"With the Lord a day is like a thousand years and a thousand years are like a day."
The Bible
So, many ask themselves, why should I rely on the bible? It’s not even accurate. It’s a bunch of fairy tales written by men. How can you believe in something that has no proof and even contradicts itself? Why should I believe something that is rejected by so many people and scholars? Jesus did not even exist.
Well… If you really read the bible, you will see it has zero contradictions, Jesus did in fact exist on this earth, it is written with more accuracy than any book ever made and most amazing, it couldn't be done by men alone. It took 16 centuries and 40 men to write it. Among those writers were: Kings, A doctor, Prophets, States men, Priests, Military leaders, Tax Agents, Fisher men, Poets, Wise men, Shepherds and Prisoners.
Most of these men were uneducated men, yet the Bible is considered a literary masterpiece. It is the best-selling book in history. As of 2014, more than 5 billion bibles have been sold. In the U.S. alone approx. 170.000 Bibles are either sold or given away every day. Oh… and people steal it all the time. Some bookstores owners claim that the Bible is the worlds most shoplifted book. Hey, what happened to: Thou shalt not steal?
It can be found in almost every home. Therefore, the Bible is the only book in the world that is read by people of all races, ages and economic levels. It challenges the greatest minds. Many people have tried to learn it and interpret it for thousands of years. Loved by many, but also the most hated book in history. A lot of people have lost their lives because they own it. Kings and governments have sought to burn an abolish it. Yet God has preserved it for us today.
The bible is accurate and true. There are historical discoveries regularly coming to light that continue its accuracy, such as these, these and these.
Cross references
I’d like to share with you one of the most amazing and inspiring images you will ever see.. What does this amazing image show, you may wonder? It is truly mind-blowing when you fully grasp it. Consider this staggering fact: Every single one of the lines on the bottom of the image is a Biblical verse. The length of each line is proportionate to the number of times that verse is referred to in some way by some other verse in the Bible. In other words, this image is a map. It shows the 63,779 cross-references in the Bible, this massive sweeping text written over thousands of years by hundreds of people from a wide variety of different backgrounds in three different languages: Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic. Starting at any one verse, imagine how many pathways you could take through all the interlinked verses through the text! There are nearly endless permutations and combinations and every verse and phrase is dependent on nearly every other verse and phrase to get the “full” meaning of what this sweeping collection of many books within a book says on any one subject…
If this work was created by one man we would say this man is a master, what a masterpiece. He’s a master composer. The problem is, this is written by 40 different men over 1500 years. On three continents. Europe, Asia and Africa. In three different languages, Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic. And the entire book tells one united story, it’s all connected together. The only answer for this, is God. Period. You find me a book in all of human civilization that even scratches the surface of this…
Accuracy of the bible translated versions
You may wonder whether you can trust the bible itself. have the recent translated version not inflected the original versions of the bible? It has been thousands of years and many bibles versions have been published. Read this article and you will have no doubt, that the published version of today is telling the real story. It also proves that the bible itself is indeed the truth.
How to read the Bible
The Bible is divided into two parts; The Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament is the first part of the Cristian Bible. It tells about the Jews, their history, and God’s words to them in time before Jesus Christ was born. In the New Testament of the bible, it deals with the life and teachings of Jesus Christ and with Christianity in the early Church.
In the old testament we have the creation of the world (Genesis). And in the New Testament we have the end of the world as we know it (Revelation).
Remember this above after finishing this below.
You can start even by reading the gospel of John in the New Testament that talks about Jesus life and is the main point of it all.
What are numbers in the Bible?
The Bible is divided into books. Each book has a name, like “Genesis”, Exodus”, “Leviticus”, etc. In most printed Bibles, you will find the name at the beginning of the book, and also at the top of each page.
Each book is divided into chapters. A chapter is typically a few pages. Each chapter is divided into verses. A verse is typically a sentence or a few sentences. Chapters and verses are numbered. Chapter numbers are usually printed in big text at the beginning of the chapter. Verse numbers are printed in smaller numbers at the beginning of the verse. In some Bibles each is printed starting on a new line, so if you look down the left side of the page you can see 1, 2, 3, etc. In other Bibles verses are combined into paragraphs, and you’ll see the verse number in the middle of the paragraph.
A Bible reference is then given as the name of the book, the chapter, a colon, and the verse. So, Leviticus 3:16 means the book of Leviticus, chapter 3, verse 16.
A few books have numbers as part of the name, given before the book name. Like 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel, which we read as “First Samuel” and “Second Samuel”. It’s like volumes in collection or episodes in a TV series. So, 1 Samuel 3:16 means the book of First Samuel, chapter 3, verse 16.
The Bible is meant to be the Word of God.
The apostle John writes that God is the Word.
"The Word (God) became flesh (Jesus) and the Word walked among us (God/Jesus)."
Revelation 1:8 (God speaking)
“I am the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end,” says the Lord God.
Revelation 22:13 (Jesus speaking)
"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End".
So, the Bible is the Beginning and the End, the Alpha and the Omega.
Conclusion
So, after reading this article it may be a lot to take in. Questioning your whole reality. Finding out what the truth is might be difficult for you, because you have always believed in what you’ve been told all your life. Well I hate to throw the facts at you, but you have been lied to. Start opening both eyes and see the world as it truly is. It’s easy to deny everything and just live your life.
“I don’t care, I just want to be rich and life my best life”.
You’re lying to yourself and you’re not even conscious about it. Start growing into spiritual maturity. Eventually you will start learning that there is more to life than just increasing its speed. Speed is essential but investing the right amount of energy at the right time is what makes your journey smooth and successful.