“We are dealing with God's thoughts: we are obligated to take the greatest pains to understand them truly and to explain them

clearly.” ― D.A. Carson

“A continual diet of the Word satisfies, and it builds an

appetite for more.” ― James MacDonald

Bible" comes from Latin bibliameaning "books"

Bible" comes from Latin bibliameaning "books"

Bible" comes from Latin bibliameaning "books"

Took 1,600 years to write the Bible

The word "testament" means "covenant"

The Bible is written in many literary genres –

poetry, wisdom, literature, prophecy, letters and

narratives

“The Bible is the greatest of all books; to study it is the noblest of all pursuits;

to understand it, the highest of all goals.” ― Charles C. Ryrie

The Bible has been translated in over 1,200

languages

The 4 Gospels in the are:MATTHEW, MARK , LUKE, JOHN

Fewer than half of all adults can name the four gospels

Bible promises given: 1,260

Predictions: over 8,000

Fulfilled prophecy: 3,268 verses

Unfulfilled prophecy: 3,140

Shortest verse: John 11:35

(“Jesus wept”)

Shortest book (by number of words):

3 John

“Down through the years, I turned to the Bible and found

in it all that I needed” ― Ruth Bell Graham

Longest book: Psalms (150 chapters)

Longest chapter: Psalm 119

(176 verses)

“The Christian body in America is immersed in a crisis of biblical

illiteracy.” George Barna

Rather than reading the bible, we spend more time:

watching television on social networking sites playing video games

“Will God ever ask you to do something you are not able

to do? The answer is yes--all the time! ― Henry T. Blackaby