The Bible Demands a Decision

Didachē

The Bible is the Word of God and Demands a Decision

by Eric Schram | October 26, 2025

The Bible claims to be the very Word of God — perfect, unified, and divinely inspired. This article explores powerful evidence for its truth, from its flawless consistency and supernatural scientific insights to the fulfillment of hundreds of prophecies written centuries in advance. These facts demand a decision: will you trust the Bible as God’s Word, or dismiss it as merely man’s?

Introduction

The Bible is not just a book — it is the Word of God. It claims divine authorship, perfect truth, and flawless unity. And because of that, it demands a decision from every reader: will you accept it as God’s Word, or reject it as merely man’s? The evidence speaks for itself.

1. The Bible Has No Contradictions

The first evidence of the Bible’s divine origin is its complete consistency.
In 2 Peter 1:20-21, we read that “no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation... but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.”

If men alone had written the Bible, contradictions would be inevitable. Humanity’s weakness and inability to remain unified across time and culture make such harmony impossible. Yet the Bible — composed of 66 books by 40 different authors, over 1,500 years, in multiple languages — remains perfectly unified in its message: the revelation of Jesus Christ and God’s plan of redemption.

This unity is not humanly possible. The Bible’s consistency points to a single divine Author — God Himself — using human writers as instruments, just as a writer uses different pens to compose one story.

Moreover, the Bible claims perfection for itself:

Psalm 18:30: “The words of the Lord are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified seven times.”

Psalm 19:7: “The law of the Lord is perfect.”

If the Bible contained contradictions, it would disprove its own claim of perfection and could not be from a flawless God. Yet, through millennia of scrutiny, it still stands unbroken, unmatched, and unwavering in its integrity.

2. The Bible Contains Supernatural Knowledge

Although it is primarily a book about God’s relationship with humanity, the Bible is filled with truths that reveal knowledge far beyond what was humanly possible at the time of writing.

The Earth Suspended in Space:
Job 26:7 declares, “He suspends the earth over nothing.” Long before science understood gravity, this truth was revealed — unlike ancient beliefs that the earth rested on elephants or on the shoulders of Atlas.

Perfect Ship Dimensions:
In Genesis 6:15, God instructed Noah to build the Ark with proportions that shipbuilders now know to be ideal for stability — a length six times its width. Naval engineers still follow this ratio today.

Invisible Elements of Creation:
Hebrews 11:3 says, “What is seen was not made out of what was visible.” Only in the 19th century did science confirm that all matter consists of invisible atoms and particles.

Hygiene and Disease Control:
Leviticus 15:13 instructed washing with running water — centuries before germs and bacteria were discovered. People once washed in stagnant water, unknowingly spreading disease.

Sanitation Commandments:
In Deuteronomy 23:12-13, God told His people to bury human waste outside the camp — a command that birthed the modern sanitation industry. Until World War I, armies that ignored this principle suffered more deaths from disease than battle.

Springs in the Ocean:
Job 38:16 speaks of “springs of the sea.” These were discovered only in the 1970s, when submarines capable of withstanding extreme pressure revealed underwater springs.

Mountains on the Ocean Floor:
Jonah 2:5-6 refers to the “mountains of the sea.” Not until the last century did oceanography confirm towering ranges deep beneath the waters.

Joy and Emotion:
While evolution cannot explain human emotion, Scripture does. Psalm 4:7 says God Himself places gladness in our hearts, and Psalm 16:11 reveals that “in Your presence is fullness of joy.”

These examples, and many more (see 101 Scientific Facts and Foreknowledge in the Bible
), reveal knowledge only the Creator could have known.

3. The Bible Is the Only Religious Book with Prophecy

Unlike any other religious text, the Bible is filled with prophecy — specific predictions written centuries before their fulfillment.

One striking example comes from Daniel 11, which foretold events in Greco-Persian history with incredible precision. The angel Gabriel revealed to Daniel a sequence of Persian kings — Cyrus, Cambyses, Gaumata, Darius, and Xerxes — followed by the rise of a “mighty king,” Alexander the Great.

Daniel’s prophecy predicted:

The wealth and power of Xerxes.

His war against Greece.

The rise of Alexander the Great.

The division of Alexander’s empire into four parts after his death (fulfilled by Cassander, Lysimachus, Seleucus, and Ptolemy).

To put it in perspective, Daniel essentially predicted the fall of Persia, the rise of Greece, and the division of Alexander’s empire — centuries before these events occurred. Such accuracy can only come from divine revelation.

And prophecy doesn’t stop there. The Old Testament contains over 400 prophecies about Jesus Christ, fulfilled in the New Testament — including:

Born of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:18).

From the house of David (Jeremiah 23:5; Luke 3:23,31).

Born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2; Matthew 2:1).

Betrayed by a friend (Psalm 41:9; Matthew 26:49-50).

Sold for thirty pieces of silver (Zechariah 11:12; Matthew 26:15).

Crucified with thieves (Isaiah 53:12; Matthew 27:38).

Bones unbroken (Psalm 34:20; John 19:32-33).

Resurrection foretold (Psalm 16:10; Acts 2:31).

Mathematicians estimate that the chance of one man fulfilling just eight of these prophecies is 1 in 10¹⁷ — one in one hundred quadrillion. Jesus fulfilled hundreds.

The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls (1946–1956) confirmed that these prophecies were written long before Jesus’ birth, removing any doubt that they were not altered afterward.