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What We Believe: The Scriptures

What We Believe: The Scriptures. Jude 1:3. 1. Source of Scripture. Revelation General Creation, history, conscience Special Bible. 1. Source of Scripture. Inspiration “God breathed”. Proofs of uniqueness. 1. The miracle of its origination

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What We Believe: The Scriptures

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  1. What We Believe: The Scriptures Jude 1:3

  2. 1. Source of Scripture • Revelation • General • Creation, history, conscience • Special • Bible

  3. 1. Source of Scripture • Inspiration • “God breathed”

  4. Proofs of uniqueness • 1. The miracle of its origination • 66 books, 1600 years, 40 different men, and 3 different continents • one theme: Jesus Christ, and the redemption of mankind.

  5. Proofs of uniqueness • 2. The miracle of its preservation • Early formation of the “cannon” • Atheistic philosophers are dead, but God’s Word is still here

  6. Proofs of uniqueness • 3. The miracle of it’s circulation • 84.6 million Gideon Scriptures in 2012. More than 1.8 billion Bibles and New Testaments have been distributed since 1908.

  7. 2. The Trustworthiness of the Bible • 1. Scientific Accuracy • Quarantine Leviticus 13:46

  8. 2. The Trustworthiness of the Bible • 1. Scientific Accuracy • Wash/change clothes • Numbers 19:14…

  9. 2. The Trustworthiness of the Bible • Astronomy: Hindu

  10. 2. The Trustworthiness of the Bible • Astronomy: • Job 26:7

  11. 2. The Trustworthiness of the Bible • Historical Accuracy: • Ramsey, “I take the view that Luke’s history is unsurpassed in its trustworthiness...”

  12. 2. The Trustworthiness of the Bible • Prophetic Accuracy • 300 prophesies about Christ alone (all fulfilled!) • Where He would be born, how He would teach, How He would die and be raised again.

  13. 3. Purpose of Scripture – Revelation toward application • Know it • Understand it • Practice it • James 1:22 says, “But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.”

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