Vol 1 Iss 4

Leadership in B&W
Volume 1, Issue 4, December 2018
Is the Bible real? Is it accurate? Is it true?
Is the Bible Real, Accurate,
& True?
I remember as a kid living on our farm in Victoria, Texas
often wondering about God. There was a single tree in a
field a couple hundred yards from our house and I used
to go and sit under that tree for what seemed like hours
and wonder about life and God. Through the Catholic
church we attended, I was exposed to God frequently and
I would go and sit under that tree and wonder about what
I didn’t understand. Later, as a teenager, I would wonder
to myself if the authors of the Bible were legitimate?
I hope the following excerpt from my upcoming book,
Effective & Enduring Leadership … We Will be Great!, is
helpful to you.
Consider the following facts about the Bible (most taken from an online article titled, How Accurate is the Bible, found
at https://bible.org/article/how-accurate-bible):
A~ There are approximately 14,000 ancient manuscripts supporting the text of our current day
Bibles.
B~ Jewish scribes took extreme care in preserving the quality and accuracy of Biblical
manuscripts. So much so, that they far exceed the quality of other ancient non-biblical
manuscripts.
C~ The Dead Sea Scrolls, which pre-date most ancient Biblical manuscripts by over
1,000 years authenticate the accuracy of the other more recent manuscripts.
D~ The Bible includes many eye witness accounts of the life of Jesus and they all
tell the same story … they support each other.
E~ The writings of many other ancient non-christian authors also referenced and verified the
events depicted in our Bible.
F~ Archeological findings have confirmed hundreds of Biblical statements and events. In fact,
as I am writing this in 2016, archaeologists have uncovered a church in Nevsehir, Turkey from
around 500 A.D. In this church they have discovered many pictures depicting Jesus'
ascension into Heaven, His casting out demons, His crucifixion, His miracles, and the
apostles and prophets like Moses and Elijah. In another recent finding, archaeologists
believe they have found the burial slab of Jesus! This further validates the Bible and the life
of Jesus.
G~ Accomplished secular archaeologists such as William F. Albright, Nelson Glueck, and G.
Ernest Wright developed a great respect for the historical accuracy of the Bible as a result of
their findings.
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H~ Archaeologists now believe they have found the
remains of the Egyptian army who died when
the Red Sea closed in on them in the Exodus.
Beti News, 10/13/15,
http://betinews.com/?p=3661.
I~ In the summer of 2017, The Christian Post
reports that a "New Archaeological Find
Confirms Biblical Account of the Babylonian
Conquest of Jerusalem". This discovery dates
back to the 6th century BC.
In conclusion of the first question about
Doing the Right Thing: Is it Biblically
correct?
The book, Lead Like Jesus, encourages us to
have a more long-range perspective on our
decisions and to invoke the Holy Spirit into
our thoughts and actions, “What does seeking
J~ Eric Metaxas, in an article in The Christian
Post on November 3, 2017, reports that
archaeologists have now found what they believe
is the biblical vineyard of Naboth as
referenced in 1 Kings 21, further validating the
authenticity of the Bible.
K~ "Research conducted at Jerusalem’s Church of
the Holy Sepulchre, which many people
believe to be the tomb of Jesus, appeared to
confirm that the remains of a limestone cave
enshrined in the area were remnants of the
Christ’s tomb." as reported by Conservative
Tribune, www.conservativetribune.com, on
December 1, 2017.
L- Archaeologists believe they have now found the
ash covered remains of the Biblical cities
of Sodom and Gomorah.
M- This list only scratches the surface of evidence
supporting the Christian Bible.
In conclusion, YES the Bible is real, accurate, and
true!
Now continuing our subject from the last issue of Do
the Right Thing ….
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first the kingdom of God mean in terms of our
leadership decisions? It means bringing an
eternal perspective into the realm of practical,
day-to-day leadership decisions that effects
better results and relationships. It means
revising the way we see people, situations, and
priorities to the way God sees them, and
inviting the Holy Spirit into our relationships
to infuse into our thoughts and actions two key
elements of leading like Jesus— forgiveness
and grace.”
Michael R. Bianchi is the author of
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