible Is Prophetically Accurate

One person fulfilling 8 prophecies is 1 in 10¹⁷ (100,000,000,000,000,000)

2 Peter 1:20-21 (NLT) Above all, you must realize that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophet’s own understanding, or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God.

Matthew 26:56 (NLT) But this is all happening to fulfill the words of the prophets as recorded in the Scriptures.

Revelation 22:6 (NLT) Then the angel said to me, “Everything you have heard and seen is trustworthy and true. The Lord God, who inspires his prophets, has sent his angel to tell his servants what will happen soon.

#4 - The Bible Is Thematically Unified

Luke 24:27 (NLT) Then Jesus took them through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

#5 - It was Trusted by Jesus

Matthew 5:18 (NLT) I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God’s law will disappear until its purpose is achieved.

If you believe what you like in the Bible but don’t believe what you don’t like, it’s not the Bible that you trust but yourself.

#6 - The Bible Has Survived All Attacks

The Bible is the most despised, derided, denied, disputed, dissected, debated, outlawed, and destroyed book ever!

“Within 100 years the Bible will be forgotten.” ~Voltaire

1 Peter 1:24-25 (NLT) As the Scriptures say, “People are like grass; their beauty is like a flower in the field. The grass withers and the flower fades. But the word of the Lord remains forever.”

What is going to be the final authority in my life? The Word or the world?

John 8:31-32 (NLT) Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings.  And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

#7 - The Bible As Life-transforming Power

Next Step: Trust the Bible as God's Word to you.