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Here are a few characteristics which make the Bible unique among world religious writings and pro prove that the Bible is the Word of God.
1. The Unity of the Bible
The Bible was written by more than forty authors over a period of about 1,600 years. It contains sixty-six books, but it is called one book. It was written by people from all walks of life and the authors were farmers, kings, philosophers scholars, prophets and shepherds. Some of them were un were uneducated while others
were highly educated. Yet the Bible is one book revealing God and His redemptive plan for human being. It is the most ancient book, which contains sixty-six books written by many people. It has no contradictions because it was written by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. This unity of the Bible proves that the Bible is the inspired and revealed Word of God.
2. The Miraculous Preservation and Readership of the Bible
The Bible has been the most hated book of all the books in the history of the world. Many kings and people tried to destroy and burn the Bible. But the Lord preserved it and now it is widely read by many people all over the world in
many languages. 3. The Influence and Use of the Bible
The Bible is the most translated and printed book. Hundreds of believers still work on its translation into other languages. It is the best seller of all times and it is the book read by all the people of the world from children to old people of different countries, different cultures and different walks of life. The Bible was the first book printed, when printing was introduced. In the last century, many people believed that the Bible will become obsolete within a generation due to the scientific discoveries. But even today it is being printed in many languages in millions and being used by people even more now than ever in the history of the world.
4. The Authority of the Bible
The Bible was written by men; but it carries the authority of God because it was written under divine direction. It claims inspiration and men spoke from God by
the movement of the Holy Spirit. The writers felt that they were nicaing the authoritative Word of God, In more than two thousand places in the Bible, the Old Testamenté authors cod the expression, Thus says the Lord’ or ‘the Lord says’ proclatest
from God. When the Word of God is preached, the lives of the hesrees are
transformed proving its power (Is. 55:11; Heb. 4:12) 5. The Revelation in the Bible
The Bible is the book which reveals to man about God and about misn, his needs
and his future. It also reveals what God has done to meet the needs of man, God took special initiative to reveal Himself through the Word of God by moving holy men to write the Scriptures. The truths and information revealed in the Bible are beyond the comprehension of man. It talks about the beginning of the world, man and sin and gives information about their end. The Bible describes many secret things about God, angels, men, life, sin, salvation, and future glory. There is no contradiction with the modern discoveries though the Bible was written by uneducated and ordinary men before modern discoveries. No other book written before the last century, contains so much scientific and other information as the Bible contains. It reveals many facts which God alone knows.
6. The Historicity of the Bible
The Bible is firmly rooted in the history of the world. The Bible does not contain symbolic talks and stories about God like all other sacred writings. It records what happened in the history of the world in Palestine for the people of Israel and how God took steps to bless all the nations through them. Recent archeological evidences confirm the historicity of the Bible. The prophetic fulfillment in history also confirms the historicity of the Bible.
7. The Literature of the Bible
The Bible was written by educated and uneducated men who lived about two thousand years ago. But it is one of the best literary masterpieces available today. The literature is supreme and contains history, prophecy, poetry, drama, philosophy and science. No other book in the world has as much literary content like the Bible, and meets the needs of the readers.
8. The Content of the Bible
The Bible deals with the important problem of sin in man and gives the solution for his problem. It tells how sin entered into the world and shows the effort that God took to save man from sin by sending His own beloved Son, Jesus Christ to the world. It says that man can be saved only by faith in the work of Christ on the cross and not by doing good works or any other means. The content of the Bible is confirmed by the changed lives of millions of people now all over the world who appropriate this truth in their lives.
9. The Verifiability of the Bible
The Bible is the book that can be verified by many means. It is rooted in history and can be verified by archeology. The birth, ministry, crucifixion, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ can be verified by all to the country of lared, it contains prophecy and so it can be verified by as prophetic full the history of the world. It contains the truth which sets men free. The freedom that it gives to men from sin proves it to be the Word of God. The Big solutions to the probleme of man and men turn in it even at times of tragedy and
death 10. The Philosophy of the Bible
The Bible is philosophically complete. It begins with the creation of the world and ends with what will happen to the world at the end. it onewers all the basic questions that men ask about themselves and the world. It gives the origin of man, sin, family, world and everything. It has the answers for questions of life and death. It tells how sin entered the world and provides the solution talks about right and wrong, and shows how one can live a satisfied life. It gives information about God an on for sin. 11 inquisitive nature of man by teaching what the future of man and the w and suggests the way to know Him. It answers the would be. World
