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Can We All See the Bible Alike?. “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”. John 8:32. Can We All see the Bible Alike ?. Some say No ! Excuse for all religions Overlook error. Can We All see the Bible Alike ?. Yes. II Pet. 1:20-21 I Cor. 14:37 II Tim. 3:16.
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Can We All See the Bible Alike? “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32
Can We All see the Bible Alike ? • Some say No ! • Excuse for all religions • Overlook error
Can We All see the Bible Alike ? Yes II Pet. 1:20-21 I Cor. 14:37 II Tim. 3:16 BIBLE IS REVELATION OF GOD God has spoken: by men to men for men
Yes Hebrew, Greek – Aramaic KJV -- ASV -- NKJV NIV – RSV – TEV - Inaccurate BIBLE TRANSLATED ACCURATELY
Can We All see the Bible Alike ? Yes II Tim. 3:16-17 Jude 3 BIBLE IS COMPLETE
Can We All see the Bible Alike ? Yes Intelligent man can understand the Bible Mk. 12:37 – common people Jn. 7:17 – If any man Rom. 15:4 - “our learning” BIBLE IS UNDERSTANDABLE
Can We All see the Bible Alike ? Yes Honest man can understand the Bible John 8:32 “know the truth” Truth is same today BIBLE IS UNDERSTANDABLE
Can We All see the Bible Alike ? Yes God expects us to reason Rom. 10:17 Eph. 3:4 “Whereby when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ.” BIBLE IS UNDERSTANDABLE To comprehend
Why do We Not All see the Bible Alike ? We have not studied We are commanded to study • II Tim. 2:15 IGNORANCE
Why do We Not All see the Bible Alike ? Preconceived idea – opinion Mind made up before they look at the evidence PREJUDICE
Why do We Not All see the Bible Alike ? • Man A - Green • Man B - Red • Man C - Blue PREJUDICE “If any man speak, let him Speak as the oracles Of God…” 1 Pet.4:11a Calvin Wesley Smith
Why do We Not All see the Bible Alike ? 1. If there is disagreement then no one is right 2. There is disagreement 3. Therefore no one can be right. FOOLISH REASONING
Why do We Not All see the Bible Alike ? 1. If we don’t know everything about the Bible then we don’t know anything. 2. We don’t know everything about the Bible. 3. Therefore we don’t know anything. FOOLISH REASONING
Can We Understand the Bible? • Timothy understood. 2 Tim 3:15 NKJV “and that from childhood you have knownthe Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.”
Can We Understand the Bible? • Whole books were to be read to congregations. Col 4:16 NKJV “Now when this epistle is read among you, see that it is read also in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.”
Can We Understand the Bible? • Paul said that when they read, they would understand. Eph 3:4 NKJV by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ),
Can We Understand the Bible? • Yes! We can understand the Bible.
Can We Understand the Bible Alike? YES!! • That is the only way we can understand it. • It offers truth on every subject.
Can We Understand the Bible Alike? YES!! • Not only can we understand it alike, we must understand it alike!! or, someone has misunderstood it.
What Must I do to be Saved? Be Baptized SALVATION Confess Repent Believe Hear
What If I Sin ? • Err from the Truth – Jas.5:19 • Repent - Acts 8:14-24 • Confess – 1 Jn. 1:9 • Pray