what do you think of the word of god?. 3 word answer… why so important? eden germany st. louis
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What do you think of What do you think of thethe
Word of God?Word of God?
3 word answer…3 word answer…
Why so important?Why so important?
Eden
Germany
St. Louis
IT IS IT IS INSPIREDINSPIRED
2 Timothy 3:15-172 Timothy 3:15-17 14 14 But as for you, continue in But as for you, continue in what you have learned and what you have learned and have become convinced of, have become convinced of,
because you know those from because you know those from whom you learned it,whom you learned it,
1515 and how from infancy you and how from infancy you have known the holy have known the holy
Scriptures, which are able to Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation make you wise for salvation
through faith in Christ Jesus. through faith in Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 32 Timothy 3All Scripture is All Scripture is God-breathedGod-breathed
and is useful for teaching, and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and rebuking, correcting and
training in righteousness, training in righteousness, 1717 so that the man of God may so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for be thoroughly equipped for
every good work. every good work.
All Scripture is All Scripture is God-breathedGod-breathed
THEO/PNEUSTOSTHEO/PNEUSTOSGOD BREATHEDGOD BREATHED
“in spired” “in spired”
2 Peter 1:20-21 2 Peter 1:20-21 “Above all, you must “Above all, you must
understand that no prophecy understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by of Scripture came about by
the prophet's own the prophet's own interpretation. For prophecy interpretation. For prophecy
never had its origin in the will never had its origin in the will of man, of man, but men spoke from but men spoke from
God as they were carried God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.”along by the Holy Spirit.”
The Bible is God's Word about GOD
not man's word about GOD.
1 Thessalonians 2:13 “And we also thank God
continually because, when you received the Word of
God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it actually
is, the Word of God…”
Galatians 1:11-12 Galatians 1:11-12 “I want you to know, brothers, “I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I preached is that the gospel I preached is
not something that man made not something that man made up. I did not receive it from up. I did not receive it from
any man, nor was I taught it; any man, nor was I taught it; rather, rather, I received it by I received it by
revelation from Jesus Christ.” revelation from Jesus Christ.”
IT IS IT IS INERRANTINERRANT
It isIt isHISTORICALLYHISTORICALLY
INERRANTINERRANT
Luke 3:1Luke 3:11 In the fifteenth year of the reign
of Tiberius Caesar—when Pontius Pilate was governor of
Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and
Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene— during the high priesthood of
Annas and Caiaphas
7-fold historical documentation
We know more about these from non NT sources!
Truth of God’s WordTruth of God’s Word
Years after the author lived to the first manuscript we have:
Homer’s Illiad 500 yrs
Julius Caeaser’s Gallic Wars 1,000 yrs
Pliny’s History 750 yrs
New Testament 25 yrs
Truth of God’s WordTruth of God’s WordNumber of early manuscripts
Homer’s Illiad 643
Julius Caesar’s Gallic Wars 10
Pliny’s History 7
New Testament 24,000 +
It is inerrant about US
Hebrews 4:12
“Whatever God says to us is full of living power, exposing
us for what we really are.”
What do you think of What do you think of thethe
Word of God?Word of God?
IT IS IT IS POWERFUL!!POWERFUL!!
It is the power for SALVATION.
Romans 1:16 “I am not ashamed of the Gospel,
because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes.”
It is the power to KNOW Jesus and
His will.
2 Peter 3: 18 “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”
It is the power of TRUTH.
2 Samuel 22:31 “As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless.” (The word perfect means
complete or whole.)
John 8:31-32 “If you hold to My teachings, you are really My disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth , and the truth
will set you freewill set you free.”
It is the power in spiritual
WARFARE.
Ephesians 6:12, “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the spiritual forces of evil…”
What do you think of What do you think of thethe
Word of God?Word of God?
Inspired, Inerrant, Inspired, Inerrant, PowerfulPowerful
I LOVE IT!!!I LOVE IT!!!