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Is the Bible

Is the Bible. Scientifically Correct ?. Three Views of Bible. 1. Human Document 2. Not entirely the Word of God 3. All scripture is inspired of God - 2 Tim. 3:16-17. Is the Bible Accurate from a Scientific standpoint ?. Bible is not a book of Science. That is true

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Is the Bible

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  1. Is the Bible Scientifically Correct ?

  2. Three Views of Bible 1. Human Document 2. Not entirely the Word of God 3. All scripture is inspired of God - 2 Tim. 3:16-17 Is the Bible Accurate from a Scientific standpoint ?

  3. Bible is not a book of Science • That is true • When it does touch on a scientific theme it must be true • Not a book of Math • Daniel - 70 weeks • 62 + 7 + 1 70

  4. Bible’s Scientific Precision Completed 20 centuries ago Consistent with discoveries of science Science books must be updated every few years

  5. 1. The Universe is Eternal “In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth” Bertrand Russell “No reason why the world should not have always existed” Robert Jastrow “Denies eternal existence to the universe”

  6. 2. Creation Finished Gen. 2:1-2 “finished” Consistent with first Law of Thermodynamics Matter is not being created - may be altered, but not created or destroyed

  7. 3. Made of one Acts 17:26 ASV “and he made of one every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth,” KJV = “One blood” Human family from one = Adam

  8. 3. Made of one Charles Darwin argued that the “Caucasian Races are superior WWII – Red Cross segregated blood according to race Physical unity shared by all ethnic families of the earth

  9. 3. Made of one Dr. Ashley Montague “All the ethnic groups of man must have originated from a single ancestral stock.” The Bible is True !

  10. Alleged Inaccuracies 1. Gen. 1:6 “firmament” A firm vault holds back the water Traced back to Septuagint Hebrew – “expanse” not “solid”

  11. Alleged Inaccuracies 2. Num. 23:22 “Unicorn” Inaccurate translation Hebrew – refers to a species of extinct wild ox

  12. Alleged Inaccuracies 3. Rev. 7:1 “Four Corners” Figurative expression Marines “serving the flag at the four corners of the earth” “circle of the earth” Isa. 40:22

  13. False Science not in Bible Human writings reflect the science of their day Science books are revised often The Bible does not have any false science of ancient world

  14. False Science not in Bible 1. Aristotle = Brain is a compound of earth and water Brain in men larger than women – but it is not Region of heart in man is hotter – not true

  15. False Science not in Bible 2. Papyrus Ebers – Egypt 16th Prescription to prevent losing one’s hair Written about same time that Moses wrote the Pentateuch Sanitation regulations

  16. Is the Bible YES Scientifically Correct ?

  17. Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249 evanscoc@bellsouth.net www.evansgachurchofchrist.org Sunday Evening September 6, 2009

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