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Soul Food. What was the Bible called in Jesus’ day? –Luke 24:45 (735). BIB1. What was the Bible called in Jesus’ day? –Luke 24:45 (735). BIB1 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.
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What was the Bible called in Jesus’ day? • –Luke 24:45 (735) BIB1
What was the Bible called in Jesus’ day? • –Luke 24:45 (735) BIB1Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.
“It is not righteousness that you turn your faces towards the East and the West, but righteousness is this that one should ... give away wealth out of love for Him to the near of kin and the orphans and the needy and the wayfarer and the beggars and for (the emancipation of) the captives, and keep up prayer.”
“It is not righteousness that you turn your faces towards the East and the West, but righteousness is this that one should ... give away wealth out of love for Him to the near of kin and the orphans and the needy and the wayfarer and the beggars and for (the emancipation of) the captives, and keep up prayer.” • –The Qur’an
“To those who are constantly devoted and worship me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me.”
“To those who are constantly devoted and worship me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me.” • –The Bhavagad Gita
“For behold, ye do love money, and your substance, and your fine apparel, and the adorning of your churches, more than ye love the poor and the needy, the sick and the afflicted.”
“For behold, ye do love money, and your substance, and your fine apparel, and the adorning of your churches, more than ye love the poor and the needy, the sick and the afflicted.” • –Book of Mormon
“Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.”
“Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.” • –The Bible
What three parts of Scripture did Jesus refer to? • –Luke 24:44 (735) BIB2
What three parts of Scripture did Jesus refer to? • –Luke 24:44 (735) BIB2He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.”
Old Testament • • The Law • • The Prophets • • The Writings
New Testament • • Written between A.D. 50 and A.D. 100 • • 24,633 manuscripts in existence today
What is the purpose of the Bible? • –Romans 15:4 (789) BIB3
What is the purpose of the Bible? • –Romans 15:4 (789) BIB3For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
By what process was the Bible written? • –2 Peter 1:21 (843) BIB4
By what process was the Bible written? • –2 Peter 1:21 (843) BIB4For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
How is the Bible useful and relevant to our life? • –2 Timothy 3:16 (826) BIB5
How is the Bible useful and relevant to our life? • –2 Timothy 3:16 (826) BIB5All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.
What is the Bible compared to? • –Psalm 119:105 (431) BIB6
What is the Bible compared to? • –Psalm 119:105 (431) BIB6Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.
What is one thing that sets the Bible apart from most other books? • –Isaiah 42:9 (505) BIB7
What is one thing that sets the Bible apart from most other books? • –Isaiah 42:9 (505) BIB7See, the former things have taken place, and new things I declare; before they spring into being I announce them to you.
What is another thing that sets the Bible apart from other books? • –Hebrews 4:12 (830) BIB8
What is another thing that sets the Bible apart from other books? • –Hebrews 4:12 (830) BIB8For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
What is one of the greatest proofs of the authenticity of the Bible? • –2 Timothy 3:15 (826) BIB9
What is one of the greatest proofs of the authenticity of the Bible? • –2 Timothy 3:15 (826) BIB9…how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
What was John’s reason for writing his gospel? • –John 20:30, 31 (754) BIB10
What was John’s reason for writing his gospel? • –John 20:30, 31 (754) BIB10Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. …
What was John’s reason for writing his gospel? • –John 20:30, 31 (754) BIB10But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
Besides being nice, what did the Bereans do that resulted in a commendation in the book of Acts? • –Acts 17:11 (770) BIB11
Besides being nice, what did the Bereans do that resulted in a commendation in the book of Acts? • –Acts 17:11 (770) BIB11Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.
How does the study of scripture impact us? • –Psalm 19:7 (383) BIB12
How does the study of scripture impact us? • –Psalm 19:7 (383) BIB12The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
What was God trying to teach the children of Israel through feeding them manna? • –Deuteronomy 8:3 (129) BIB13
What was God trying to teach the children of Israel through feeding them manna? • –Deuteronomy 8:3 (129) BIB13He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.
What was Jeremiah’s response to hearing the word of God? • –Jeremiah 15:16 (539) BIB14
What was Jeremiah’s response to hearing the word of God? • –Jeremiah 15:16 (539) BIB14When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart's delight, for I bear your name, O LORD God Almighty.