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Values III

Bible – Is it reliable?

Group Members/ Researchers
John Somontina
Jung Jee Won
Alfred Capati
Cianna Sumayo
Ryan Gimenez
Martin Libo-on

Table of contents
Chapter I – Introduction. * Background of the study. * Statement of the problem/ Problem statement. * Significance of the study.
Chapter II – Review of related literature.
Chapter III – Methodology * Research design * Data gathering procedure * Respondents
Chapter IV – Conclusion and recommendation.

Introduction
Background of the study The bible is a book, used as a guide, and the vital proof of the faith of many Christians, which includes many promises, and histories, many of which are already being verified as facts, e.g.: the parting of the Red sea, in which were found, preserved chariot wheels, rusty Egyptian swords, arrowheads, and other military materials in a vast array, for an unknown reason, until the bible.
This topic will portray our proof of the reliance of the bible, which was written for a period of more than 1500 years and was completed 1900 years ago. This paper shows how a book, written in a vast period of time, very long ago, is even used as a source of wisdom, knowledge, and a holy tool to overcome what man can never achieve alone.
We want to prove how many scientists, and historians are forced to admit that the Bible is accurate in all aspects. This research proves that new discoveries always support the things in the Bible. Though the bible can contain insignificant errors, e.g.: misspellings and minor changes (like a different word order in a sentence, or a removed word) it will not matter since we haven’t lost the true meaning of a certain verse just because of an omitted word.
We want to portray the Bible’s absolute divine authority and want to reason out in this study that the ONLY reliable book, the only lasting truth is the bible through legit historical events, fulfillment of the promises of the bible, e.g.: the great flood of Noah. We want to show the rest of the world, starting with the reader here, why millions of people rely on the bible, and how they actually succeed in life through one book. We want to change the view of how the world thinks of the Bible. Further we want to clarify the fact that the Bible liberates people - It has already liberated many minds and hearts throughout history from oppression by its clear teachings. The Bible itself represents the true freedom, and we will validate it to the world.

The reliability of the bible is rapidly diminishing in the world, and many people now follow, rather, the commands, or advices of peers, parents, close friends, and other influential people more than the bible. Our research group want to omit, to correct that. We will showcase how every civilization, thinking itself independent of God, through various idols, witch doctors, priests, and druids, have utterly failed as a result of their sinful nature.

In the end, our topic will clarify many, if not all, errors, misunderstandings, and faults directed to the bible by many people, showing the reliability of the Bible. Our goal is to convince many people through this paper, the reliability of the bible, its consistency in fulfilling promises, and promises to come.

Statement of the problem Many people today do not rely on the bible. They depend on others for advise, help, and support, but in the end, still many people are disappointed. Why is this? This is because they have forsaken the book that can solve all their problems. This research has been made possible due to the many questions that have assaulted the reliability of the bible. The amount of people that doubt the bible’s reliability is alarming, thus giving us the chance to choose this topic, shedding light to many people what the bible really wants to tell us. Thus, we, the researchers, hope that at the end of this paper, we will be able to convince people again the reliability of the bible.

Significance of the study
In this term paper we know this study is an important topic, as it remains a great controversy to the world for many thousands of years – is the bible reliable, more importantly, is the spiritual author of the bible reliable to the world? We will convince them that indeed the Bible is reliable. This paper plays an important role in convincing many people, including the researchers themselves to the truth.
We will show you why the Bible is still reliable and relevant up to this day, but why is it important to discuss about this topic? It is important because with this topic, we will be able to reach out to people who don’t believe and are in doubt on the reliability of the bible. We will also be able to prove to the multitude that the Bible isn’t just reliable, but it is also the truth.

Chapter 2
Review of Related Literature

This topic has been studied on for a long period of time already. Thus, resulting to a lot of articles on the internet or in books that prove that the Bible really is reliable. Despite it being about thousands and thousands of years old, it is still consistent and very up to date.
The Bible, according to some scholars was written over a span of 1,500 years. It was written by prophets, kings and apostles that were used by God to put His words into writing. Although the Bible was first written in the Greek language, it has been translated to almost all languages present today and has been interpreted in many different versions. This fact also challenges the consistency of the Bible, whether the meaning has changed or was changed by some of those who have translated it. Which in this case, we must be careful on choosing and reading the correct version. But most of the versions have just been translated or rephrased in such a way that people could understand it more and hear God’s word for them easier. But it still works the same; it still pierces through the readers’ hearts, souls and minds.
Since this topic has been researched on a lot and studied upon by many scholars, as said above, there won’t be much need to conduct a survey on it. Articles in the internet contain much proof that it is reliable. From all the archaeological findings to the predictions and to the historical events. It has proven itself without fault or inconsistencies.
The Bible is considered to be the bestselling book of all time which shows how millions of people still rely on it. They are sure that everything in the Bible is true and still reliable up to today. Articles in the internet have said that no matter how old the Bible is, its importance will never go away.

7 out of 10 Americans say that the bible is reliable, yet when asked if they read the bible, almost all of the same people said that they did not read the bible. The given reason was that they did not find the time to read the bible.

This proves that many people tend to see the bible as a reliable source of spiritual and moral aid, yet never find the time to read it.

Methodology

Research design The method of research done on this research mainly involves the internet, due to the fact that our school is a Christian school, therefore not suitable for the survey of whether the bible is reliable or not. Therefore we decided to use other sources and other surveys that were reliable.

Data gathering procedure
The first step was to research sources from the national surveys of the United States, which had fortunately included one specific survey of the reliability of the bible. This, and other essential sources of related literature has made up the body of this survey.

Next, we summarized and truncated the results to have a detailed yet explanatory version of the long details of the research. The survey also includes the opinions of many other people. The opinions of people were added to let the reader understand the viewpoint of many people around the world.

Finally, all the information was put into the paper, edited with other documents to make a readable version of the original work.

Respondents

The respondents of the research includes the survey of the population of the United States, and so has a very wide pool of information. Fortunately, for us, this information provided us with information that could not be found in the school, due to the fact that this is a Christian school.

The respondents range from teenagers, adults (30-40 yrs. old) and elders (60-70 yrs. old). The curious thing was that the older the respondents, the higher the response of a yes, it is reliable, and for the teenagers, it was less of a yes. Our opinion is that the more mistakes you make in the world which could have been avoided were already experienced by the adults, thus making them realize how important the word of God is.

Meanwhile for the teenagers, it seems that the reason why they answered less of yes is due to the fact that they did not experience the problems of this world is probably why they chose a no.

Conclusion

I therefore conclude that the survey was successful in a sense that many people believe that the bible is indeed reliable, and is also a dependable values book. Overall, in the U.S., the population has voiced out its opinion of the reliability of the bible, and say that it is indeed a book worth reading.

In the end, it is not arguable how old the book is, that it is no longer relevant to the world today, because in the end, love, patience, kindness, and other virtues will not cease to exist in this world, that is why it is crucial for us to have a guide to usher us to a proper and influential life.

Recommendation

We therefore recommend that the interviewer produce papers for permission to take the survey, and to make an appointment in advance, as it had disturbed some interviewees. It is also recommended that the interview be conducted with tact, as some interviewees have not followed the instruction, and/or have not completed the survey.

Another recommendation is that when the information is being gathered and classified, it should be checked twice and thrice. This is due to the fact that a survey has to be exact and accurate, therefore the surveyors should be more aware of this fact.