How We Can Know the Bible is True
What is prophecy?
A message from God
What is a phobia
an overwhelming fear of something
How many books are in the bible
66
Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon
What was Joshua tasked to do
Lead the Israelite's into the promised land
Name two prophecies we went over
Jesus would be born in Bethlehem,
Jesus would be condemned with criminals
Jesus would have his hand and feet pierced
Jesus would be buried by a rich man
How did the writers of the bible now what to write
They were inspired, God spoke to them
How many books are in the OT and NT
39 OT
27 NT
over how many years was the bible written
1500 to 2000 years
What was Joshua once
He was one of the 12 spies sent into the promised land
What three things did we look at that help us see that the Bible is true?
Prophecy, Archaeology, Historical, Evidence
Historically a piece of writing was passed along on the two things we talked about?
Papyrus and animal skins
How many writers wrote the Bible
40 different writers
How many books did Paul write
What did God tell Joshua
To be strong and courageous for God will be with him
What archaeological site from the bible did they find and where did they find it?
How many ancient copies of the NT do we have
Over 24,000
which continents was the bible written on
Europe, Africa and Asia
who wrote the book of Revelation
John
We talked about how 50% of young people walk away from the faith when they get older. What are two things we looked at to help you in your walk with the Lord
1. Read Gods word
2. Surround yourself with good friends of like mind
How many OT prophecies did Jesus fulfill
Over 300
Seeing they couldn't kill the apostle Paul. What did they do with him
Put him in exile on the island of Patmus
How many different languages was the bible written in
Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic
What are the divisions of the OT
5 Law
12 History
5 Poetry
5 Major prophets
12 Minor prophets
I gave an example of three friends of Daniels who helped each other stand firm in their conviction
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.