Q. I've Heard Christians and Muslims alike say they have evidence of their god then they show me their book. If that's the case then Harry Potter is real and Hogwarts school of wizardry exists in England, How can simply a book saying he exists be evidence?
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If the Bible were a mere book you'd have a point. But it's far from that. Some thoughts ...
We'll begin with Simon Greenleaf, a law professor at Harvard and one of the founders of Harvard Law School. He authored a 3-volume work called Treatise on the Law of Evidence. It's still the definitive reference in the classroom and courtroom 160 years after its publication. Greenleaf used this to examine the testimonies of the four Gospel writers and judged them to be truthful and accurate beyond a reasonable doubt. So if you were to bring all your evidence of the Bible being just a book into a court of law and went up against Greenleaf's evidence, you'd lose hands down. Greenleaf was an atheist turned evangelist. His findings are detailed in his work: Testimony of the Evangelists which is available online for your study.
Then there's Bible prophecy. It's how God authenticates Himself. There are over 135 historically verified, fulfilled prophecies in the first 35 verses of Daniel chapter 11 alone. God called King Cyrus of Persia by name in Isaiah 44:24-45:6 as His agent for freeing the Israelites from Babylon 150 years before the event. Daniel 9:25 prophesied Jesus' entry into Jerusalem on what would be the first Palm Sunday, 483 years to the day after the decree to rebuild Jerusalem was given by King Artaxerxes Longimanus of Persia. The decree was given in 445BC. The prophecy was given in 535BC, 90 years earlier. Alexander the Great refused to invade jerusalem after the Temple High Priest showed him in the book of Isaiah the very dream he recently had that was written hundreds of years before. You just can't make this stuff up.
Or just take a handful of Old Testament prophecies concerning the first coming of Jesus (there are over 300 of them and all were a matter of public record at least 150 years before His birth), and apply any legitimate standard you want: forensic logic, statistical analysis, rules of evidence, you name it.
Even a person of modest intellect will quickly be persuaded. God exists, He is Who He says He is, and He has done all that He claims to have done. No blind faith is required, no rush of emotion, no hocus-pocus; just cold hard logic. In fact it takes a whole lot more blind faith and a stubborn willingness to believe in spite of the facts, to accept evolution as your explanation for the beginning of life.
Prophecy is the way God validates His word. No other so-called holy writings offer this proof. Only God has consistently told His people what He was going to do and then did it to prove Himself to them.
Once you see that His track record for fulfilling prophecy is without error or blemish, youâll know beyond all shadow of doubt that you can trust Him too. Trust Him to save you from the penalty due you for your sins; trust Him to return like He promised to take you to be with Him forever, and trust Him to guide you through the remainder of your uncertain and undefined life on earth in the meantime.
And how about the work of mathematician Dr. Ivan Panin who compiled over 50,000 pages of notes showing the intricate numerical patterns present in every book of the Bible. Neither the Hebrew language of the Old Testament nor the Greek language of the New Testament use numbers. Numerical values are given to letters of the their respective alphabets. By substituting numbers for the letters in the Bible, Panin discovered numerical patterns in veer word, sentence, and paragraph in the Bible. Mathematicians at Harvard were unable to duplicate what Panin found. Even the science faculty using modern computers couldn't do this. The conclusion is simple. This book in not of earthly origins.
If the Bible were a mere book you'd have a point. But it's far from that. Some thoughts ...
We'll begin with Simon Greenleaf, a law professor at Harvard and one of the founders of Harvard Law School. He authored a 3-volume work called Treatise on the Law of Evidence. It's still the definitive reference in the classroom and courtroom 160 years after its publication. Greenleaf used this to examine the testimonies of the four Gospel writers and judged them to be truthful and accurate beyond a reasonable doubt. So if you were to bring all your evidence of the Bible being just a book into a court of law and went up against Greenleaf's evidence, you'd lose hands down. Greenleaf was an atheist turned evangelist. His findings are detailed in his work: Testimony of the Evangelists which is available online for your study.
Then there's Bible prophecy. It's how God authenticates Himself. There are over 135 historically verified, fulfilled prophecies in the first 35 verses of Daniel chapter 11 alone. God called King Cyrus of Persia by name in Isaiah 44:24-45:6 as His agent for freeing the Israelites from Babylon 150 years before the event. Daniel 9:25 prophesied Jesus' entry into Jerusalem on what would be the first Palm Sunday, 483 years to the day after the decree to rebuild Jerusalem was given by King Artaxerxes Longimanus of Persia. The decree was given in 445BC. The prophecy was given in 535BC, 90 years earlier. Alexander the Great refused to invade jerusalem after the Temple High Priest showed him in the book of Isaiah the very dream he recently had that was written hundreds of years before. You just can't make this stuff up.
Or just take a handful of Old Testament prophecies concerning the first coming of Jesus (there are over 300 of them and all were a matter of public record at least 150 years before His birth), and apply any legitimate standard you want: forensic logic, statistical analysis, rules of evidence, you name it.
Even a person of modest intellect will quickly be persuaded. God exists, He is Who He says He is, and He has done all that He claims to have done. No blind faith is required, no rush of emotion, no hocus-pocus; just cold hard logic. In fact it takes a whole lot more blind faith and a stubborn willingness to believe in spite of the facts, to accept evolution as your explanation for the beginning of life.
Prophecy is the way God validates His word. No other so-called holy writings offer this proof. Only God has consistently told His people what He was going to do and then did it to prove Himself to them.
Once you see that His track record for fulfilling prophecy is without error or blemish, youâll know beyond all shadow of doubt that you can trust Him too. Trust Him to save you from the penalty due you for your sins; trust Him to return like He promised to take you to be with Him forever, and trust Him to guide you through the remainder of your uncertain and undefined life on earth in the meantime.
And how about the work of mathematician Dr. Ivan Panin who compiled over 50,000 pages of notes showing the intricate numerical patterns present in every book of the Bible. Neither the Hebrew language of the Old Testament nor the Greek language of the New Testament use numbers. Numerical values are given to letters of the their respective alphabets. By substituting numbers for the letters in the Bible, Panin discovered numerical patterns in veer word, sentence, and paragraph in the Bible. Mathematicians at Harvard were unable to duplicate what Panin found. Even the science faculty using modern computers couldn't do this. The conclusion is simple. This book in not of earthly origins.
SAT books at Harvard square?
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I am going to Harvard Uni for a summer program. I am from Asia & I dont get all the books in need over here. I wanted to know if I can get SAT books around Harvard square? If not, do you know where can I get them. If there is a place which will sell the cheaper let me know. I have a combined list of 29 books more (ordered 12 from Amazon finally). Costing $500 or so. So even a 5% discount would mean more cash for other stuff.
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