1. How can we be sure the
Bible is completely true?
Reliability of The Bible

2. • Think: How do you know any fairy tale is
not a true account of historical events?
• Write down: TWO things you would need
to know in order to have confidence that
any story was a reliable (true) source and
can be trusted.
Do Now

3. • Identify the reasons we can
believe what the Bible says
• Explain why I will/will not accept
that the Bible is God’s Word
Lesson Outcomes

4. Think . . .
 Why does it matter whether the
Bible is true or not?
 Why do so many people choose not
to believe the Bible is true?

5. All Scripture is God-breathed and is
useful for teaching, rebuking,
correcting and training in
righteousness, so that the servant
of God may be thoroughly equipped
for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:16

6. Confidence Continuum
I have little or
no confidence
the Bible is
true
 I have
complete
confidence
the Bible is
true
 I have some
confidence
the Bible is
true
Place yourself
on the
Confidence
Continuum
according to
how you
perceive the
Bible. Be
prepared to
explain why
you place
yourself there.

7. “To be a Christian we must
know and trust the person of
Jesus Christ. The only way
we can come to know and
trust him is through the
Bible. If we do not read the
Bible, or if we do not accept
the Bible as accurate or
trustworthy, then, we can
never properly accept the
One about whom the Bible
speaks. The Bible is the
foundation of Christianity
upon which depends our
eternity.”
Do Now
Which
parts of
the
quotation
do you
agree
with?
Disagree
with?
Why?

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The winning ticket was sold at Tapawera Four
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The win is the latest in a stellar run for Lotto
players, with almost $25 million given away to
first division winners in the last fortnight,
including $7 million to a young woman in
Christchurch last weekend.
The woman, who wanted to stay anonymous,
bought her ticket from Fresh Choice Barrington
because she was feeling "a little lucky".
Her uncle had also been made an instant
millionaire by Lotto a few months earlier, she
said.
Why do we
trust this
newspaper
article is
telling the
truth?

9. How are the following phenomena significant in
understanding the Bible’s origins and preservation?
 Septuagint
 Monastries
 Canon
 Qumran
 Dead Sea Scrolls
 Guttenberg Press
 Papyrus
 Essenes
 Apocrypha
 Vulgate
 Synoptic Gospels
 Bible translated into Greek
 Copied the Bible multiple times
 Accepted books
 Cave where manuscripts were
found
 Ancient manuscripts of Jesus’ times
 Made spread of the Bible possible
 First material for written text
 Kept the Dead Sea Scrolls in a
library
 Books that Protestants do not
include
 Bible in Latin
 Matthew, Mark, Luke – present