Tom and Joy address common misconceptions about the Bible's reliability, responding to comedian David Cross's claim that it is the world's oldest game of telephone, and explain why the Bible is God's miraculously inspired and preserved word.

0:00 Introduction and David Cross clip critique
2:15 Welcome to Not for Profits podcast
3:07 Addressing the nature and trustworthiness of the Bible
6:02 What is the Bible
7:28 The doctrine of inspiration
9:45 How God superintended the writing process
13:38 Contrast with false scriptures and automatic writing
16:26 God preserves His word through history
17:28 The canon of Scripture
19:37 Old Testament preservation and Jewish practices
27:09 Dead Sea Scrolls confirmation
32:04 Jewish canon and Apocrypha
39:48 New Testament canon formation
49:11 Dead Sea Scrolls discovery and impact
58:02 Myths about Constantine and Council of Nicaea
1:03:38 Criteria for recognising God's word
1:08:50 Translations and manuscript evidence
1:16:41 Encouragement to read and trust the Bible
1:17:22 Faith as the ultimate testimony
1:21:15 Closing remarks and call to share

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• (00:00:00) - "The Bible is Just a Game of Telephone"
• (00:02:15) - Not for Profits
• (00:03:06) - The Real Nature of the Bible
• (00:05:52) - What is the Bible and Is It True?
• (00:13:10) - Automatic Writing in the Bible
• (00:17:28) - The Bible's Canon
• (00:21:26) - The Canonta
• (00:27:23) - The issues of the Bible
• (00:33:12) - The Story of the Old Testament
• (00:39:52) - The New Testament and Old Testament
• (00:45:15) - Paul never meant for his writings to become authoritative scripture
• (00:52:55) - The Old Testament
• (00:59:33) - The Canonta of the Bible
• (01:05:39) - New document found proving the Truth of the Bible
• (01:12:06) - The English Bible
• (01:17:48) - Wonders of the World
• (01:22:20) - Deck the Halls: