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Many Infallible Proofs: Evidences for the Christian Faith
While skeptics and atheists abound, overwhelming evidence that Christianity is uniquely and completely true exists. In Many Infallible Proofs, Henry Morris boldly conquers objections to the Christian faith and the Bible equipping you to effectively defend your faith and share the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Are you able to stand firm against the questions haters and debaters blast against believers? Discover answers to their interrogations within this faith-affirming, Bible study resource. Morris, a legendary author of Christian apologetics, says there are no legitimate objections to true Christian theology. He successfully demonstrates Christianity is the one and only religion, which offers even the possibility of objective certainty. Christianity is founded on actual historical events rather than ethical teachings. Christianity is not merely another religion.
This generation of unbelievers has been educated to dismiss the Bible, the Creator, and the need for a Savior. The majority of people need a reason to believe God is real. Are you ready to give an objective, historical and scientific reason for the hope you profess? In Many Infallible Proofs, Morris offers a practical and systematic survey of the Bible to help you refute supposed Bible contradictions. He addresses irrefutable reasons for defending your faith
The uniqueness of Christianity The birth, life, death and resurrection of Christ The character of God and His plan The inspiration of the Bible The fulfillment of prophecies The structure of Scripture The scientific fallacies of evolution The Bible's accuracy when compared to ancient history Bible critics as well as Christians have questions. Many Infallible Proofs offers an indisputable case for God, His Son Jesus, and His Word. Prepare now to provide life and eternity-changing answers to those who ask and those who scoff. Use Many Infallible Proofs for an individual or group Bible study. It is an excellent evangelism resource for the evangelical church.
Are you able to stand firm against the questions haters and debaters blast against believers? Discover answers to their interrogations within this faith-affirming, Bible study resource. Morris, a legendary author of Christian apologetics, says there are no legitimate objections to true Christian theology. He successfully demonstrates Christianity is the one and only religion, which offers even the possibility of objective certainty. Christianity is founded on actual historical events rather than ethical teachings. Christianity is not merely another religion.
This generation of unbelievers has been educated to dismiss the Bible, the Creator, and the need for a Savior. The majority of people need a reason to believe God is real. Are you ready to give an objective, historical and scientific reason for the hope you profess? In Many Infallible Proofs, Morris offers a practical and systematic survey of the Bible to help you refute supposed Bible contradictions. He addresses irrefutable reasons for defending your faith
The uniqueness of Christianity The birth, life, death and resurrection of Christ The character of God and His plan The inspiration of the Bible The fulfillment of prophecies The structure of Scripture The scientific fallacies of evolution The Bible's accuracy when compared to ancient history Bible critics as well as Christians have questions. Many Infallible Proofs offers an indisputable case for God, His Son Jesus, and His Word. Prepare now to provide life and eternity-changing answers to those who ask and those who scoff. Use Many Infallible Proofs for an individual or group Bible study. It is an excellent evangelism resource for the evangelical church.
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First published August 1, 1974
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Henry M. Morris
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Henry M. Morris (1918–2006) was an American engineer and young Earth creationist, widely regarded as the father of modern creation science. He founded the Institute for Creation Research.
Not to be confused with his eldest son Henry M. Morris III.
Henry M. Morris (1918–2006) was an American engineer and young Earth creationist, widely regarded as the father of modern creation science. He founded the Institute for Creation Research.
Not to be confused with his eldest son Henry M. Morris III.
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February 1, 2025
A must ready for every apologist
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September 11, 2024I skimmed this, concentrating on portions of interest, so I'm opting not to rate this. It was helpful on the topic of the trustworthiness of the Bible.
There's some Dispensational material (Morris sees the creation of the modern state of Israel as fulfillment of biblical prophecy, and says the nations that have befriended the Jews have been blessed, and those that have persecuted the Jews have been defeated).
Notes
The Authenticity of the New Testament
Discrepancies in manuscripts are almost all quite trivial, affecting no important fact or doctrine.
Apostolic Fathers who wrote AD 90-160 frequently quoted NT, and they lived in years immediately after Apostles. "If all manuscripts of the New Testament had been lost, it would have been possible to reconstruct it altogether from quotations in the writings of these and other early Christians."
Some papyrus fragments of NT are dated ~AD 150.
"The interval, then, between the dates of original composition and the earliest extant evidence becomes so small as to be in fact negligible."
"Any significant alterations would certainly have been quickly discovered and corrected. Men who had known and heard the Apostles were still living in considerable numbers at that time." John the Apostle lived through end of 1st Century.
The Unique Birth of Christ
Matthew's account is written from Joseph's point of view, and Luke's from Mary's. Matthew gives genealogy of Jesus through Joseph, his legal father. Luke records Mary's genealogy, also from David, calling Joseph the "son" of Heli (Mary's father) in accord with Jewish custom, which permitted a man to recognize a daughter's husband as her own.
The Inspiration of the Bible
Jews at time of Christ revered OT as fully inspired and authoritative. NT contains over 320 quotations and over 1,000 references to OT, and context indicates speaker or writer views OT as God's Word.
Apostles accepted inspiration of OT, and acknowledged inspiration of other parts of NT (1 Tim 5:18; 2 Pet 3:2, 15-16; Heb 1:1-2; Jude 17-18).
Apostles use "it says" (referring to Scripture), "he says" (referring to human writer), and "God says" synonymously (Rom 9:17 quoting Ex 9:16; Rom 10:5 quoting Lev 18:5; Heb 3:7 quoting Ps 95:7-8; Acts 1:16 quoting Ps 41:9).
Jesus considered OT inspired and inerrant (John 3:14; 5:46-47; 6:32; 10:35; 12:49; Luke 16:29; 17:26-29; 20:37; 24:25-27, 44; Matt 4:16; 12:17, 40; 15:3; 19:4-5; 24:15, 37-39).
Jesus promised that NT would be written (John 14:26; 16:13; Acts 1:8), and approved Revelation (Rev 1:19; 22:7).
Bible teaches plenary (full) verbal (word-by-word) inspiration (Deut 8:3; 32:46; Prov 30:5-6; Rom 3:2; Heb 5:12; 12:27; Gal 3:16; Matt 4:4; 5:18; 22:31-32, 45; Luke 4:4; John 10:35; 2 Tim 3:16-17).
Problems in Verbal Inspiration
Some of the more ancient manuscripts (Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, etc.) have significant omissions, but they may be defective manuscripts which survived longer than others because they were deemed unfit to use.
In 1 Cor 7:6, Paul means this particular instruction was one of permission, not an order. In 1 Cor 7:10, Paul means that Jesus already taught that marriage was permanent, with divorce permitted only for fornication. In verse 12, he adds a teaching that Jesus didn't specifically teach, and puts his teaching on same level as Jesus'. In verse 25, Paul gives counsel, but it doesn't mean it's not inspired (see verse 40).
When expositing and applying OT passages, NT writers were free to use the deeper sense of the passages, or a generalized reference or paraphrase, as long as they didn't contradict the literal meaning or improperly extend the meaning. Their interpretations and applications were inspired.
Most so-called variant reports (differences in events) can be explained by their reporting different but similar events. Many reflect different points of view or different observations of various witnesses.
Jesus spoke Aramaic, which NT writers had to translate to Greek. It's expected that they'd translate differently.
Fulfillment of Prophecy
Prophecies about nations came true; Edom (Obed 18), Philistia (Zeph 2:5), Babylonia (Jer 51:58), Assyria (Zeph 2:13), Tyre (Ezek 26:4-5, 15), Sidon (Ezek 28:23), Ashkelon (Zeph 2:4), Bethel (Amos 3:14-15), Samaria (Mic 1:6-7), Jericho (Josh 6:26), Capernaum, Bethsaida, Chorazin (Matt 11:20-23).
Dan 2 prophesied sequence of empires, and Dan 8 and 11 prophecy specific details of Medo-Persian and Greek empires.
There are over 90 OT prophecies which are quoted by NT writers in Messianic sense (Gen 3:15; 22:18; 49:10; 2 Sam 7:12-16; Ps 2:6-7; 40:7-10; 118:22-24; Isa 7:14; 9:1-6; 42:1-4; 61:1-2; Mic 5:2; Zec 9:9-10).
OT prophesied Jesus' crucifixion (Zec 12:10; Ps 22:2-18; 34:20; 69:21), sacrificial death (Isa 53), and resurrection (Ps 16:10; 30:3; 40:1-2; Hos 6:2; Isa 53:10), ascension (Ps 16:11; 24:3-10; 68:18; 110:1; Prov 30:4).
Dan 9:24-26 prophesied time of Jesus' coming as Messiah the Prince to about AD 30, when Jesus was crucified.
Alleged Bible Contradictions
Reasons for apparent discrepancies
• They show writers had no collusion or intentional deception.
• They cause us to study the Bible (2 Tim 2:15).
• They strengthen faith, when a solution to an apparent discrepancy is found.
How to resolve apparent discrepancies
1. Study context. Consider circumstances, reason for writing, person addressed, writer, time of writing, etc.
2. Consider parabolic language and figures of speech (e.g., poetry).
3. Understand that an apparent paradox may be due to our limitations in understanding an infinite God.
4. Determine if the translation you're using is accurately expressing the original words and thoughts of the writer. Realize that our translations contain some errors, but only use this explanation if no better is available.
5. Realize that Bible contains approximations and everyday language, not precise scientific and scholarly language.
Sign on Jesus' cross had 3 inscriptions (John 19:20), which is why Gospels record its wording differently.
A Christian is to pray for his enemies and pray against God's enemies. It's God's will to avenge all injustice and wickedness (Rom 12:19; Luke 18:7), especially as exercised upon His own people. God exhorts us to pray according to His will (1 John 5:14), so it's right to pray that He judge the ungodly. Forgiveness is conditioned upon repentance, both on divine and human level (Isa 55:7; Matt 18:15-17; Luke 17:3). Christians are still to pray for enemies (Matt 5:44). "Forgiveness without repentance, when God's laws are involved, is as unwarranted in man as it is impossible with God." Believer may pray imprecatory prayers about those who are true enemies of God who persist in their hatred of Him and His people (Ps 139:21-22; 58:6, 10; 6:10; Rev 6:10). "It is good to 'turn the other cheek,' so long as it is a personal injury to oneself which is involved, rather than a divine principle. It is also right to see and judge, by the indwelling Spirit, men and events in the way God sees them."
There's some Dispensational material (Morris sees the creation of the modern state of Israel as fulfillment of biblical prophecy, and says the nations that have befriended the Jews have been blessed, and those that have persecuted the Jews have been defeated).
Notes
The Authenticity of the New Testament
Discrepancies in manuscripts are almost all quite trivial, affecting no important fact or doctrine.
Apostolic Fathers who wrote AD 90-160 frequently quoted NT, and they lived in years immediately after Apostles. "If all manuscripts of the New Testament had been lost, it would have been possible to reconstruct it altogether from quotations in the writings of these and other early Christians."
Some papyrus fragments of NT are dated ~AD 150.
"The interval, then, between the dates of original composition and the earliest extant evidence becomes so small as to be in fact negligible."
"Any significant alterations would certainly have been quickly discovered and corrected. Men who had known and heard the Apostles were still living in considerable numbers at that time." John the Apostle lived through end of 1st Century.
The Unique Birth of Christ
Matthew's account is written from Joseph's point of view, and Luke's from Mary's. Matthew gives genealogy of Jesus through Joseph, his legal father. Luke records Mary's genealogy, also from David, calling Joseph the "son" of Heli (Mary's father) in accord with Jewish custom, which permitted a man to recognize a daughter's husband as her own.
The Inspiration of the Bible
Jews at time of Christ revered OT as fully inspired and authoritative. NT contains over 320 quotations and over 1,000 references to OT, and context indicates speaker or writer views OT as God's Word.
Apostles accepted inspiration of OT, and acknowledged inspiration of other parts of NT (1 Tim 5:18; 2 Pet 3:2, 15-16; Heb 1:1-2; Jude 17-18).
Apostles use "it says" (referring to Scripture), "he says" (referring to human writer), and "God says" synonymously (Rom 9:17 quoting Ex 9:16; Rom 10:5 quoting Lev 18:5; Heb 3:7 quoting Ps 95:7-8; Acts 1:16 quoting Ps 41:9).
Jesus considered OT inspired and inerrant (John 3:14; 5:46-47; 6:32; 10:35; 12:49; Luke 16:29; 17:26-29; 20:37; 24:25-27, 44; Matt 4:16; 12:17, 40; 15:3; 19:4-5; 24:15, 37-39).
Jesus promised that NT would be written (John 14:26; 16:13; Acts 1:8), and approved Revelation (Rev 1:19; 22:7).
Bible teaches plenary (full) verbal (word-by-word) inspiration (Deut 8:3; 32:46; Prov 30:5-6; Rom 3:2; Heb 5:12; 12:27; Gal 3:16; Matt 4:4; 5:18; 22:31-32, 45; Luke 4:4; John 10:35; 2 Tim 3:16-17).
Problems in Verbal Inspiration
The doctrine of inspiration, therefore, applies to the result, not the method. Inspiration may be defined as a supernatural influence, sometimes explicit and direct, sometimes indirect and unrecognized, exerted by the Holy Spirit on the human writers, such that their writings possess full divine trustworthiness. Inspiration is not the same as revelation, by which God directly reveals himself in some way to men.Over 99% of variant readings are spelling variations. No more than 12 verses in NT could have their meaning affected, and no doctrine would be affected.
Some of the more ancient manuscripts (Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, etc.) have significant omissions, but they may be defective manuscripts which survived longer than others because they were deemed unfit to use.
In 1 Cor 7:6, Paul means this particular instruction was one of permission, not an order. In 1 Cor 7:10, Paul means that Jesus already taught that marriage was permanent, with divorce permitted only for fornication. In verse 12, he adds a teaching that Jesus didn't specifically teach, and puts his teaching on same level as Jesus'. In verse 25, Paul gives counsel, but it doesn't mean it's not inspired (see verse 40).
When expositing and applying OT passages, NT writers were free to use the deeper sense of the passages, or a generalized reference or paraphrase, as long as they didn't contradict the literal meaning or improperly extend the meaning. Their interpretations and applications were inspired.
Most so-called variant reports (differences in events) can be explained by their reporting different but similar events. Many reflect different points of view or different observations of various witnesses.
Jesus spoke Aramaic, which NT writers had to translate to Greek. It's expected that they'd translate differently.
Fulfillment of Prophecy
Prophecies about nations came true; Edom (Obed 18), Philistia (Zeph 2:5), Babylonia (Jer 51:58), Assyria (Zeph 2:13), Tyre (Ezek 26:4-5, 15), Sidon (Ezek 28:23), Ashkelon (Zeph 2:4), Bethel (Amos 3:14-15), Samaria (Mic 1:6-7), Jericho (Josh 6:26), Capernaum, Bethsaida, Chorazin (Matt 11:20-23).
Dan 2 prophesied sequence of empires, and Dan 8 and 11 prophecy specific details of Medo-Persian and Greek empires.
There are over 90 OT prophecies which are quoted by NT writers in Messianic sense (Gen 3:15; 22:18; 49:10; 2 Sam 7:12-16; Ps 2:6-7; 40:7-10; 118:22-24; Isa 7:14; 9:1-6; 42:1-4; 61:1-2; Mic 5:2; Zec 9:9-10).
OT prophesied Jesus' crucifixion (Zec 12:10; Ps 22:2-18; 34:20; 69:21), sacrificial death (Isa 53), and resurrection (Ps 16:10; 30:3; 40:1-2; Hos 6:2; Isa 53:10), ascension (Ps 16:11; 24:3-10; 68:18; 110:1; Prov 30:4).
Dan 9:24-26 prophesied time of Jesus' coming as Messiah the Prince to about AD 30, when Jesus was crucified.
Alleged Bible Contradictions
Reasons for apparent discrepancies
• They show writers had no collusion or intentional deception.
• They cause us to study the Bible (2 Tim 2:15).
• They strengthen faith, when a solution to an apparent discrepancy is found.
How to resolve apparent discrepancies
1. Study context. Consider circumstances, reason for writing, person addressed, writer, time of writing, etc.
2. Consider parabolic language and figures of speech (e.g., poetry).
3. Understand that an apparent paradox may be due to our limitations in understanding an infinite God.
4. Determine if the translation you're using is accurately expressing the original words and thoughts of the writer. Realize that our translations contain some errors, but only use this explanation if no better is available.
5. Realize that Bible contains approximations and everyday language, not precise scientific and scholarly language.
Sign on Jesus' cross had 3 inscriptions (John 19:20), which is why Gospels record its wording differently.
A Christian is to pray for his enemies and pray against God's enemies. It's God's will to avenge all injustice and wickedness (Rom 12:19; Luke 18:7), especially as exercised upon His own people. God exhorts us to pray according to His will (1 John 5:14), so it's right to pray that He judge the ungodly. Forgiveness is conditioned upon repentance, both on divine and human level (Isa 55:7; Matt 18:15-17; Luke 17:3). Christians are still to pray for enemies (Matt 5:44). "Forgiveness without repentance, when God's laws are involved, is as unwarranted in man as it is impossible with God." Believer may pray imprecatory prayers about those who are true enemies of God who persist in their hatred of Him and His people (Ps 139:21-22; 58:6, 10; 6:10; Rev 6:10). "It is good to 'turn the other cheek,' so long as it is a personal injury to oneself which is involved, rather than a divine principle. It is also right to see and judge, by the indwelling Spirit, men and events in the way God sees them."
February 12, 2025
Many Infallible Proofs is a thorough work by Henry Morris. The book goes above and beyond to provide just a portion of the “innumerable evidences that Christianity is uniquely and completely true”. I appreciate the confidence Henry Morris writes with when sharing the truth of God’s Word. Oftentimes, the lies of the enemy seem so convincing, however the truth of God always shines light on the darkness. The truth of God stands the test of time, regardless of how many tactics Satan uses to deceive people. The book covers many topics to explain how the Bible has ultimate authority in life. The book also discusses alleged bible contradictions, which are good to be aware of as many people claim erroneously the Bible is full of them. Of course, being Henry Morris was an early pioneer in the creationist movement, the book shows how evolution is not fact but rather a philosophical belief (with evidence to support). To top it off, the book also discusses cults such as Jehovah Witness and Mormonism as well as the “New Age” movement and astrology – all with the aim to show the fallacies of these religions and beliefs and how they deviate from the truth of God’s Word. I definitely recommend this book to help believers overcome challenges to their faith or doubts the enemy throws at them.
February 27, 2025
Another great work from Dr. Henry Morris published in 1996, this is a fairly hefty book but don’t let that intimidate you. Dr. Morris is a master at making challenging topics accessible for everyone. Morris explores various cults, alleged Bible contradictions, and the evidence for creationism and young earth. He confirms the many ways the Bible has ultimate authority over everything. This is a good read and will equip you to grow in your faith and apologetics.
December 15, 2020
Great book, especially love the pages on the ice age and where the descendants of Japheth, Ham and Shem descended from, and the part where he mentions who didn't participate in the confusion at Babel.
May 27, 2018
Wonderful apologetics book.
December 24, 2021
Read this title as part of a course for my Master’s degree. Foundational information inside. Technical but not too difficult to understand. Definitely recommend!
November 11, 2022
This should be in the every Sunday school class
August 26, 2010
This book blew me away - the chapter on the Trinity explains it better than any preacher or Bible study ever has - still studying this book - lots for any believer and good intro for anyone wanting to learn about Christianity - disproofs any doubts you may have as to the logical validity of Christ, the Resurrection or God Himself - resume on p.148
May 24, 2011
Gave it a valiant try
May 23, 2012
Read this many years ago. Excellent book.
May 22, 2014
This is my favorite book for apologetics.
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