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MISTAKES IN THE BIBLE
2 Peter 1:20-21
Over the years I have been asked many times “Why
Do I Believe In God?”, “Why Do I Believe That The Bible Is God’s Word And
Not Man’s”, “What About All The Discrepancies & Contradictions In The
Bible?”, And “How Can There Be A God With All The Wickedness In The World?” This lesson will try to deal with some of
these questions and to PUT TO REST the doubt and confusion that the devil
uses to keep people in the dark. I have also combined two lessons into one,
the first being “Mistakes In The Bible” and the second being “Why I Believe
The Bible Is God’s Word”.
Before we go
any further I would like for you to pray this prayer with me;
Father, In the Name of Jesus, I pray that you will
Open up our eyes to see You, Open up our ears to Hear You and Open up our
Heart to Receive You. Satan I Rebuke you In The Name of Jesus and Command
you to step away from God’s people and go back to the pit of Hell where you
belong. Your Powers are no good here, your evil plan has been exposed and
you have no power over God’s Children any longer. In Jesus’ Name we
Pray….Amen
I. Inerrancy.
A. Meaning of terms.
1) "Inerrancy" - the
Bible does not contain errors.
2) "Infallibility" is even
stronger - it cannot contain errors.
a) (Some use infallibility in
a lesser sense)
B. Inerrancy is related to doctrine
of inspiration, in that a book
from a
perfect God would not contain errors.
C. Different forms of inspiration are
held.
1) Dictation. Authors heard words, wrote them down.
[fundamentalism]
2) Plenary*. Authors wrote as they felt moved by
Spirit,
but
reflected their own cultures. Also
called verbal inspiration. [evangelicalism]
3) Partial. Some is inspired (theology,
morality) some may
not be (history, science). [CS Lewis]
4) Illumination. A completely human process where they
gave
their best ideas about God. [liberalism]
II. Historical review.
A. The Bible presents itself as true
and trustworthy.
1) Psalm 119:138,144,160 God's Law is trustworthy and right.
2) Luke 1:20
Predictive prophecy comes true.
3) Romans 3:4 God is true, people are
liars.
4) 1 Thess. 2:13 The apostles' word was God's
Word.
5) 2 Peter 1:20-21 Scripture is from God, not
humans.
6) Revelation 21:5 The angel's message is true.
B. Jesus used the Bible as his final
authority.
1) It is greater than human
tradition. Mark 7:6-13
2) No part of the Law can be set
aside as useless. Luke 16:17
3) Everything in the Bible will
be accomplished. Matt. 5:17-19
4) It cannot be broken. John 10:35
5) What the Bible says, God
says. Matt 15:4; 22:31
6) Arguments can be decided on
the basis of one word. Matt 22:45
C. The early Church Fathers, the
Reformers (Luther, Calvin, etc),
Evangelical Protestants, Roman
Catholics and Orthodox churches
all
believe the Bible is without error.
D. Liberal Christians deny it. But note comment by liberal scholar
Kirsopp Lake: "How many were there, for instance,
in Christian
churches in the 18th century who
doubted the infallible inspira-
tion of the Bible? A few, perhaps, but very few....It is we
[liberals]
who have departed from the tradition.
The Bible is
on the
fundamentalist side."
III. Problems with
inerrancy.
A. Discrepancies within Scripture.
1) Parallel Bible passages
sometimes give conflicting accounts of
the
same event. (Scholars have known
this for thousands of
years)
a) The census of Israel.
1> Instigated by
Satan. 1 Chronicles 21:1
2> Instigated by
God. 2 Samuel 24:1
b) Healing of blind man(men) by Jesus outside Jericho.
1> Jesus leaving Jericho, meets two
blind men. Matt 20:29
2> Jesus leaving Jericho, one blind
man jumps up. Mark 10:46
3> Jesus entering Jericho, one blind
man carried. Luke 18:35
c) The death of Judas.
1> Hanging. Matt 27:5
2> Fall and split
open. Acts 1:18
2) Wording of conversations can
differ.
a) Variations between 1&2
Kings and 1&2 Chronicles.
b) Compare what God tells
Cornelius in Acts 10:4 and what
Cornelius says God said
in Acts 10:31.
c) Note differences in
gospels concerning Jesus' sermons.
B. Scientific disagreement.
1) Scientific mistakes.
a) Rabbits do NOT chew their
cud. Leviticus 11:6
b) Slugs don't melt. Psalm 58:8
c) Mustard seed is NOT
smallest in world. Mark 4:31
d) The earth does not have
four corners. Revelation 7:1
2) Miracles.
a) Talking donkey. Numbers 22:28
b) Creation in six days. Genesis 1 & 2
c) Flat earth with 4
corners. Ezekiel 7:2; Revelation
7:1
1> But note the
"circle of the earth."
Isaiah 40:22
d) The sun stands still. Joshua 10:13
3) History.
a) Archaeologist Kathleen
Kenyon said Jericho
was uninhabited
at
the time Joshua arrived to capture it.
(A recent archaeologist
believes she was wrong; even the
walls
show evidence of falling down.)
b) Archaeologists find no
evidence King Darius ruled in
Babylon, or even existed. Daniel 5:31, 9:1
IV. Answers to problems.
A. God can perform any miracle he
wants. It may not seem
"scientific"
to us,
but it could still be real.
B. Discrepancies in many passages can
be harmonized.
1) Judas may have hung himself,
the rope broke, and he fell
on
the ground.
2) Jericho had an old city and a
new city in Jesus' day.
3) Ancient historical records
(King Darius) are incomplete.
C. Questions about specific problems
will always occur. The Bible
does
not have to be "proved" to be accepted as trustworthy.
V. Importance of inerrancy.
A. If some of Bible can be false, all
can be false.
1) A Bible that is not trusted
will not be obeyed.
B. Denominations that have departed
from belief in an inerrant Bible
have
withered.
1) Methodists, Presbyterians,
Episcopalians - American Baptists.
C. Jesus Christ believed the Bible
was fully trustworthy.
1) Denying inerrancy denies
Jesus' lordship over us.
2) Is Jesus your Lord?
WHY I BELIEVE THE BIBLE IS GOD'S WORD
Isaiah 46:9-10
I. Bible:
God's Word or human document?
A. Crucial question, much disputed.
B. Not most important question in
evangelism.
1) Don't have to prove Bible
before witnessing.
2) Relationship with Jesus, not
Bible, brings salvation.
C. Bible can be accepted before
doctrine of inspiration is.
II. Reasons for believing in inspiration.
A. It claims to be inspired.
1) Direct statements.
a) Views of OT prophets.
b) Views of NT speakers.
2) View of Jesus.
B. Fulfilled prophecies.
1) Secular and religious
prophecy.
a) Does not prophesy, or...
b) Fails at prophesy.
2) Biblical prophecy.
a)
Ezekiel and cities of Tyre and Sidon.
III. Example of exact
Biblical prophecy.
A. Sidon.
1) Ruin, but survival.
2) Fulfilled to present.
B. Tyre.
1) Total destruction.
2) Fulfilled over hundreds of
years.
a) Nebuchadnezzar.
b) Alexander the Great.
c) Moslems.
IV. Conclusion.
A. Study of scriptures should lead to
faith in Jesus.
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