The Amazing Book

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away (Matthew 24:35).

It's been the best-selling book of all time for over two thousand years. People have also examined and scrutinized it more than any other book. Yet, even skeptics have come away impressed by its accuracy, and it's made believers out of many. It aligns with the writings of secular historians during the same periods in time. There is no other book like the Bible.

Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him (Proverbs 30:5-6).

Because it is God's Word, Jewish scholars worked to preserve these precious manuscripts and ensure their authenticity and reliability. They had special men whose sole responsibility was to preserve, copy, and share these documents with absolute accuracy. Nelson Glueck, a noted Jewish archaeologist, says that no archaeological discovery has ever contradicted anything in the Bible. Indeed, many of them substantiate it. 

For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost (2 Peter 1:21).

Uniquely, it includes over 2,500 prophecies, and about 2,000 of them have already come true. The other 500 are about future events which haven't happened yet. Even more astonishing, the overwhelming majority of these fulfilled prophesies were given independently of each other. The odds of this happening are astronomical. 

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works (2 Timothy 3:16-17).

The message is clear. We need to use and treasure this remarkable book from God. We should read and study it daily and base our lives upon it. It should be the truth we believe in, the laws we adhere to, and the guidebook of our lives. The more you read it, the more you will come to enjoy it, and you'll find yourself hungering for more. It will transform your life in amazing ways.

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