My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27 NLT
HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
1. ATTEND WEEKEND SERVICES.
2. READ ALONG IN THE GUIDE EACH WEEK.
3. DISCUSS IN YOUR LIFE GROUP.
THE BETTER YOU KNOW GOD, THE BETTER YOU HEAR GOD.
1. THE BIBLE IS WRITTEN FOR US, NOT TO US.
You have been taught the holy Scriptures from childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work. 2 Timothy 3:15-17 NLT
And remember, our Lord’s patience gives people time to be saved. This is what our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you with the wisdom God gave him— speaking of these things in all of his letters. Some of his comments are hard to understand, and those who are ignorant and unstable have twisted his letters to mean something quite different, just as they do with other parts of Scripture… 2 Peter 3:15-16 NLT
For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11 NLT
2. THE BIBLE IS A LIBRARY, NOT A BOOK.
All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 2 Timothy 3:16 NLT
3. THE ACCURACY OF THE BIBLE IS BEYOND COMPREHENSION.
AUTHOR WRITTEN EARLIEST COPY TIMELINE # of MANUSCRIPTS
Caesar 100-44 B.C. 900 A.D. 1,000 yrs 10
Plato 427-347 B.C. 900 A.D. 1200 yrs 7
Thucydides 460-400 B.C. 900 A.D. 1300 yrs 8
Tacitus 100 A.D. 1100 A.D. 1000 yrs 20
Suetonius 75-16 A.D. 950 A.D. 800 yrs 8
Homer (Iliad) 900 B.C. 400 A.D. 500 yrs 643
New Testament 40-100 A.D. 125 A.D. 25-50 yrs 24,000
4. THE WAY THE BIBLE POINTS TO THE PERSON OF JESUS
“You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me! Yet you refuse to come to me to receive this life. John 5:39-40 NLT
“I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” Gandhi
…The scripture cannot be broken John 10:35 KJV
“We’re going up to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man will be betrayed to the leading priests and the teachers of religious law. They will sentence him to die. Then they will hand him over to the Romans to be mocked, flogged with a whip, and crucified. But on the third day he will be raised from the dead.”. Matthew 20:18-19 NLT
Then Jesus took them through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from all the Scriptures the things concerning himself; Suddenly, their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And at that moment he disappeared! They said to each other, “Didn’t our hearts burn within us as he talked with us on the road and explained the Scriptures to us?” Luke 24:27;31-32 NLT
The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you. Romans 8:11 NLT