Can I Trust the Bible?

3 Tests for the Truth of the Bible:

1) The Honesty Test - Is the Bible True?

- They writers were honest about what happened

- They included embarrassing details

2) The Telephone Test - Has It Changed Over Time?

- The Time Gap - Most of the New Testament was written within 50 years of Jesus' life. For other ancient writings, the earliest manuscripts we have are more than 1000 years after they were written.

- How Many Manuscripts - There are more than 66,000 New Testament manuscripts, which show no significant changes. Other ancient documents only have a few manuscripts by comparison

3) The Corroboration Test - Do Outside Sources Confirm the Bible?

- Tacitus - Describes Christ Jesus suffering under Pontius Pilate

- The Pilate Stone - Pontius Pilate is mentioned