Why do you trust the Bible?

Question

What went in and out of the Bible was controlled by a single body for almost 1000 years and it was notorious for being corrupt and loved to have absolute control over its people so why exactly does everyone put so much faith in it. (By the way I was talking about the Catholic church if you didn't already know.)

Answer 1

whatever you say dude. get a life.

Answer 2

GOD said He would preserve HIS Word. GOD is mightier than man. many look at all the versions of the bible and ask how is the bible preserved uncorrupted...yet the KJV has remained the same since 1611 in every language in every country. that is what GOD has preserved. many claim that the king that had it put together was wicked and the scolars couldnt agree on this or that...but the truth is...it doesnt matter what the king was like or wether the scolars agreed on anything...in the end, the only things going into the bible or getting left out is exactly what GOD intended to happen. twice now i have gone before a judge or a comittee to plead my cause...i asked GOD that whatever they might think to say or do, let it be HIS will alone which is done...the first time was a disability hearing and everyone told me not to get my hopes up, it would be a long time yet before they decided my case, that nothing would be done at this hearing. i told them it didnt matter what the judge said, i was stopping there, if yes then great, if no, then so be it, that was GODS answer....if the government had its way, it would have been no, but it was approved. at the comittee, i prayed the same thing, the head of the comittee was dead set against me, but try as he might, the rest of the comittee members couldnt be swayed into ruling against me...that was GODS answer. it doesnt matter what man thinks he will do or not do...GOD is greater and WILL do what HE wills. and if HE says a thing shall be...than it shall be...period.
ISAIAH 40:18, 21, 23, 25, 28-31

18To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
21Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
23That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
25To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
28Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.

29He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.

30Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:

31But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Answer 3

There is no reason to trust the bible. Unlike the holy books of other religions, the bible has been butchered and altered so many times over the years, there is no way that most of the words in there are the original words.

Answer 4

The Bible is God's Inspired Word.

Answer 5

http://members.aol.com/dwibclc/waldbib.htm


The catholic church never had complete control over the bible. See the above website for some great research.

I trust the bible because of it's prophetic accuracy and it's witness to the truth in JESUS CHRIST.

Answer 6

Because the evidence supports the authenticity of the Scriptures, that's why.

Old Testament - How do we know the Bible has been kept in tact for over 2,000 years of copying? Before the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, our earliest Hebrew copy of the Old Testament was the Masoretic text, dating around 800 A.D. The Dead Sea Scrolls date to the time of Jesus and were copied by the Qumran community, a Jewish sect living around the Dead Sea. We also have the Septuagint which is a Greek translation of the Old Testament dating in the second century B.C. When we compare these texts which have an 800-1000 years gap between them we are amazed that 95% of the texts are identical with only minor variations and a few discrepancies.

New Testament - In considering the New Testament we have tens of thousands of manuscripts of the New Testament in part or in whole, dating from the second century A.D. to the late fifteenth century, when the printing press was invented. These manuscripts have been found in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Greece, and Italy, making collusion unlikely. The oldest manuscript, the John Rylands manuscript, has been dated to 125 A.D. and was found in Egypt, some distance from where the New Testament was originally composed in Asia Minor). Many early Christian papyri, discovered in 1935, have been dated to 150 A.D., and include the four gospels. The Papyrus Bodmer II, discovered in 1956, has been dated to 200 A.D., and contains 14 chapters and portions of the last seven chapters of the gospel of John. The Chester Beatty biblical papyri, discovered in 1931, has been dated to 200-250 A.D. and contains the Gospels, Acts, Paul's Epistles, and Revelation. The number of manuscripts is extensive compared to other ancient historical writings, such as Caesar's "Gallic Wars" (10 Greek manuscripts, the earliest 950 years after the original), the "Annals" of Tacitus (2 manuscripts, the earliest 950 years after the original), Livy (20 manuscripts, the earliest 350 years after the original), and Plato (7 manuscripts).

Thousands of early Christian writings and lexionaries (first and second century) cite verses from the New Testament. In fact, it is nearly possible to put together the entire New Testament just from early Christian writings. For example, the Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians (dated 95 A.D.) cites verses from the Gospels, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, Ephesians, Titus, Hebrews, and 1 Peter. The letters of Ignatius (dated 115 A.D.) were written to several churches in Asia Minor and cites verses from Matthew, John, Romans, 1 & 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus. These letters indicate that the entire New Testament was written in the first century A.D. In addition, there is internal evidence for a first century date for the writing of the New Testament. The book of Acts ends abruptly with Paul in prison, awaiting trial (Acts 28:30-31 (1)). It is likely that Luke wrote Acts during this time, before Paul finally appeared before Nero. This would be about 62-63 A.D., meaning that Acts and Luke were written within thirty years of ministry and death of Jesus. Another internal evidence is that there is no mention of the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. Although Matthew, Mark and Luke record Jesus' prophecy that the temple and city would be destroyed within that generation (Matthew 24:1-2 (2),Mark 13:1-2 (3), Luke 21:5-9,20-24,32(4)), no New Testament book refers to this event as having happened. If they had been written after 70 A.D., it is likely that letters written after 70 A.D. would have mentioned the fulfillment of Jesus' prophecy. As stated by Nelson Glueck, former president of the Jewish Theological Seminary in the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, and renowned Jewish archaeologist, "In my opinion, every book of the New Testament was written between the forties and eighties of the first century A.D."

With all of the massive manuscript evidence you would think there would be massive discrepancies - just the opposite is true. New Testament manuscripts agree in 99.5% of the text (compared to only 95% for the Iliad). Most of the discrepancies are in spelling and word order. A few words have been changed or added. There are two passages that are disputed but no discrepancy is of any doctrinal significance (i.e., none would alter basic Christian doctrine). Most Bibles include the options as footnotes when there are discrepancies. How could there be such accuracy over a period of 1,400 years of copying? Two reasons: The scribes that did the copying had meticulous methods for checking their copies for errors. 2) The Holy Spirit made sure we would have an accurate copy of God's word so we would not be deceived. The Mormons, theological liberals as well as other cults and false religions such as Islam that claim the Bible has been tampered with are completely proven false by the extensive, historical manuscript evidence.

Answer 7

I trust The Yellow Pages more than the Bible.

Answer 8

Consider what you are saying and perhaps believing , the God who created the world can not keep his word truthful? the Bible is the word of God and is has not been corrupted. the Bible is a tool of God it is not a God. It is a tool that God uses to reveal his truth to those who love the truth and seek the truth. God does protect his word and it is the same yesterday, today and forever. For those who know God it is an instrument that God uses to reveal his truths.

Answer 9

Jesus confirmed the Old Testament, and It is the same now as it was the time of Jesus. He also promised the New Testament and it was written very respectable people who were eyewitnesses to His miracles and they followed Him or knew people who had heard His teachings. The Bible is very reliable book. : )

God communicates with people through His Word. Try it. It is awesome.: )

Answer 10

It really does not diminsh the word of God or the power of Him to get the message He wants to His people. In the bigger picture it changes nothing

Answer 11

Because I trust God and the Bible is God's word.