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The Bible and Decision Making II

The Bible and Decision Making II. Matthew 4:1-4 Matthew 7: 24-29. Recap. If we are going to live out of the Bible, we must settle in our minds and hearts that the Bible is God’s written Word. This is ultimately more of a matter of Lordship than scholarship. Recap.

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The Bible and Decision Making II

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  1. The Bible and Decision Making II Matthew 4:1-4 Matthew 7: 24-29

  2. Recap • If we are going to live out of the Bible, we must settle in our minds and hearts that the Bible is God’s written Word. • This is ultimately more of a matter of Lordship than scholarship.

  3. Recap • We must also come to understand that if the Bible is God’s Word that it sits in judgment ultimately over every other way of knowing. • While we accept the Bible by faith, it is not a blind faith. There are good reasons for us to trust the Word

  4. Recap • The Bible is uniquely powerful • Written over 1,500 years, 3 continents, 40 different authors • Has a unity; Unique in presentation of God; has power to change lives.

  5. The Bible Is BeautifullyPreserved • Is the Biblical text corrupted? • A charge from • World Religions– Islam • Cults– Mormonism • Secular Sources– Da Vinci Code

  6. The Bible Is BeautifullyPreserved • The # of Manuscripts • There is no other document from the ancient world like our Bibles. • Tacitus—1 Manuscript • Josephus—9 Greek Manuscripts • Homer’s Iliad—650 Greek manuscripts

  7. The Bible Is BeautifullyPreserved • The # of Manuscripts • Bible– Over 5,000 catalogued Greek manuscripts • Manuscripts from other languages– over 24,000 total in existence

  8. The Bible Is BeautifullyPreserved • The Care of the Scribes • 1 Chronicles 2:25 • Scribes in the ancient world had important responsibilities • They took their jobs seriously

  9. The Bible Is BeautifullyPreserved • The Early Translations • Christianity has always been a missionary faith. • They sought to put the Bible into the language of the people they were seeking to reach

  10. The Bible Is BeautifullyPreserved • By comparing these with Greek manuscripts we know: • Translations come from an original source • They took care to get the translations right • The Bible was complete early on.

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