WHAT ABOUT THE BIBLE?
   
The Bible was written over a span of about 2000 years. It contains 66
books written by 40 different authors. Yet there is not a single
contradiction found in it. Writers of the Old Testament completely concur
with New Testament writers hundreds of years later on all subjects
(remember they had no internet search engines!). 

Put 41 of the best theologians in a room today and have one of them speak
on a biblical subject while the others take notes. Then compare the
various interpretations and impressions. Given the chance, you would have
a debate that would test their characters! By human nature, people just
don't seem to agree about very much of anything. Maybe the Bible does not
contain the element of _human nature_! I, and many Christian brothers and
sisters believe that these 40 authors of the Bible were inspired by God to
write _His_ words down. 

There is one thing that comes natural to man and that's making mistakes,
i.e. "To err is human." Of the hundreds of prophesies in the Bible, all
the ones whose time has come, have come true exactly as predicted. Do you
realize the probability of this? It would be like one person winning the
Florida Lottery jackpot 26 weeks in a row. It is 1 in 10 to the power of
28 chances! There is no word for that number. I heard there is a
billionaire somewhere (Chicago I think) who for years has offered one
million dollars to anyone who can prove one thing in the Bible wrong. He
hasn't paid off yet! 

There are prophesies yet to be fulfilled, and one in particular that you,
if you are not saved, should be concerned about. "For the Lord himself
will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the
archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will
rise first. After that, we (saved Christians) who are still alive and are
left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord
in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever." (1 Thessalonians
4:16-17). Those who do not know the Lord as their Savior may be sure that:
"If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown
into the lake of fire." (Revelation 20:15) If you do not know Jesus Christ
as your Lord and Savior, your name IS NOT in the _book of life_! Would you
like to find out more about how to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and
Savior? 

From: Cinco Baptist Church
Ft. Walton Beach, Florida