Can you prove the bible to be right or wrong? If so, how?

Answer 1

I think you can't prove it. You must believe

Answer 2

The Bible makes a whole lot of statements. Many of those, like statements about heaven and hell, or the nature of God, cannot be proven (except, perhaps, by dying, but that rather defeats the purpose). But it also makes plenty of factual and historical statements which can be proven or disproven. For example, we know from independent historical sources like Josephus that Jesus actually lived and was actually believed by the people of the time to be the Christ. We can confirm many of the travels of Paul through evidence and local customs at the various places he visited. Other archaeological evidence lends support to Old Testament events. For example, the pattern of debris at the archaeological site of Jericho supports the Biblical assertion that it was not destroyed in a siege or outright attack, in which the walls would have crumbled inward. Rather, the walls crumbled outward, and while this does not directly prove the Bible's story about the destruction of Jericho, it does lend support to it. The crossing of the Red Sea in Exodus also has some basis in reality, as the phenomenon has been observed in modern times, rare as it is, and was even once used by Napoleon's armies.

In cases where the Bible tells us something that we cannot either prove or disprove, it becomes a matter of faith, but not blind faith. If the Bible's assertions on provable matters are in fact proved, it is then reasonable to believe the Bible is also right on nonprovable matters.

Answer 3

Well I can prove the bible to be right. The question is what bible? I recommend the King James Version as the closest to the translated pure word of God.

The bible tells us that it is divinely inspired...

"For prophecy was not borne at any time by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke being borne along by the Holy Spirit." (1Pt1:21)

"All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, so that the man of God may be perfected, being fully furnished for every good work." (2Tim3:16-17)

http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/prophchr.html

The above is a link to several prophecies that Jesus fullfilled. There were over 300 of them.

I recommend this and only this site for futher bible studies. There is so much false beliefs that are anti-biblical out there that you must proceed with extreme caution.

www.a-voice.org

This website is biblical correct. There are some other but probably for ever one that is good there is a million bad. You can probably see this with the wide arrange of answers I sure you will receive.

The fact is you need to check it out. If the bible is true, which it is, then you better act on it.

Rabach

Answer 4

No, but I can say that it is a text that is very similar to mythologies of other times and cultures. The Native Americans, Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, etc. had to explain how the world or their cultures and people began before there were texts like the Bible, the Torah, and the Koran to explain these things (therefore the stories of Zeus, Hera, Rah, the Twins, etc). Their mythologies also told of how their society should act and under what rules they should abide by. The Bible is similar to these mythologies as in it explains how we came to be and how we should be as a people. I am a Christian and believe very much in God. I do not believe in King James, however, who is responsible for the Bible of which most translations of contemporary Bibles derive. So, I would say that there are basic truths in the Bible that may/may not have been embellished or changed to suit the political atmosphere which existed when King James decided to have holy words and history translated.

Answer 5

Outside pure mathemeatics, nothing can be proven wrong to someone unwilling to accept a reasonable proof, since all nomological proofs rest on induction. Someone clever enough can always come up with alternate explanations that depend on things that can't be observed.

For example, Lev. 11:6;
"The hare, for even though it chews the cud, it does not have divided hoofs; it is unclean for you.”

If I point out the fact that hares do not chew cud, a clever speculator could respond with any of the following:

- hares used to chew cud when Leviticus was written
- 'chewing the cud' simply meant any animal that looked like it chewed cud.
- they might have had pet hares that they forced to chew cud
- how do you know some rabbits don't chew cud, have you examined every single rabbit that ever lived to verify none of them chew cud?
- if the bible says they chew cud, they chew cud period, therefor the Bible is inerrant

So no, the Bible can not be proven wrong to an unreasonable person. The same goes for positive proofs.

The question is then, if you were reasonable and open minded, would you arrive at the conclusion that the Bible is error free without appealing to faith? To such a person, the citing from Leviticus I provided is sufficient to conclude "no".

Answer 6

That's a faulty question. The Bible is a book. Can you prove "A Tale of Two Cities" to be right or wrong? The Bible isn't a text book, it's a collection of writings. There is poetry, song, history, letters, myth, story. Within all these there is truth.

Answer 7

Archealogically for one. Put into practice the principles that the Bible gives. Medically. Last, but not least, the prophecies that are in it.

Are places mentioned that have been found and people from those times mentioned or alluded to?
Everything (or nearly) that deals with medicine has been proven correct.
Are there prophecies that you can see happening now?
(EX:A mark on the right hand or on the head. Ever make a connection with people being implanted with microchips in the recent news starting with pets so that they can be given back to you sooner.)
There is a lot of evidence out there. Are you willing to see it?

Answer 8

Well I can point out one inconsistent thing in the Bible to make me question its authenticity. I believe personally, that the bible is mainly allegorical. I believe that it provides lessons of life, but should not be taken literally.

The inconsistent passages that bother me can be found in Genesis when Caine went to the land of Nod .

Where did these people come from?

Answer 9

People usually pick & chose facts from the bible able to prove what they want & then disregard the rest. Since their are so many contradictions, this does make it easy for people to do.

Answer 10

The Bible has been proven very accurate, you can look up the studies on the internet. There's also lots of good books that explain evidence...don't give up, there's TONS of proof