Has the Bible we have today been altered or corrupted?

How do we know there hasn’t been significant errors in the copying process?

What evidence is there that the Bible is actually inspired of God?

Can we trust the Bible as our guide today?

Inspiration defined:“supernatural influence exerted on the sacred writers

by the Spirit of God, by virtue of which their writings are given Divine trustworthiness.” (B.B. Warfield, ISBE, III:1473)

Greek word –theopneustos (theos =God; pneo =to breathe)

God breathed (Vine’s Exp. Dict of OT/NT words)

“The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me, and His word was on my tongue.” 2Sam.23:2

“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God…” 2Tim3:16

Claims of Inspiration in the BibleOT –Exo.20:1; Neh.8:1; Jer.1:4-9; Ezek.3:27;

Zech.7:12NT –2Pet.1:20-21; Eph.3:3-5; 1Thess.2:13;

Gal.1:11-12; Jn.16:13

Other evidence of InspirationUnity of the BibleFulfillment of prophecy

Isa.41:21-24; 42:8-9; 46:8-11Dan.2:17-23 ; Isa.13:1,17-22; 19:1-4Lk.24:44-45

Transmission processAccuracy of Manuscripts

Masoretic text & the Dead Sea ScrollsCodex Sinaiticus & Codex Vaticanus

Transmission processAccuracy of Manuscripts

Masoretic text & the Dead Sea ScrollsCodex Sinaiticus & Codex Vaticanus

Manuscript Variations“If comparative trivialities, such as changes of

order, the insertion or omission of the article with proper names, and the like, are set aside, the words in our opinion still subject to doubt can hardly amount to more than a thousandth part of the whole New Testament.” (Westcott & Hort, The NT in the Original Greek, p.565)

Hittites once believed not to have existedDiscovery of the Walls of Jericho (Josh.6:20)Moabite Stone (2Kgs.3:4-ff)Sargon II (Isa.20:1)The Cyrus Cylinder (2Chr.36:23; Ezra 1:1-ff)Pontius Pilate (Jn.19:13-16; Acts 2:47)

God made a promise, which He has kept!We will ALWAYS have His word and we

should have no fear that it will ever be corrupted.

Isa.40:6-8 ; Matt.24:35; 1Pet.1:23-25

Yes, we can trust the Bible… do You? (Jam.1:21-22)