 2007 by David A. Prentice Make Sure to Get the New Notes We Will Be Starting on – page 11 Make Sure to Get the New Notes We Will Be Starting on – page 11 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 

 2007 by David A. Prentice Why Believe the Bible? Why Believe the Bible? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 

 2007 by David A. Prentice Contents: Overheads to be used with Chapter 3 of “Truth in the Balance,” copyright 2003 by David Prentice, M.Ed., M.A.S.T. REVISION DATE 09/07/2009 This material is made available by the author at no charge. It may be reproduced for use in a Christian environment such as Sunday schools or Bible classes, but it may not be used for any commercial purposes. To be certain that you have the most up-to-date version of this material, go to the Origins Resource Association website, Follow the links to “Bible College Materials” and check that the revision date shown online is the same as shown above. If not, download the latest version.

 2007 by David A. Prentice Continuing to Test the Bible like Literary Scholars!

 2007 by David A. Prentice Are We Making Our West Side Angel Happy? He’s Here in Spirit... Are We Making Our West Side Angel Happy? He’s Here in Spirit... 

 2007 by David A. Prentice

Okay, so Mr. Keith isn’t a Real Angel but He’s Pretty Special! Okay, so Mr. Keith isn’t a Real Angel but He’s Pretty Special! 

We’re Learning How To Answer This Question

THE CRITICS We’re Also Learning to Answer

“CAN YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE?” IF THEY CAN, THEN WE ASK: “CAN YOU SHOW IT TO ME IN THE BIBLE?” IF THEY CAN, THEN WE ASK: “HAVE YOU DONE ANY KIND OF RESEARCH ON YOUR OWN TO SEE IF IT IS TRUE OR FALSE?” ALMOST NEVER CAN THEY ANSWER ALL 3 QUESTIONS AFFIRMATIVELY! When Someone Claims There are Errors in the Bible We Ask...

DO WE REALLY BELIEVE ALL THOSE MIRACLES OR WERE THEY JUST... ?!? Growing Mythology?!?

“ALL THE BOOKS WERE WRITTEN SO SOON AFTER THE ACTUAL EVENTS, NO ONE WOULD HAVE ALLOWED MADE UP MIRACLES TO BECOME INCLUDED.” “A MADE-UP STORY USUALLY BECOMES MORE ELABORATE AS TIME GOES ON, RIGHT? DID YOU KNOW THAT MIRACLES ARE MENTIONED LESS IN THE LATTER BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT?” “DID YOU KNOW THAT THE SKEPTICS AROUND IN THE N.T. TIME NEVER DENIED THE MIRACLES? If Someone Says, “All Those Miracles Were Added to Your Bible 100’s of Years After it Was Written!” We Answer:

 2007 by David A. Prentice Are You Ready to Study? Or Do You Feel Like This? Are You Ready to Study? Or Do You Feel Like This? 

 2007 by David A. Prentice

Remember: The More We Study, the More of a Delight It Will Be! After All... Remember: The More We Study, the More of a Delight It Will Be! After All... 

 2007 by David A. Prentice It’s Not Just School Work! It’s Getting to Know the God Who Gave All For Us!!! We Should Love Every Minute of it!!! It’s Not Just School Work! It’s Getting to Know the God Who Gave All For Us!!! We Should Love Every Minute of it!!! 

 2007 by David A. Prentice

JEPD: it’s a hypothesis that claims, 4 different people wrote the first 5 books of the Bible long after Moses’ death The BIBLE says that Moses wrote the first 5 books! Therefore the JEPD calls the Bible a liar and the first five books unreliable!!! What is the JEPD Hypothesis? How Does it Call the Bible a Liar?

Genesis 1 Plants  God Created Plants  Animals  “ Then God said, ‘let the earth bring forth the living creature’ [...] Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our own image’ [...]” Genesis 2 Plants  God Planted Plants in the Garden  Animals  “ And the LORD God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him. Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam”

 Would it be wrong for God to say, “I made David and I made Kimberly and I brought her to him”?  What if I told you that I’m 2 years older than him?  Ladies, do I have to say, “God made me and then He made David and then He Brought us together?”  It’s not really important, is it?  God made David and I and brought us together. It doesn’t matter how you say it!

“And”

 None of the Early Critics Were Able to Deny anything Written in the New Testament!  They killed us to shut us up because they couldn’t deny that what we said was truth!  Blanks pg: 9: No, Critic, Denied

7 Where Did Cain Get His Wife?

The answer is that he got his wife the same place any man does:

“But Doesn’t God Say it’s Wrong for Men to Mary Their Sisters?”

Of Course it Wouldn’t Be Good Today Even it There wasn’t a Rule Against It

Many Critics Use This Question to Discredit the Bible

 But he said, “Who made you a prince or a judge over us? Are you intending to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and said, “Surely the matter has become known.”

 By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing Him who is unseen.

 Nope! Why? ‘Cause he left twice!  The first time he was afraid and the second time he wasn’t!

Make Sure to Bring back Your Notes We Will Be on – page 12 Next Time Make Sure to Bring back Your Notes We Will Be on – page 12 Next Time ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 