Troy Mills Christian Church

Sunday, October 24, 2021

Bible Reading: Psalm 119:1-8 “Joyful are people of integrity, who follow the instructions of the Lord. Joyful are those who obey his laws and search for him with all their hearts. They do not compromise with evil, and they walk only in his paths. You have charged us to keep your commandments carefully. Oh, that my actions would consistently reflect your decrees! Then I will not be ashamed when I compare my life with your commands. As I learn your righteous regulations, I will thank you by living as I should! I will obey your decrees. Please don’t give up on me!” (NLT)

Texts: 2 Timothy 3:16-17 & 2 Peter 1:19-21

The Bible—

          Written by 40 different writers

          Written over a period of 1600 years

          Written on three different continents

          Written in three different languages

The Reliability of the Bible—

Fake News Item #1—The Bible contains fictional stories—

          Man swallowed by a gigantic fish

          Talking Donkeys

          Men walking on water

          Thousands fed with a few pieces of bread and fish

          Dead people raised back to life

Fake News Item #2—The Bible contains coincidences

          The Bible contains 48 major prophecies about the Messiah

          Micah—

          Zechariah—

          David—

All forty-eight fulfilled. The odds of this are 1 in 10 to the power of 157 or 1 chance in10 followed by 157 zeroes.

2 Peter 1:21 “for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.”