Is the Bible True?

Can We Really Prove the Bible Is True?

“How do you know the Bible is true?” That’s a fair question and worthy of a thoughtful answer. Do you know your Bible well enough to give a satisfying response?

Does the Bible Have Errors?

Almost all theologians agree Scripture is in some measure God’s revelation to the human race. But to allow that it contains error implies God has mishandled inspiration and has allowed His people to be deceived for centuries until modern scholars disentangled the confusion.

The Bible’s Accuracy and Authority

Ever since the serpent said to Eve, “Indeed, has God said?” the Word of God has been questioned and attacked. The serpent’s words focused on two important elements: the Bible’s accuracy and its authority.

Is the New Testament Reliable?

Can we trust the New Testament as a reliable record of what actually happened, and do we possess what was actually written in the first century?

Articles About Is the Bible True?

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ASK Method to Bible Challenges

Sept. 2, 2025 from Answers Magazine
Social media and television bombard us daily with contradictory claims. How can we find the meat among the bones? Just ASK.
Who Wrote the Bible?

Aug. 12, 2025
Isn’t the Bible just an old, man-made document?
Who Wrote Genesis?

June 6, 2025
Strong evidence suggests that Moses wrote the first five books of the Bible, but not everyone agrees.
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Can We Trust the Bible Is True?

April 13, 2025 from Answers Magazine
From archaeology to astronomy, evidence from many fields points to the veracity of God’s Word.
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The Bible—Is It True or Is It Truth? (And Does It Matter?)

Oct. 21, 2024 from Ken Ham Blog
A recent article pokes fun at those who read the Bible “literally,” specifically calling out the flood account as “pretty farfetched.”
Are Theological Progressives Smarter and More Spiritual than “Literalists”?

Sept. 14, 2024
Responding to a listicle claiming that it is better to interpret the Bible figuratively
Should the Bible Be Interpreted Figuratively?

Sept. 6, 2024
Responding to a listicle claiming it is wrong to interpret the Bible literally.
Magazine Department Article
Trusting the Text

July 14, 2024 from Answers Magazine
Without the original texts of the Bible in our hands, how can we be sure our surviving copies don’t contain lots of mistakes?
Magazine Department Article
5 Reasons to Trust God‘s Word

April 1, 2023 from Answers Magazine
How do we know the Bible is true? Consider these five reasons to trust God’s Word from the very first verse.
Did Peter Write 2 Peter?

Jan. 26, 2023
Arguing for the authenticity of the most-contested New Testament book
In-Depth Article
How Old-Earth Inerrantists Are Unintentionally Undermining Inerrancy

April 5, 2022 from Answers in Depth
How theological scholars, who affirm the truthfulness of the Bible, actually sabotage its authority through their science-over-Scripture hermeneutic.
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What Are the Dangers of Quote Mining?

Nov. 28, 2021 from Answers Magazine
Quote mining means fudging facts or leaving out crucial details that misrepresent the meaning of the quote.
In-Depth Article
The Bible Wins the Debate with Carbon-Dated Camel Bones

Oct. 22, 2021 from Answers in Depth
“There is a book . . .” Ken Ham reminded Nye at their 2014 debate, and the Bible’s history is history we can trust.
Magazine Article
Is the Bible a Distraction?

Oct. 3, 2021 from Answers Magazine
We don’t need to abandon our defense of the Scripture to emphasize the resurrection.
Book of Job: Fact or Fiction

July 10, 2020 from Answers in Depth
Exploring the biblical and ancient Near Eastern historical evidence shows how the book of Job records actual events.
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Embracing Christ’s View of Scripture

July 24, 2019 from Answers Magazine
Most Christians at least give lip-service to following Christ. But what about His view of the Old Testament?
10 Theses We Cannot Support

Feb. 15, 2019
Todd Wilson claims most evangelical Christians, “at most times, have believed and should believe about creation” with his ten points of “Mere Creation.”
Magazine Department Article
One Indivisible Word

May 25, 2018 from Answers Magazine
Some believe that the Bible speaks authoritatively about morality and religion, but not history and science. Is that viable, based on Scripture?
Fighting for Truth

May 21, 2018
Who would have thought that people claiming to be Christians—even pastors—would attack the very notion of truth? But they are.
Inerrancy and the Test of Truth

March 26, 2018
The doctrine of the inerrancy of Scripture is one of Christianity’s most important doctrines to be defended, especially as skeptical forces increase their attack on the truthfulness of the Bible.
Correcting a Pastor Who Denies Biblical Inerrancy

Nov. 9, 2017
A guest column by a pastor that took biblical creationists to task for supposedly being antiscience, appeared recently in the Holland Sentinel.
Does Scripture Contain Error Because It Was Written by Humans?

April 29, 2017
The question that needs to be asked is whether the Bible contains error because it was written by human authors.
3 Evidences That Confirm the Bible Is Not Made Up

Feb. 22, 2017
How do you know the Bible isn’t just made up? Let’s look at three aspects of the Bible taken together to explain how we know it wasn’t simply made up.
Why Should We Believe in the Inerrancy of Scripture?

Feb. 16, 2017 from Apologetics Web Series
Many people deny that Scripture teaches its own inerrancy, but Brian Edwards shows that, based on Scripture, Christians should absolutely hold to biblical inerrancy.