Lesson Five

THE PROOF OF THE BIBLE
BEING THE WORD OF GOD (1)

Scripture Reading

Matt. 19:3-9; 5:22, 28, 44; Matt. 1:6; Exo. 20:17;
Lev. 25:37; Deut. 24:19; Lev. 25:8-17;
Isa. 4:2; 6:1; 7:14; 9:6; 42:1-3; 52:14; Micah 5:2;
Isa. 53:2-12; 52:13; Psa. 2:6-7; 132:11; Isa. 62:11-12

Outline

1. The proof by logic
   1. Authorship
   2. Moral tone
   3. Content
   4. Availability
2. The proof by its completion
   1. The writers
   2. The number “seven”
   3. Truthfulness
   4. The perfect law
3. The proof by its prophecies
   1. Concerning Christ
   2. Concerning Israel
   3. Concerning Tyre
   4. Concerning Sidon
   5. Concerning Babylon
4. The proof by its power
   1. In gospel preaching
   2. In changing behavior
   3. In sensitizing the conscience
5. The proof by people’s love toward the Bible
   1. Persecution by the Roman Empire
   2. Persecution by the Roman Catholic Church
6. The scientific proof
   1. The round and rotating earth
   2. The unlimited number of stars