The Bible - Part 1, Its Uniqueness

  What we believe about the Bible is foundational to our faith.  It is no wonder that the Bible is under attack at every turn.  If what's written in the Bible can be discounted, or if the Bible is not divinely inspired and true, then we have no foundation to stand on. Have you ever had people tell you that the Bible is full of contradictions, false prophesy, or simply written by man?  Anyone tell you that the Bible is as true as any other religious book in existence?  Do you find yourself unable to defend the truth about the Bible?  Well, the next few blogs are intended to help us defend the facts about the Bible and maybe even help us to recommit to reading it daily as it is indeed God's main way of communicating with us. 


Josh McDowell, in his book Evidence That Demands a Verdict, puts the Bible’s uniqueness into perspective for us: 


The Bible has survived severe criticism. No book has been more attacked for its accuracy. And yet archaeologists are providing more proof every year that the Bible’s detailed descriptions of historic events are correct. 

The [Bible’s] authors, speaking under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit,...wrote on hundreds of controversial subjects with absolute harmony from the beginning to the end. There is one unfolding story from Genesis to Revelation: the redemption of mankind through the Messiah—the Old Testament through the coming Messiah, the New Testament from the Messiah that has come. In Genesis, you have paradise lost, in Revelation you have paradise gained. You can’t understand Revelation without understanding Genesis. It’s all interwoven on hundreds of controversial subjects. 

Now here’s the picture: 1,600 years, 60 generations, 40-plus authors, different walks of life, different places, different times, different moods, different continents, three languages, writing on hundreds of controversial subjects and yet when they are brought together, there is absolute harmony from beginning to end...There is no other book in history to even compare to the uniqueness of this continuity. (Part 2 of this blog will cover the Bible's continuity).