The Bible Is Truth

What seemed like a normal day for a shepherd in the Middle East near Qumran, exploded into one of the most significant days of human history.  In November of 1946, a man guiding his sheep stepped into a cave and discovered the first of what are now known as the Dead Sea Scrolls.  The significance of this find was unknown to the shepherd, but later would reveal manuscripts containing portions of every Old Testament book (except Esther), dating back to within a few years of the writing of the last Old Testament books.  The discovery showed that the accuracy of the Bible's transmission to the modern day reader had been preserved.

The New Testament has been increasingly proven to be reliable with an unparalleled amount of manuscript evidence.  With over 20,000 pieces of manuscript evidence, including 5,700 in the Greek language alone, the reliability of the transmission of the original manuscripts is more than probable.  There are now 300 of these manuscripts dating back to the first 3 centuries of the original writing of the New Testament, and when all of the manuscripts are evaluated they reveal agreement of 99.9%.  Even critical scholars will admit that the .1% never negates any significant element of Christian doctrine.  The words of the original text were inerrantly inspired by God and have been preserved for the world.

It would of course make sense that the Bible is reliable and true.  We are told in Titus 1:2 and Hebrews 6:18 that it is impossible for God to lie.  Certainly the God of infinite perfection could never represent Himself falsely.  While praying to the Father, Jesus said in John 17:17, "Thy word is truth."  The Bible claims to be the very word of God.  2 Timothy 3:16 claims that "all Scripture is inspired by God" (referring primarily to the Old Testament) and 2 Peter 3:16 also considers the New Testament as Scripture.  The premises are as follows:  God speaks only truth, therefore God's word is true.  The Bible is God's word, therefore the Bible is true.  In conclusion, the Bible is true in everything that it teaches and affirms, therefore it is worthy of our highest attention as it answers the deepest questions of human experience.