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Jesus Was A Bible- Thumper

Jesus Was A Bible- Thumper. Subtitle. What some say about the Bible:. It’s ancient and irrelevant. It’s just a collection of myths. Some have no problem with the Bible but don’t approve of the way we use it. What some say about the Bible:.

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Jesus Was A Bible- Thumper

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  1. Jesus Was A Bible- Thumper Subtitle

  2. What some say about the Bible: It’s ancient and irrelevant. It’s just a collection of myths. Some have no problem with the Bible but don’t approve of the way we use it.

  3. What some say about the Bible: • A lot of people – even many religious people – are not all that interested in the Bible. • Embarrassed by the Old Testament. • Don’t want to be strictly bound by the laws of the New. • They still want Jesus – the grace and salvation He offers.

  4. What did Jesus believe about Scripture? Jesus was a Bible Thumper. Jesus didn’t have the NT. He frequently used the OT. We can know how Jesus viewed Scripture.

  5. Jesus’ view of Scripture Scripture is important.

  6. Jesus believed Scripture was important. • He used Scripture to answer His enemies. • When tempted by Satan, Matthew 4:1-11 • When tested by the Pharisees, Matthew 19:1-10 • When challenged by the Sadducees, Matthew 22:23-33 • Pointed His enemies to the Scriptures, John 5:39,45-47

  7. Jesus’ view of Scripture • We never see Jesus criticizing scripture. • He never claimed that something Moses or Isaiah said was wrong. • He never pointed to an Old Testament story and scoffed at it. • He never questioned the trustworthiness of those who wrote it down or cast doubt on whether it had been accurately transmitted. • He used the Greek translation of the Hebrew scriptures (the Septuagint • He believed the Scriptures had been accurately translated.

  8. Jesus’ view of Scripture Scripture is important. Scripture is inspired by God.

  9. Jesus believed Scripture was inspired by God. • Mark 7:6-10 • Matthew 22:31-32 • Though men wrote the words, the words were God breathed. • 2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 1:20-21

  10. Jesus’ view of Scripture Scripture is important. Scripture is inspired by God. The stories are true.

  11. The Bible stories are true. • Modernist • The creation account disagrees with science. • The flood account is a myth. • No way Lot’s wife became a pillar of salt or Jonah spent 3 days in a great fish. • Jesus clearly believed these accounts were true.

  12. The Bible stories are true. Matthew 19:4-5, Creation is real. Matthew 24:36-39, The flood account is real. Luke 17:28-33, the account of Lot’s wife is real. Matthew 12:38-40, the account of Jonah was real.

  13. Jesus’ view of Scripture Scripture is important. Scripture is inspired by God. The stories are true. The Scriptures are to be strictly obeyed.

  14. The Scriptures must be obeyed. • “You’re a Pharisee.” • Matthew 23:23a Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. • One reason for divorce, homosexuality is a sin, no authority for a gymnasium, etc.

  15. The Scriptures must be obeyed. • Jesus taught that God must be obeyed. • Matthew 7:21-23 • John 12:48 He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him—the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day. • Jesus taught that God’s law must be obeyed down to the minor details. • Matthew 23:23, Matthew 5:17-19

  16. Jesus’ view of Scripture Scripture is important. Scripture is inspired by God. The stories are true. The Scriptures are to be strictly obeyed. The details are important

  17. The details matter. • “You’re being too picky.” • Baptism is immersion. Acts 8:38, Romans 6:4 • Church benevolence limited to saints. 1 Corinthians 16:1 • Matthew 22:31-33 • Refers to Exodus 3:6 • God IS their God.

  18. Jesus’ view of Scripture Scripture is important. Scripture is inspired by God. The stories are true. The Scriptures are to be strictly obeyed. The details are important

  19. Be Saved Today! Believe – John 3:16 Confess – Romans 10:10 Repent – Acts 17:30 Be Baptized – 1 Peter 3:21 Be Faithful – Revelation 2:10

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