The notion that the Bible has undergone countless alterations and translations over the past two millennia, rendering its original message unknowable, is a commonly cited critique. This claim has left many Christians stumped, and its seeming plausibility has led numerous skeptics to dismiss the New Testament's reliability. The analogy of a whispered message, distorted through repeated retellings, reinforces this perception, suggesting that the New Testament documents are equally prone to error. However, the assumption that centuries of copying, translating, and recopying must have irrevocably corrupted the original text is an oversimplification. While it is true that human fallibility and the passage of time can introduce mistakes, the sheer volume of existing manuscripts and the meticulous efforts of scholars to verify their accuracy offer a more nuanced picture. The popularity of books like Barth Ehrman's Misquoting Jesus underscores the public's fascination with this topic, and it is essential to provide a well-reasoned response. This month's Solid Ground tackles this challenge head-on, demonstrating that the existence of hundreds of thousands of differences between New Testament manuscripts does not necessarily cast doubt on the text's accuracy. By examining the facts, rather than relying on personal beliefs, we can confidently address the question of New Testament reliability.