Q:

47. Are parts of the Bible make-believe, or is everything true?

A:

Even though Jesus lived 2000 years ago—and many Bible events happened long before he lived—everything in the Bible is real. The Bible writers knew the difference between make-believe and real life, and God gave each of them direction as they wrote carefully about their experiences with him.

Luke, for example, was a doctor who used reports from Jesus’ closest followers and others who had been with him to write an organized summary of what Jesus said and did (Luke 1:1-4). And John tells us why he wrote carefully about the amazing miracles of Jesus and his awesome rising from the dead: so we could know for sure that when we believe in Jesus, he becomes our Savior (John 20:30-31).

The things that happened to those people are examples. They were written down to teach us.

1 CORINTHIANS 10:11 NCV