Can someone tell me how do we know the bible is true and hasnt been changed over the years?

Question

How do we know the early church didnt change a few things in thier favor? and you cant say "cause the bible says.............." because someone could have just added that. I know that early profecy has become true, but there is still a chance that man could have changed some things for various reasons.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

First off, it was written by man so therefore it is prone to inaccuracies. Then it was translated into various languages which caused things to be lost in translation. Anyone who has studied foreign languages in high school can tell you that much. The Old Testament was written in the Hebrew language and the New Testament was a combination of Aramaic and Greek, because if Paul was writing to various churches in the Greek Isles and Rome and whatnot, very few if any of those people would realistically be fluent in Aramaic. Everything was translated into Greek and then Latin, and then into the Romantic languages that stemmed from Latin. Then Olde English and finally modern English. (It is still being translated to reach other countries)

During the medieval/Renaissance era, there was a council held in Nicea where several religious leaders got together and decided amongst themselves what was fit to be included in the Bible and what didn't belong there. Why were those books chosen and not others?

Based on that history, things were definitely changed from the original at man's hand.

Answer 3

You're ignorant about what the bible is. It is nothing more than a completely arbitrary anthology of early christian works. That's why it is organized into "books". Many writings were left out for various reasons. And the ones that were put in had no other purpose than to support the oral teachings of christianity. Christianity has never been about dogma, but rather principle. The bible was an attempt to codify these principles. They did a very good job and the work has stood the test of time.

However, christians are not "people of the book" like those evil (and I don't use the term lightly here.....they have hundreds of years history of near continuous heinous evil) muslims propose. They are projecting their ridiculous notion that the Quran was written by God through Muhammad, onto our bible.

Christianity does NOT originate from the bible. The bible originates from christianity. It was never meant to be more than a book....a primer. The word is carried in your heart and soul....not on paper.

Answer 4

The fact that the Bible has been changed many times is obvious by the many English versions there are available. It seems that people are always wanting to re-translate (change) it. If there was a single English version that was 100% correct, why would people continually want to keep re-translating it. So much for Revelation 22:18-19 and Deuteronomy 4:2, some versions of the Bible contain different books and some versions like the NIV have whole passages removed.

Answer 5

Here's a link that gives the historical facts regarding the preservation of the Bible - http://www.trinitarianbiblesociety.org/site/articles/lordgaveword.asp

1. Compared to the amount of other ancient writings in existence, the Bible has more manuscript evidence supporting its reliability and accuracy of translation than all other classical writings combined. In particular, the New Testament manuscripts also stand apart from other ancient literature in regard to their close proximity to the time of original composition.

a. Caesar's Gallic War (written 58 to 50 B.C.)---There are only ten good copies, and the oldest was made 900 years later than the original!

b. The Roman History by Livy (59 B.C.-17 A.D.)---Only 35 of the 142 volumes in this history still exist, in a total of 20 manuscripts. The oldest is from the 4th century A.D.

c. The Histories of Tacitus (100 A.D.)---Of the 14 volumes, only four and a half have survived. Of the 16 volumes of his Annals, only 10 survive. These come down to us in only one manuscript each, one from the 9th century A.D. and the other from the 11th century A.D. ---700 to 900 vears after they were written!

d. The History of Thucydides (460-400 B.C.)---Only eight manuscripts survive, the oldest about 900 A.D., except for a few papyrus scraps from the 1st century A.D. The complete manuscripts are from 1300 years after they were written!

e. The Plays of William Shakespeare---In every one of Shakespeare's 37 plays, there are probably a hundred passages still in dispute as to their original text, a large portion of which materially affect the meaning of the passages in which they occur. (Not so, the New Testament, written 1500 years before Shakespeare was born!)

Answer 6

Good question an good point. Thus I will answer it as if your are very serious in it and I will give my opinion only.

Have you read the Bible at least once cover to cover? How about 5 times? How about 100 as I have over the past 23 years?

The first time I read it cover to cover I tried to find evidence that the Bible was a worthless book. The first time through it I found over 100 flaws. To verify these flaws I read it one more time and I was surprised I could only find about 85 this time. As I did read more, in my view the flaws intstead of increasing did become less and less. This was my personal experience OK.

Will I tell you the Bible is the truth. Well first we must agree on some terms and their meanings to you and to me. What is truth? Who decides what is truth? What proof is acceptable? etc., etc.

Then what will I say about the Bible?

I say it is a great book for me and I do learn something new from it every day I read in it. I say the Bible contains the words My God wants me to understand. I say I have read it over 100 times cover to cover and still am reading it today.

Is the Bible for you? I can not say that. Is the Bible the truth? That is your decision? Has the Bible been changed over the years? You must make that decision.

In your view you may say you are a good guy, and OK guy or a no good guy. That is your opinion of yourself and I can not and will not change that. Well in my view you must make the same decision about that book called the bible for it is your opinion and I will accept it.

I need not tell you my view for I am sure you think I must either accept it or am kinda stupid to have read it so many times and still am a student just trying to learn and a "NO" in my beliefs. For both are additional facts I will say absolutely free of charge to you and even if you did not ask for them in your question.

Now do have a good day, smile, and you make up your own mind for it is your life and only you are responsible for your decisions again in my view.

Answer 7

It is inevitable that the Bible has changed. The thing of it is though, that it is still saving just as many souls, if not more, than it was years and years ago. My theory: God has control over everything, and if he wanted his book to be any different, it would be. If anything, God has made it change over time to be more applicable to todays world, and todays hearts. God knows everything, right? So he knows what changes hve taken place in His book. If he didnt want these changes to take place, he would have done something to stop the translators, or had different people interpret it. God is omnipotent, and would do anything to make His Word more relevant. So I personaly think that he used the translators to make it more relevant, and easier for us to understand.

Answer 8

The bible has been changed over the years to make it more understandable to people. Parts of the bible were written in different languages and, obviously, by different people at different times. The books of the bible are a compilation of scrolls that have been found. Some popes and biblical scholars have chosen to ignore other scrolls that were found because, for whatever reason, it didn't suit their purposes at the time to include them.

Answer 9

The bible has been translated from many languages! Also it is a compilation of stories...those are told by perspective which is generally skewed. The King James Version is completely edited King James appointed three scholars to translate. Imagine if only one or two words were changed...could change the whole idea. For me it is a guide, but not verbatim.

Answer 10

We don't.

And it has.

That is a fact.

Anyone, including Jews or Christians, who says otherwise are lying!

JEWS know that there are TWO SECTS and ONE says the Verbal Stories and the Written Stories are BOTH to be lincluded, while ONE (the Pharasees, the guys who had Jesus Crusified) said ONLY the written ones count.

The Catholic council of 7 AD banned 30+ books of the New Testiment, while allowing others to be included and the PROTESTANTS went along with this in 1400!

THIS is a FACT of history.

It is DOCUMENTED by CATHOLIC RECORDS.

IT is CANNON LAW!

Answer 11

Have a look at the Scrolls from which the Bible was translated.

They are very very old and have been tested by carbon + tests.
The Dead Sea Scrolls have a three word difference from the writings found on the Scrolls that are in EVERY JEWISH SYNAGOGUE in the World.