Objections against the Bible have been present for hundreds of years.
Yet most of those objecting have died, and the Bible is still standing.
It is like the story, the author unknown to me, of the heavy anvil that
for hundreds of years has been hammered on so vigorously and steadily
and without ceasing day and night, yet all the hammers lie broken and
bent on the ground all around, but the anvil is still there, unchanged by all the trauma. Such is the Bible. Kings and
communist rulers and Islamic nations and atheists and Liberal
Protestantism theologians have tried to destroy it along with all the
followers of Christ. Yet the Bible remains, and Christians still
exist. But so many of those mighty rulers and nations and movements have
fallen. Enemies, real and present enemies, still are hammering on it with all
their zeal. Even in my own beloved America, myriads have charged
and are charging at it
with their mighty hammers, and among them are the highest governmental
leaders and millionaires aplenty.
However, the Bible does not need an apology written for it by me.
It has survived more bitter attacks that this. It is the word of
God, and Jesus said His words will never pass away (Mt 24:35; Mk 13:31; Lk 21:33),
and he is more than capable of keeping his promise.
Consider these facts from Wycliffe Bible Translators:
The worldwide status of Bible translation (2008)
| 6,909 |
...the number of languages spoken in the world today |
| 2,393 |
...the number of languages without any of the Bible, but
with a possible need of a Bible translation to begin |
| 200,000,000 |
The number of people who speak the 2,393
languages where translation projects have not yet begun |
| 1,998 |
...the number of translation programs currently in
progress for languages without adequate Scripture |
| nearly 80% |
...amount of the world's remaining Bible translation
needs that are located in the three
areas of greatest need |
| 1,168 |
...the number of language communities which have access
to the New Testament in their heart language |
| 438 |
...the number of language communities which have access
to the entire Bible in the language they understand best |
| 6,500,000,000 |
...the number of language communities which have access
to the entire Bible in the language they understand best |
Although Bible translation is progressing at a more rapid rate today
than ever before, an overwhelming amount of work has yet to be done.1
Indeed, the scope of the translation and distribution of the
Bible is incredible! It would appear that God is
safeguarding His Bible from the onslaught against it in the West.
In my research, I have found that the most coordinated attack against
the Bible is from Liberal Protestant theologians. It is also the
most dangerous attack, for these people seem to be
trustworthy since they claim to be "Christians" and some even say that
they are "conservative." Actually they are conservative compared
to atheists and people of Islam since they hold some belief in Christ.
However, it appears these are a fulfillment of Paul's prophecy:
Therefore, in this section there will be a presentation of Liberal
Protestantism as well as a more general discussion of alleged Bible
contradictions/discrepancies.
