Clovis Hills Community Church - Weekend Audio

1.  The Reliability of God’s WordThe first question in the Bible was about the reliability of God’s word.“Now the serpent was craftier than any of the wild animals the Lord God poihad made.  He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” – Gen. 3:1Let’s look at the reliability of God’s word.Consistency-         66 Books-         Written over 1,500 years-         Over 45 authors-         Written on three different continents-         Three different languagesArcheological Proof-Dead Sea Scroll found in 1947, which include the book of Isiah- Herod’s Palace, Ceserea Merritina 2023, Roman cells where Paul imprisoned- Discovery of the City of DavidNelson Glueck “It may be stated categorically that no archeological discovery has contradicted a Biblical reference”.Manuscript ReliabilityWhat you look for-  Number of manuscripts and how close we can get to the source.  For example:Writer        Date Written       Earliest Copy     No. Years No. of CopiesPlato.