. But the text is practically identical.
             The New Testament: the text of the New Testament is so sure nobody makes hypothetical alterations for fear of being laughed out of court. We have so many manuscripts of the New Testament, written so near the events themselves that we can be sure of having the correct text. The interval between the date of the original composition and the earliest extent evidence becomes so small as to be negligible, and the last foundation for any doubt that the Scriptures have come down to us substantially as they were written has now been removed.
             Can we trust what the Bible contains? Although the subject in the Bible is complex, it is true that no books in the world have been so minutely examined as the Bible, over two and a half centuries of scholarly criticism, and yet their credit stands today as high as ever.
             Can God's existence be proven? Can we `know' God exists? The answer is a resounding "YES!" The psalmist said, "Be still and `know' that I am God" (Psalm 46:10) as he echoed the Creator's sentiments to man. The allusions to the manifestations of Deity in the created world are profuse. David exclaimed, "O Jehovah, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth, Who has set thy glory upon the heavens?" (Psalm 8:1). In the same psalm, the inspired writer was constrained to say that the heavens are "the work of thy fingers" and the moon and stars "thou hast ordained" (Psalm 8:3). Later David was to utter the beautiful words of Psalm 19:1--"The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament showeth his handiwork."
             The most common mistake is to think that evolution contradicts the design argument. There are four possible explanations for the universe. (1) It is but an illusion, and does not really exist. This is hardly worthy of consideration. (2) It spontaneously arose out of nothing. This view is absurd, and cannot be entertained scientifically. (3) It has always existed. This theory, t...