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I am a Bible Believer for Good Reasons

I am a Bible Believer for Good Reasons. Pastor Allan McCracken Romans 1:16 www.thebiblestands.net. Such an objection can be turned into an opportunity for the Gospel. How to respond to the person who says, "I don't believe in the Bible." .

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I am a Bible Believer for Good Reasons

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  1. I am a Bible Believer for Good Reasons Pastor Allan McCracken Romans 1:16 www.thebiblestands.net

  2. Such an objection can be turned into an opportunity for the Gospel How to respond to the person who says, "I don't believe in the Bible." • The Bible says “...the gospel is the power of God unto salvation…” • The word power as used here is the Greek word "dun a mis" from which we get our English word DYNAMITE!

  3. I believe you have a right not to believe in the Bible. In fact I would fight for that right. How to respond to the person who says, "I don't believe in the Bible." • If you don’t believe the bible, that means you must understand it, so what then do YOU think the Bible’s main point is?

  4. That is exactly what I was afraid of. You have rejected the Bible and have done so without understanding its main message. How to respond to the person who says, "I don't believe in the Bible." • Now don’t you think the more intelligent thing to do would be to let me share with you the Bible's main message, how a person can have eternal life? Then you can make an educated decision about accepting or rejecting it.

  5. How many manuscript copies do we have of ancient literature? How does the Bible compare to other ancient works of literature? Number of copies for secular ancient writers: • Plato • Caesar • Pliny the Younger • Thucydides • Herodotus • Demosthenes • Aristotle - 7 - 10 - 7 - 20 - 8 - 200 - 49

  6. How many manuscript copies do we have of New Testament writers alone? How does the Bible compare to other ancient works of literature? 24,633 • Secular Ancient Writers Manuscripts: • Plato - 7 • Caesar - 10 • Pliny the Younger-7 • Thucydides - 20 • Herodotus - 8 • Demosthenes-200 • Aristotle - 49

  7. What is the time span between the copies and the original? How does the Bible compare to other ancient works of literature? • Pliny the Younger (original to closest copy) • Caesar and the Galic Wars • Aristotle's Poetics • Euripides • Herodotus • Plato • Homer’s “The Odyssey” - 750 yrs - 1000 yrs - 1400 yrs - 1500 yrs - 1300 yrs - 1300 yrs - 2200 yrs

  8. What is the time span between the writing of the New Testament and the first complete manuscript copies? How does the Bible compare to other ancient works of literature? 300 YEARS MAX • Secular Ancient Writers Manuscripts Time Spans: • Pliny the Younger – (closest manuscript copy) - 750 years • Caesar and the Galic Wars - 1000 years • Aristotle's Poetics - 1400 years • Euripides - 1500 years • Herodotus - 1300 years • Plato - 1300 years • Homer’s “The Odyssey” - 2200 years

  9. What languages have the New testament manuscripts been translated into? How does the Bible compare to other ancient works of literature? Greek – Aramaic – Syriac – Latin – German – French – Anglo Saxon – English

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