Scripture
Cannot Be
Broken
John 10:35b
Jeremiah 23:23-32; 2 Timothy 3
“Scripture Cannot
Be Broken”
• Christ is saying, “Scripture cannot be emptied of its force by being shown to be
in error.”
• Christ affirmed that the Scriptures were the infallible Word of God:
i When confronted by the devil (Matthew 4:1-11) Christ replied with three
quotations from Deuteronomy. (Deuteronomy 8:3; 6:16; 6:13-14). He
prefaced each of His responses with “It is written . . .” to show its
authority.
i In Sermon on the Mount Christ announced, “For assuredly, I say to you,
till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means
pass from the law till all is fulfilled.” (Matthew 5:18)
i Christ saw His life as fulfillment of Scriptures. In His first public sermon
He read from Isaiah 61:1-2 and announced, “Today this Scripture is
fulfilled in your hearing.” (Luke 4:18-19, 21)
i Christ taught that He did not come to abolish the Law but to fulfill it.
(Matthew 5:17)
i On the night before He was to die He quoted Zechariah 13:7 affirming
that all of His disciples would “scatter” and leave Him alone. (Mark
14:27)
i He scolded the Jews saying, “You search the Scriptures, for in them you
think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. (John
5:39)
i After His resurrection, He scolded His disciples for being “fools” for not
believing all of Scripture which speaks of Him. (Luke 24:25-27, 44-47)
God Breathed (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
• qeo,pneustoj theopneustos {theh-op'-nyoo-stos} – “GOD” “Breathed”
- 2 Peter 1:21 tells us that holy men were moved ( fe,rw phero {fer'-o}) by
the Holy Spirit and that Scripture is not by the will of man.
- Writers knew that their words were the words of God. (Exodus 4:11-12; 2
Samuel 23:2; Jeremiah 1:9; Acts 3:18)
i Consider the following illustration to emphasize the necessity for verbal
inspiration. (An employer and his stenographer.)
i WORDS ARE IMPORTANT!
• What Does the Word of God Profit Us:
â For doctrine – it teaches us what is right.
ã For reproof – it teaches us what is not right.
ä For correction – it teaches us how to get right.
å For instruction – it teaches us how to stay right.
æ For perfecting – it grows in maturity. (See Hebrews 5:12-14)
ç For equipping – it thoroughly equips us for service. No work can be
good without it being done in accordance with the Word of God – i.e.
“God’s way!”
If It Is the Word of God Then . . .
ì We need to seek forgiveness for NEGLECTING this Word.
- We read words of men everyday.
- We listen to words of men everyday.
- God commands us to live on every word that comes from His mouth.
(Deuteronomy 8:3; Matthew 4:4; Luke 4:4)
- Consider God’s complaint about His people in Hosea 8:12.
- Read Deuteronomy 4:6-8.
- (Romans 7:12) The Law is HOLY, JUST, and GOOD.
í It is the FINAL Court of Appeal.
- Ideas, opinions, thoughts, etc. do not count when it comes to truth.
- Christ said, “Your Word is TRUTH.” (John 17:17)
- GOD determines what is RIGHT, GOOD, and TRUE!
- We ought always say, “Thus says the LORD . . .” and not “Thus says
someone else . . .”
î It is Our Rule for Living – ALL LIVING.
- (Psalm 119:105) “Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”
• To walk in darkness and to wander from the path of righteousness is
foolishness when God has given us His Word to guide us!
ï It is NECESSARY!
- (Job 23:12) “I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my
necessary food.”
- (John 4:32, 34) Jesus lived on the will (Word) of God.
- (1 Peter 2:2) The Word is necessary for GROWTH.
- (Hebrews 5:12-14) We cannot discern good and evil with living in it.
ð It is GOOD!
- (Psalm 19:10; 119:127) The Word is to be desired more than gold,
therefore is must be worth more than gold, even fine gold.
- (Psalm 19:10; 119:103) The Word is sweeter than honey, therefore it must
be good!
- (Jeremiah 15:16) The Word was JOY and REJOICING of his heart.