Background

The topic of this DeeperLife springs from two realities that seem to be at work in our world today:

1. Much has been written, acted, and spoken of in the past 10 years that has sought to erode the reliability of the scriptures as we presently have them. Many of these things have been blatantly fictional, or conspiratorial but regardless they have still planted seeds of doubt. Can we really trust the scriptures?
2. As people within the church struggle with issues of faith today, the core of these struggles continue to come back to the scriptures. If we can trust them as they are, then many of our questions are resolved. However, if we have wonderings of doubt about their reliability, then we are prone to remain in a place of disquiet.

In this DeeperLife we are going to look at the Bible as a historical document seeking to resolve some of the deep questions we have regarding its authenticity. In the end, we will still be asked to take steps of faith (with things of God, this will always be a requirement) but perhaps the steps won't be quite as big as you had maybe perceived them to be.

Questions Explored

As we work our way through this DeeperLife, these are a few of the questions we will be seeking answers for:

• Who wrote the Bible? I’ve heard it was written by men hundreds of years after the fact
• I’ve heard that the Bible was formed by a religious committee that wanted to preserve a particular religious viewpoint. Is this true?
• Is it true that our modern text is different than the original?
• What about all of these translations? Are some better than others?

Along with these, we'll also be exploring just some of the basics behind the bible itself... and we'll also try to accommodate questions you may have that perhaps we haven't thought of.

It's going to be a fantastic DeeperLife.