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Sunday August 21st &22nd
Spiritual Growth Tools: # 1 The Bible
2 Key Passages—
1. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 ( The Bible is God-Breathed)
2. 2 Peter 1:20-21 ( The Bible’s Origin is God)
6 Elements to Biblical Inspiration—
1. Divine Origin
(2 Timothy 3:16; Matt. 4:4; 2 Peter 1:20-21)
2. Came Through Human Agency
(Heb. 1:1; 2 Sam. 23:2; Deut. 18:18)
3. Written Authority
(Matt. 4:4,7,10; Exod. 24:4; Jer. 26:2)
4. Authority is Located in the Original Texts
5. Original Text is Without Error, Inerrant
6. Has Final Authority Over Personal Opinion, Tradition, or Taste
(Ps. 138:2; Matt. 5:18; 15:3-6)
12 Characteristics of the Bible--
1. Like a Seed That Saves Us 1 Peter 1:23
2. Like Milk That Nourishes Us 1 Peter 2:2
3. Like Meat (solid food) That Satisfies Us Heb. 5:14
4. Like Water That Washes Us Ps. 119:9; Eph. 5:25-26
5. Like Fire That Cleanses Us Jeremiah 23:29
6. Like A Hammer That Shatters Us Jeremiah 23:29
7. Like A Sword That Cuts Deeply Into Us Heb. 4:13
8. Like Medicine To Keep Us From The Sickness Of Sin Ps. 119:11
9. Like A Mirror To Reflect Ourselves To Us
James 1:23-25
10. Like A Lamp To Light Our Feet Ps. 119:105
11. Like A Counselor That Comforts Us Rom. 15:4
12. Like A Forecaster That Never Fails Us
2 Peter 1:19
Divine Nature of the Bible--
1. Isaiah 40:8; Ps. 119:89= Unfailing and Indestructible
2. Heb. 6:18; Titus 1:2; Rom. 3:4; John 17:17;
Ps. 119:160= Inerrant, Without Error
Therefore you can trust the Bible to Be God’s Word.
It must be trusted because it is the source and ground of Truth. Truth which will help you grow into
the image of Christ, the Image which God has already determined to make you into if you are a
Christian.