Be Convinced That God's "Word Is the Truth" - THE BIBLE'S MESSAGE HAS BEEN ACCURATELY PRESERVED

 Early Christians followed the tradition of the copyists of the Hebrew Scriptures.  They diligently  made copies of the 27 books of the Greek Scriptures which they used as their meetings and in their preaching activities.  After comparing surviving manuscripts of the Greek Scriptures with other works of the same period, one scholar concludes:  "As a general rule there are more [copies of the Greek Scriptures], . . . and  they tend to be more complete."  The book of Anatomy of the New Testament states:  "One can be confident that what we read in a responsible translation [of the Greek Scriptures] represents substantially what the ancient authors wrote." 

The careful efforts of many copyists over the centuries has contributed to the accuracy of the Bible that we read and study today.  Undoubtedly, it was Jehovah who made sure that his message to mankind would be accurately preserved. (Read Isaiah 40:8.) Of course, some may argue that just because the Bible's message has been preserved does not prove that it was inspired of God.  So let us now consider some evidence of the Bible's inspiration.

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