The Reliability of the Bible (Pt.1) - Paul M. Williams

How We Got Our Bible (Pt.8) I’m sure that every Christian at some point in their experience when talking with an unbeliever about the Bible has had the accusation thrown at them that the Bible has been changed and is full of errors!!  When asked this question, I usually respond by throwing the question back at the person by asking them ‘how do you know?’  It is at this point that one is greeted with a barrage of responses ranging from; ‘there are so many different versions of the Bible’ to ‘there are no originals?’  These are all very valid responses and deserve a proper response.  The Christian makes a very bold claim, namely that what he holds in his hand is the Word of God.  To simply assert this whilst side-stepping the issue of preservation will simply not do.  The question that we have to deal with as Christians is the same question that every religion of antiquity has to deal with; namely, have we in our possession a true representation of what was originally written down?In this teaching we seek to answer this question as it pertains to the Old Testament Scriptures.Download notes (pdf)http://traffic.libsyn.com/bethesdashalom/4a_The_Reliability_of_the_Bible_Pt1.pdf