I. Seven Reasons—Why do we know that the Bible is true?

II. The Canon—Why do we know that the right books make up the Bible?

III. Evidence—What do we know that supports the accuracy of the Bible?

IV. Gathering Evidence: Three General Kinds of Evidence

V.  Conclusion — How does the evidence for the Bible affect our faith?

Part V. Conclusion — How does the evidence for the Bible affect our faith?

1. The Christian faith rests upon the truthfulness of the Bible, and the laws of evidence applied to the Bible demonstrate beyond a reasonable doubt the Bible’s authenticity and authority.

2. Critics who reject the Bible, yet accept documents and events that have less demonstrable evidence, are not properly applying the laws of evidence.

3. We can have confidence in the Bible and therefore in the “faith once for all delivered to the saints.”

4. In the final analysis, though “the faith” rests upon historic events accurately recorded and transmitted, we enter relationship with God and all that goes with that relationship by faith.