The Bible - Part 2, It's Continuity

  While it is true that the Bible was penned physically by men, the inspiration for what's penned there is definitely beyond human manipulation.  How can we know that?  Well, look at the following facts and be prepared to be amazed again at the Sovereignty of God.  Man cannot even get a story told consistently through a few people without the story changing; sometimes drastically (compared news channels or newspapers lately?) Ever played the childhood game where you pass a phrase down through a group of kids and see what is told by the time it gets to the last person?


  Check this out:

  If today just 10 people were picked who were from the same place, born around the same time, spoke the same language, and made about the same amount of money, and were asked to write on just one controversial subject, they would have trouble agreeing with each other. 


  But the Bible stands alone. It was written over a period of about 1,500 years by more than 40 writers from all walks of life. Some were fishermen; some were politicians. Others were generals or kings, shepherds, or historians. They were from three different continents, and wrote in three different languages. They wrote on hundreds of controversial subjects yet they wrote with agreement and harmony. They wrote in dungeons, in temples, on beaches, and on hillsides, during peacetime and during war. Yet their words sound like they came from the same source. So even though 10 people today couldn’t write on one controversial subject and agree, God picked 40 different people to write the Bible— and it stands the test of time.  (Quoted from Way of the Master, Compiled by Jordan and Justin Drake) 


  Pretty amazing huh?  But wait, there is lots more about Bible to come!  Stay tuned.......