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3. Jesus confirmed the reports of many of the historical accounts mentioned in the Scriptures, John 10.35-36 – If he called them gods to whom the word of God came— and Scripture cannot be broken — [36] do you say of him whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, “You are blaspheming,” because I said, “I am the Son of God”?

a. Adam and Eve, Matt. 19.1-9

b. Jonah, Matt. 12.39-41

c. Noah’s flood, Luke 17.26-27

d. Sodom and Gomorrah’s destruction: Lot’s wife, Luke 17.28-30

B. Historical narratives of Scripture are carefully worded reports of actual events .

1. The stories reported represent actual events in history which occurred to people in particular places and times, John 20.30-31.

2. The reports of these events are based on both divine revelation as well as actual eyewitness testimony , Luke 1.1-4; Acts 1.1-3.

3. The factual basis of the events provides credibility to the theological claims of the historical narratives, 1 Cor. 15.1-8.

C. Historical narratives of Scripture are carefully worded reports of actual events written for our spiritual edification .