Can you, personally, prove that the Bible is accurate?

Question

If you have proof that the Bible portrays real people, and is not a fabricated myth, how can you do it? Please give sources other than the Bible!

I'm not saying that I need to know, I'm just asking if you can prove it or disprove it?

Answer 1

You can and you can't

Much of the Bible has no other source that can contribute to "proof" of Abraham, Noah, Moses, David, etc. As you get into the latter periods of Jerusalem, we can cross reference against historical writings of Persia, Greece and Rome validate conditions, places and general historical facts (fall of Jerusalem, the period of the Maccabees etc).

Ancient Christan writings (Irenaeus beginning some of the oldest) attest to the historical accuracy of Paul, John and other Apostles. Josephus, a Roman historian, wrote of Jesus, though many scholars indicate that there is evidence that some (not all) of this account is redacted (edited latter).

Answer 2

The bible goes back more than 4000 years much of which was nothing more than verbal tradition handed down over the campfire. It cannot be accurate

Answer 3

Through the study of Scripture and the Church Fathers, we see that, not only is the Catholic faith biblical, Catholicism is Bible Christianity par excellence.

Because the Old and New Testament Scriptures are the divinely-revealed, written Word of God, Catholics venerate the Scriptures as they venerate the Lord's body. But Catholics do not believe that God has given us His divine Revelation in Christ exclusively through Scripture. Catholics also believe that God's Revelation comes to us through the Apostolic Tradition and teaching authority of the Church.

What Church? Scripture reveals this Church to be the one Jesus Christ built upon the rock of Saint Peter (Matt. 16:18). By giving Peter the keys of authority (Matt. 16:19), Jesus appointed Peter as the chief steward over His earthly kingdom (cf. Isaiah. 22:19-22). Jesus also charged Peter to be the source of strength for the rest of the apostles (Luke 22:32) and the earthly shepherd of Jesus' flock (John 21:15-17). Jesus further gave Peter, and the apostles and elders in union with him, the power to bind and loose in heaven what they bound and loosed on earth. (Matt. 16:19; 18:18). This teaching authority did not die with Peter and the apostles, but was transferred to future bishops through the laying on of hands (e.g., Acts 1:20; 6:6; 13:3; 8:18; 9:17; 1 Tim. 4:14; 5:22; 2 Tim. 1:6).

By virtue of this divinely-appointed authority, the Catholic Church determined the canon of Scripture (what books belong in the Bible) at the end of the fourth century. We therefore believe in the Scriptures on the authority of the Catholic Church. After all, nothing in Scripture tells us what Scriptures are inspired, what books belong in the Bible, or that Scripture is the final authority on questions concerning the Christian faith. Instead, the Bible says that the Church, not the Scriptures, is the pinnacle and foundation of the truth (1 Tim. 3:15) and the final arbiter on questions of the Christian faith (Matt. 18:17). It is through the teaching authority and Apostolic Tradition (2 Thess. 2:15; 3:6; 1 Cor. 11:2) of this Church, who is guided by the Holy Spirit (John 14:16,26; 16:13), that we know of the divine inspiration of the Scriptures, and the manifold wisdom of God. (cf. Ephesians 3:10).

Answer 4

Servanthood...This past saturday my church along with many others took gifts and clothing to the poor of the poor in the slumps of TJ. We all did it with a servants heart and in the nemae of Jesus. Th Bible says to be servants and obedient to his word and all those churches that went down there this weekend are proof of Gods word and of his Love.

Answer 5

The ancient scrolls exist with proof of the dates and some of the names. There is geological evidence for some of the happenings. http://www.clarifyingchristianity.com/b_proof.shtml

Answer 6

I'm sure I cannot convince you the Bible is accurate. But I know it is because I have "studied" it. If you "study" the Bible you will se fulfilled prophecies that were not just a coincidence.

Answer 7

The Holy Spirit has confirmed the Truth of the Holy Bible in my spirit.

Answer 8

u can conclude that much of it is innacruate. take for instance the story of adam and eve, unlses god put them here with a paper and pen, their lives werent documented till hundreds of years after their death, now take into account the telephone game, very short amount of time can alter the story of something.

plus its inconsistencies throughout the bible

Answer 9

Depends on how much it is worth to you. After all it is a lot of work to prove things to people like you.

Answer 10

Yes I can. If you want to go to www.christianevidences.org you will find some evidence. It provides manuscript evidence, archaeological evidence, prophetic evidence, and scientific evidence.