APOLOGY OF THE BIBLE

 “All scripture is inspired or breathed-out by God (2 Timothy 3:16)” 

This means that God worked through the instrumentality of human personality, but directed them so that they wrote what He wanted written. In spite of different writers with different styles, the Bible is very coherent and shares a common theme. An apology of the Bible begins with Jesus’ perception of the Bible. Jesus, the widely acknowledged Messiah, referenced and quoted from the scriptures on multiple occasions. He used phrases like “It is written” (Mat. 4:1-4), “The Word of God cannot be broken” (Jn. 10:35), and “He is the fulfillment of scripture” (Mt. 26:52-56). This means that Jesus acknowledged the scriptures as the final authority of God. 

Other evidences supporting the apology include:

1.       The fulfillment of Prophecy: The coming of the Messiah (birth, death, missionary work) was predicted by the prophets in the Old Testament and fulfilled (Isaiah 52:13—53; Micah 5:2; Luke 24:25-27). Specific historical events like the destruction of Tyre was predicted (Ezekiel 26) and fulfilled by the decree of Nebuchadnezzer’s attack and onslaught by Alexander the Great. The Jewish dispersion was predicted by Moses and Hosea (Deut. 28;25; Hosea 9:17; Jer. 24:9). The restoration of Israel was predicted (Jer. 31) and fulfilled in 1948 when Israel was restored as a nation.

2.       Science can be used to authenticate the Bible. The Bible describes the circle of the earth and that it is hanging (Isaiah 40:22; Job 26:7). This is a scientific proof of the geophysical aspect of the earth.

3.       The calendar system originated from the Bible: The AD and BC system of dating originated from the Bible after Christ birth.

4.       Acts and Culture support the Bible: The Bill of Rights, Shakespeare’s writings, sayings of the father’s of the United States and many others like Winston Churchill and Daniel Webster, all reflect their believe in the scriptures.

5.       Textual accuracy: When the different translations are compared there is concordance and very insignificance differences in terms of grammar that do not alter the intended meanings.

6.       Archeology: There are archeological findings of various original texts such as the “Lost Scrolls” that have been discovered. Despite different places and time of writing, they all point to the authenticity, accuracy, and inerrancy of the Bible.