“Everyone has a basis of authority on which he thinks and acts. For the Christian this is the Bible, claimed to be a book that is different from all others,” says Charles Ryrie. [1] The Bible is indeed different from all other books–it claims to be the inspired word of God. But this raises many […]

Whenever the inspiration of the Bible is considered, there are always a few questions which arise. Let us examine a few of the most common ones. What About Alleged “Contradictions”? I have examined hundreds of alleged “contradictions,” and have even discussed the issue with leading atheists who have attempted to point them out. From personal […]

The Bible claims to be the infallible, errorless, and authoritative word of God (2 Timothy 3:16; Proverbs 30:5; 2 Peter 1:21; see also Micah 1:1, Zechariah 1:1, etc.). Many critics claim that the Bible is a good religious book, but not the word of God; that it contains some truth, but also some legends, myths, […]

Too often it is claimed that the New Testament cannot be trusted to give us an accurate picture of what Jesus said and did. It is held that the Gospels are simply legends which grew over time and have no basis in historical fact, thus casting considerable doubt on the truth of the Christian faith. […]

If the Bible is the inerrant and infallible word of God, as it claims (2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21), we would expect there to be some evidence supporting these claims. After all, just because something claims to be the word of God does not make it true. We will examine the testimony of historical […]