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!!!