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IS THE BIBLE GOD'S WORD?

        If one is to stand on the beliefs of the Christian faith, then it is essential to know that its foundation,
the Bible, is solid.  If it is the word of God, then it is obviously solid; but how does one know if it is truly
the word of God?  Considering the many different translations, if it is the word of God, are they all the
word of God?  First let's deal with the question of whether it is the word of God, then we'll look at
the different translations.
        Lk 24:44 These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
            If you believe in Jesus, then you must believe in the whole book, the Bible.  If not, then
one essentially calls Jesus a liar.

    1. There are hundreds of prophecies that have come to pass and only God knows the future.  The
        prophecies are specific, not generalized.  They are about Jesus, Israel, the land of Israel, the future
        of the world, and even about nations that would rise and fall.  No man has ever predicted the
        future without error like the Bible has; and the men who wrote the Bible gave God the credit for
        knowing the future.

    2. There are no contradictions in the book, just misinterpretations; and most of them are due to a lack
        of understanding of Israel and the law.  If one understands the law, I speak here of the Torah,
        then one can see how the life of Jesus and His death are in unison.  There is perfect harmony in
        the Old Testament, the old covenant; and the New Testament, or covenant.  It has been said that
        the New Testament is in the Old Testament concealed and the Old Testament is in the New
        Testament revealed. 

    3. The Bible codes are another evidence.  They are equal distance letter sequences, EDLS.  In the
        original Hebrew language of the Bible one can use this method of choosing letters to find new words.
        For instance, one starts with a letter and then uses every other letter from that starting point, or every
        third letter or fourth or fifth, etc. The result will be new words formed from these new letters that have
        some meaning that corresponds with the paragraph that they were taken from.  One can also take these
        new letters and do the same thing.  Some have went down several levels and still founds pertinent words.
        This is not by chance.  Because there are no vowels in the original Hebrew, some say people using the
        codes are making up the words by applying vowels by choice.  This is not evidence against the codes
        because one could then say the same thing about all Hebrew writing.  The codes are still in the Hebrew
        and words are not found by adding vowels.

        For more information see: http://www.biblecodedigest.com/ 

    4. When one is serious about the faith and truly believes every word of the Bible, then there exists a
        very real power in those words.  When one understands that they are the words of God, one
        knows that what God said is always truth and cannot be made a lie.  When this level is achieved,
        one has a relationship with God and the words become a vehicle to do the will of God.  When
        they are used to do the will of God they never return void, but go forth and accomplish the thing
        they were sent forth to do.

 Check out this source for some interesting facts: http://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-God-Word.html

    SUMMARY:
        With all the evidence established, there can be no doubt that the Bible is the word of God.  The
    real proof, however, is not in the evidence, but in studying it and putting into practice the things
    contained in it.  This is how one forms a relationship with God and the more one meditates on those
    precious words, the stronger the relationship.  The evidence to the rebellious, though, can always be
    considered circumstantial; no matter how strong the case may be.

IS EVERY BIBLE GOD'S WORD?
 

      1.   Actually, the true word of God is only in the original manuscripts.  They are written in Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic.  They were written by men who either wrote what God told them to write or wrote what they knew God wanted them to write.  Bibles are either translations or transliterations.  A translation comes from a man writing what he believes God meant by what He said.  A transliteration comes from writing, in a new language, the same word or text from the original without interpreting what they think God meant.

2. What about the original manuscripts not contained in the KJV but are in other bibles?

       God knew what he wanted to say, and his truth is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
There is no need to change it for the present times.  Times are changing, but God's word is not.  Because God knew the future, He was able to say what he wanted said allowing for changing times.  Stick with the pure word of truth and you can't go astray.

    How was the King James Version perfectly transliterated: http://www.chick.com/ask/articles/translate.asp

    For an exhaustive list for research into the different translations and why the KJV is the only true word of
        God check here: http://www.chick.com/search/searchask/questionans.asp