How much can people know about God without the Bible? Do we need to have a Bible or just have someone tell us what the Bible says in order to know that God exists? Do we need the Bible to tell us we are sinners needing to be saved? Do we need the Bible to …
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What was the ultimate cause that led to Christ’s coming to earth and dying for our sins? To find this we must trace the question back to something in the character of God himself. Scripture points to two things; the love and justice of God. The love of God as a cause of the atonement …
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Anyone who has begun to read the Bible seriously will realize that some parts can be understood very easily, while other parts seem puzzling. Very early in the history of the church Peter reminded his readers that some parts of Paul’s epistles were difficult to understand: “just as also our beloved brother Paul, according to …
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Read: Psalms 19 Last month I showed that all the words in the Bible are God’s words, and that to disbelieve or disobey any word in Scripture is to disbelieve or disobey God. All the words in Scripture are completely true and without error in any part. God’s words are the ultimate standard in truth …
Part 3 of 3 Read: 2 Corinthians 13:1-6 Hebrews 6:13-20 Part 1 https://the146wayministries.wordpress.com/2016/02/07/what-does-the-bible-teach-us-about-itself/ Part 2 https://the146wayministries.wordpress.com/2016/02/16/what-does-the-bible-teach-us-about-itself-3/ As I move to conclude this part of our study I have included links to parts 1 and 2 for a refresher if needed. In parts 1 and 2 it was shown how all the words in Scripture are …
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Read: Revelation 21:10-21 Galatians 5:19-23 This week in the U.S. we heard of people talking about walls and those who build walls are not Christians. There is talk about building walls on the borders of this country, there was finger pointing towards those who are in a high religious position who live in a city …
Read: 1 Corinthians 2:10-16 and Luke 1:1-3 Part 2 As we continue to look at what the Bible teaches us about itself we will keep going down the path that all the words in Scripture are God’s words. So many people want to say that the Bible is not really the Word of God, but …
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(Part 1) Most Christians would agree that the Bible is our authority, but how does the Bible itself claim to be our authority? How do we become persuaded that the claims of Scripture to be God’s Word are true? In the Old Testament there is a phrase seen quite often, “Thus says the Lord”, which …
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Prophets, predictions and phools Read: 1 John 4:1 1 Thessalonians 5:20-21 Revelation 22:18-19 Summary Could you make the distinction between someone who calls themselves a prophet from a person who is just making predictions, under the name of a prophet? You do not want to be phooled! What is a prediction? Webster …
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