What is the Bible?

The Bible is the divinely inspired, inerrant, authoritative Word of G-d. 

2 Timothy 3:16,17 All Scripture is inspired by G-d and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It straightens us out and teaches us to do what is right. It is G-d's way of preparing us in every way, fully equipped for every good thing G-d wants us to do.

In other words there are NO MISTAKES in the Bible. He gave it to us as an instruction manual for succeeding in life. 

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It was written by G-d through the hands of men of His choosing . But you may ask how we can prove the Bible was inspired by G-d . I go into great detail on that topic in my sharing book, I Have A Friend Who’s Jewish… Do You? Here are a just a few paragraphs from my book on this topic .

The Scriptures are 100% scientifically, mathematically, prophetically, archaeologically, and historically accurate. They even make hundreds of detailed predictions. These predictions have ALL come true, except of course the ones that are still for the future. Here's the miracle of the book itself. It was written by 40 different writers. Some were doctors ‑ some fishermen ‑ some IRS agents, etc. These writers were completely separated from each other (no e-mail, fax machines, or phones) and they lived in different centuries. They all wrote on different topics, such as religion, future events, ethics, science, philosophy, the creation of the universe, etc. Now, what if you gathered all of their writings into one book, one would think you'd have total chaos, right? But what this book has is complete harmony. Why? Because G-d, who knows the end from the beginning, chose each of the people to write exactly as He inspired them.

No other book was ever written by G-d Himself.  All other writings come from the imperfect minds of men and do not carry the same authority. Just as a proof of this statement, here is one of the many proofs that the Bible is reliable and that Yeshua is really the Messiah.

Science has developed a method of studying probabilities and odds. It is called the science of compound probabilities, a mathematical study of situations and the odds of possible outcomes. One of the most amazing studies conducted using this method, was recorded by Professor Peter Stoner in Science Speaks. The purpose of the study was to determine the odds of one man in history fulfilling all the prophecies recorded in the Scripture that point to the Jewish Messiah. There are over 300 Messianic prophecies in the Scriptures. Stoner chose just those that are clearly defined and specific for his study. To begin, eight prophecies were chosen that were totally beyond the human control of Yeshua:

1) His place of birth (Micah 5:2)

2) Time of birth (Daniel 9:25 )

3) Manner of birth (Isaiah 7:14 )

4) Betrayal (Zechariah 11:12 ,13)

5) Manner of death (Psalm 22:16‑18)  Notice the detail even down to the gambling for His robe.

6) Piercing of hands, feet, and side (Zechariah 12:10 )

7) People mocking (Psalm 22:7,8)

8) Burial (Isaiah 53:9)

The compound probability of just these eight prophecies being fulfilled is 1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000 (1 in 10 to the 17th power). To understand this number, take that many silver dollars and lay them on the face of Texas . They would cover the entire state two feet deep. Next, mark a single silver dollar, fly over Texas , and drop it anywhere. Then blindfold someone and let him parachute in anywhere he wants. He should take his time; he only gets one pick and the coin he picks must be the one you marked. What chance would he have of getting the right one? Just the same chance that the prophets had of writing these eight prophecies and having them all come true in any one man. Yeshua fulfilled them all! In practical terms, would anyone fail to invest in a financial venture if the chance of failure was one in 10¹⁷? This is how secure an investment believing in Yeshua as Messiah is. (Only the rewards are out of this world!)

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