The

 Bible  That  I  Trust  

Christian   believers   of   every   generation   would   come   across   this   question  

in  their  minds:  Can  we  really  trust  the  Bible?  If  so,  what  proof  do  we  have  of  this?  
Well,  many  historians  from  different  generations  have  gone  for  deep  information  
and  facts  that  proves  that  the  Bible  is  true  and  had  came  up  with  the  Bible  Test.  
There  are  three  parts  to  the  Bible  Test:  the  Transmission  Test,  Internal  Test  and  
External  Test.  

The  first  test  is  the  Transmission  Test.  The  Transmission  Test  is  another  
word   for   or   means   Bibliographical   Test.   Well;   this   test   includes   the   dates,  
number   of   copies   of   the   Bible   (the   quantity)   and   the   time   spans   needed   to   be  
able  to  complete  the  Bible  from  the  very  beginning.  First  of  all,  the  Bible  is  for  a  
fact,   the   oldest   book   alive.   It   has   been   around   for   over   1500   years,   written   by  
more   than   forty   authors   and   also   written   in   different   places   on   three   continents,  
which  are  Asia,  Africa  and  Europe.  Amazingly,  all  of  these  different  writings  and  
manuscripts   come   together   to   form   one   focus,   which   is   the   message   from   God   to  
the  people  on  earth  telling  us  what  to  do  in  our  life  that  is  pleasing  and  wise  in  
the   eyes   of   the   Lord.   Since   the   Bible   manuscripts   had   been   translated   into  
different   languages   in   different   parts   of   the   world   throughout   history,   many  
copies   of   the   Bible   has   been   found.   This   includes   the   Old   and   New   Testament,  
which   has   recorded   as   the   most   copied   manuscript   throughout   history.   Unlike  
other  great  authors  such  as  Caesar,  Plato  or  Aristotle,  there  were  only  very  little  
copies  made  from  their  writings  compared  to  the  number  of  copies  of  the  Bible.  
The   Bible   does   not   only   have   the   most   copies   of   manuscripts   found,   but   it   was  
said   that   the   Bible   was   made   and   found   in   a   very   short   time   span.   From   these  
facts,   I   believe   that   the   Bible   is   ‘popular’   since   there   are   so   many   copies   in  
different  parts  of  the  world  and  that  people  trust  and  believe  it.    After  that,  the  
quality  of  the  Bible  is  well  and  in  a  good  condition  because  it  is  made  in  a  short  
time  span.  The  shorter  the  time  span,  the  more  reliable  it  is  because  the  author  
or   the   person   copying   it   might   still   be   alive   and   so   we   can   prove   that   they   are  
accurate.    
 The  second  test  would  be  the  Internal  Test.  The  Internal  Test  tells  about  
what   the   Bible   writes   about   and   what   happened.   We   can   believe   that   the   Bible   is  
true   because   most   of   the   stories   written   in   the   Bible   are   based   on   the   story   of  
witnesses   who   saw   the   specific   event.   Some   of   these   people   (in   the   New  
Testament)  are  the  Disciples  of  Jesus  Christ.  They  were  the  ones  following  Jesus  
around   which   means   that   they   are   able   to   recall   everything   that   had   happened  
including  what  Jesus  did  to  the  people  then.  Since  they  are  his  Disciples,  it  means  
that   they   are   loyal   to   their   master   (Jesus)   and   would   not   fib   about   what   really  
happened.   In   addition   to   that,   it   is   impossible   for   the   Disciples   to   lie   because   it  
was  said  that  everything  recorded  in  the  Bible  is  found  and  identified  in  a  short  
time   span.   When   a   story   is   being   made   up,   it   takes   about   years   to   develop   and  
create   such   stories,   whereas   in   the   Bible,   it   only   takes   a   few   years   and   within  
those  years,  is  was  recorded  that  Jesus  had  done  many  miraculous  wonders.    

The   third   (and   final)   test   would   be   the   External   Test.   The   External   Test  
explains  and  helps  us  compare  the  facts  and  information  found  in  the  Bible  and  
other   Historical   writings   or   sources.   Based   on   a   documentary   series   called   Drive  
Through   History,   the   film   took   us   back   to   the   time   of   the   Hittite   Empire.   Many  
writers   had   included   Christ   in   their   writings   including   Roman   Historians:  
Suetonius   and   Cornelius   Tacitus.   Some   of   them   are   also   found   in   the   Jewish  
Talmud.   One   example   of   this   would   be   the   Hittite   Empire.   In   the   Bible,   it  
mentioned   King   Solomon   selling   chariots   to   the   Hittites   and   not   long   ago,  
historians   found   or   rediscovered   the   remaining   settlement   of   the   Hittites   in  
central  Turkey.      This  proves  that  even  in  historical  records,  some  of  the  things  
that  the  Bible  mentions  do  exist.    

Therefore,   the   Bible   is   proven   to   be   a   reliable   source   of   many   of   God’s  

stories   that   occurred   before   and   during   the   time   of   Jesus   which   can   be   proven  
through  the  three  tests:  Transmission  Test,  Internal  Test  and  the  External  Test.