Christianity
is not a blind faith. It is the only belief system that can prove itself. There
is a great deal of scientific and archeological evidence that supports the
Bible. More and more proof comes out all the time.
The
Bible proclaimed that the earth is round; but it took science years to realize
this truth (Isaiah 40:22). Even archaeology proves many Biblical prophecies,
especially prophecy dealing with entire nations, or the drowning of Pharaoh's
army, or Noah's Ark, or the walls of Jericho falling straight down, etc.
Archaeologists
also found evidence that Biblical prophecies were written down many years
before they were fulfilled. The famous Dead Sea Scrolls are one example of the
Old Testament evidence.
Additionally,
up to this point, over 20,000 known manuscripts document the New Testament text
as well. More proof is discovered every day. This makes the New Testament the
most reliable document of ancient times.
In
spite of the geographical differences between Bible authors, as well as the
dates that they were written, the New Testament texts all agree with each other
and with the Old Testament. There are even secular documents, which support the
Bible's historical facts.
Sources
of secular history had no record of the existence of one particular king
mentioned in the Bible. Recently, archeology discovered proof that this king
did exist, and verified again the accuracy of the Biblical record.
Manuscript
evidence is yet another proof of Biblical truth. The Old Testament was written
between approximately 1450 BC and 430 BC. During that time, many predictions of
the future were recorded in the Bible by God’s prophets.
One
of the strongest arguments for the authority of the Bible is the fact of its 100%
accuracy in predicting the future. Today's newspapers are old news, because the
Bible recorded much of what is happening today in its prophecies.
Just
because other cultures have prophecies does not negate the fact that Biblical
prophecy is 100% accurate. One day, EVERY knee - even the scoffers - will bow
to Jesus as Lord. I look forward to that day with all of my heart (Philippians
2:10-11; Isaiah 45:23; Romans 14:11).
Prayer:
Father
God, remind us that of the prophetic events which have already taken place,
every one of them eventually happened literally, just the way Your prophets
predicted they would. We are in awe of Your Word, because no other writing, or
person's prophecy has such perfectly accurate predictions of the future.
Help
us to see that in order to live life, one has to have faith. It takes faith to
sit in a chair without conscious thought. We do this because we believe it will
hold us up. We put the key in the ignition of a car, because we believe it will
function properly. We go to sleep, because we believe that we will wake up
again - refreshed. Help us all to put all of our trust in You.
Thought
for the Day:
It
takes as much faith to believe in any other source as it does to believe in
Jesus Christ as my Savior and yours; therefore, I prefer to place my faith in
the proven winner…the King of kings, and the Lord of lords…my friend, my future
husband, my brother…Jesus Christ
