Bible 101
Bible claims it is __divinely inspired
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“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for
correction, for instruction in righteousness,” (2 Timothy 3:16)
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“for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved
by the Holy Spirit.” (2 Peter 1:21)
I.
The __unity_______of the Bible attests to its Divine Authorship
o It contains one system of_doctrine____________, one ___code of ethics________, one
__plan of salvation________and __one rule of faith______________
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II.
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66 books by 40 authors of all different walks of life (all inspired by ONE author – Holy
Spirit)
The ____completeness________________ of the Bible Demonstrates its Divine Perfection
There is more than sufficient in God’s Word to meet the temporal and spiritual needs of all
mankind
applies to every __culture_______and every type of _though_________________
III.
The __indestructability________________ of the Bible Is a Proof that its Author Is Divine
o first three centuries of the Christian era the Roman Emperors sought to
_destroy____________ God’s Word
o Diocletian had slain so many Christians and destroyed so many Bibles, that when the
lovers of the Bible remained quiet for a season and kept in hiding, he imagined that he
had made an end of the Scriptures. “The Christian religion is destroyed and the
worship of the gods restored.”
IV.
Unique on its __influence__________upon literature
o Shakespeare included 60 quotes from the Bible
o Artist of the Renaissance were inspired by Bible.
Bible Not Only ___validated____________ by Science, but __preceeded______Science
“It is He who sits above the circle of the earth,” Isaiah 40:22 – discovered the earth was
round
“He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth on nothing.” Job 26:7
discovered gravity before Newton
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VI.
Dead Sea Scrolls
o _two_____copies of __Isaiah___________ were found
o they proved to be word for word _identical_____________ to the standard Hebrew
Bible in more than 95% of the text
VII.
New Testament Manuscripts
o __24,000_________manuscript copies of portions of the NT
o The earliest Gospel was written in _60 AD________
VIII.
Early Testimonies
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After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part
remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep. (1 Corinthians 15:6)
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For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty. (2 Peter 1:16)
IX.
The Types of Christ in the OT
The events recorded in the Old Testament were___eyewitnesses of his majesty and actual
occurrences_____, yet they were also typical prefigurations
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No two of them represent Him from exactly the_same viewpoint________.