1. WHAT IS THE BIBLE ?
THE BIBLE SAYS -
(a) Mark 7:10,11 13. Moses said... But ye say... making THE
WORD OF GOD of none effect through your tradition.
(b) 1 Thess. 2:13. When ye received THE WORD OF GOD WHICH
YE HEARD OF US, ye received it NOT AS THE WORD OF MEN, but AS IT IS IN
TRUTH, THE WORD OF GOD.
(a b c) Heb 1:1,2. God, who at sundry times and in divers
manners SPAKE IN TIMES PAST unto the fathers by the prophets, HATH IN
THESE
LAST DAYS SPOKEN unto us by His Son.
FROM THIS WE LEARN -
(A) The first part of the Bible, known as the Old Testament,
is the Word of God.
(B) The other part of the Bible, called the New Testament,
is the Word of God.
(C) The whole Bible, from beginning to end, is the Word of
God.
(Other names for the Bible are Holy Scripture, The Scriptures,
Holy Writ, Book of Books, The Word of God.)
2. WHO WROTE THE BIBLE ?
THE BIBLE SAYS -
(a) 2 Pet. 1:21. Holy MEN of God spake as they were moved
by
the Holy Ghost.
(b) 1 Pet. 1:10. The PROPHETS... prophesied of the grace that
should come unto you.
(c) 1 Cor. 2:13. Which things also WE (the evangelists and
apostles) speak.
FROM THIS WE LEARN -
(A) The Bible was written by men
(B) The Old Testament was written by the holy prophets
(C) The New Testament was written by the holy evangelists
and apostles.
(The Bible consists of sixty-six books, the Old Testament
containing thirty-nine, and the New Testament twenty-seven. The Old
Testament
was written before the coming of Christ, and in the Hebrew
language.
The New Testament was written after the coming of Christ, and in the
Greek
language.)
3. WHY IS THE BIBLE THE WORD OF GOD ALTHOUGH IT WAS WRITTEN BY MEN ? THE BIBLE SAYS -
(a b) 2 Pet. 1:21. Holy men of God spake AS THEY WERE MOVED
BY THE HOLY GHOST.
*(b) 2 Tim. 3:16. All Scripture is GIVEN BY INSPIRATION OF
GOD. (Is God-breathed.)
(b) 1 Cor. 2:13. Which things also we speak, not in the WORDS
which man's wisdom teacheth, but WHICH THE HOLY GHOST TEACHETH.
FROM THIS WE LEARN -
(A) God "moved," or impelled, the prophets, evangelists,
and
apostles to write.
(B) "All Scripture" was "breathed into" the sacred writers
by God. God put into their minds the very thoughts which they expressed
and the very words which they wrote. (Verbal inspiration.)
(C) Because it was thus verbally inspired by God, the whole
Bible is the very Word of God.
4. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE QUALITIES OF THE BIBLE ?
THE BIBLE SAYS -
(a) John 17:17. Thy Word is truth.
(b) Ps 119:105. Thy Word is a Lamp unto my feet, and a light
unto my path.
(c) Luke 16:29. They have Moses and the prophets; LET THEM
HEAR THEM.
FROM THIS WE LEARN -
(A) The Bible is true, without error, and therefore
absolutely
trustworthy in all its parts.
(B) The Bible is clear, and therefore able to instruct even
an unlearned person in the way he should go.
(C) The Bible is sufficient, containing all that we need to
know for faith and life. We should not seek information and
guidance
in spiritual matters from any other source (Reason, tradition,
new
revelations, etc.)
5. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DID GOD GIVE US THE BIBLE ?
THE BIBLE SAYS -
(a) 2 Chron. 34:27. Thou didst HUMBLE THYSELF BEFORE
GOD, when thou heardest His words.
(b) 2 Tim. 3:15. The Holy Scriptures, which are ABLE TO MAKE
THEE WISE UNTO SALVATION THROUGH FAITH WHICH IS IN CHRIST JESUS.
(c) 1 Pet. 2:2. As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk
of the Word, that ye may GROW THEREBY.
(d) Ps. 119:9. Wherewithal shall a young man CLEANSE HIS WAY?
By taking heed thereto according to Thy Word.
(e) Titus 1:9. Holding fast the faithful Word as he hath been
taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both TO EXHORT AND TO
CONVINCE
THE GAINSAYERS.
(f) Ps. 119:92. Unless Thy Law had been MY DELIGHTS, I should
then have perished IN MINE AFFLICTION.
FROM THIS WE LEARN -
God gave us the Bible
(A) To lead us to true knowledge of, and sorrow over, our
sins
(B) To bring us to faith in Christ and thereby into heaven;
(This is the CHIEF purpose of the Bible.)
(C) To strengthen and preserve us in the saving faith;
(D) To train us in holiness of life;
(E) To enable us to detect and combat error;
(F) To comfort us in our afflictions.
6. HOW ARE WE TO USE THE BIBLE ?
THE BIBLE SAYS -
*(a) John 5:39. Search the Scriptures; for in them ye think
ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of Me.
*(b c) Luke 11:28. Blessed are they that HEAR the Word of
God and KEEP it.
(c) Luke 2:19. Mary KEPT all these things, and PONDERED
THEM IN HER HEART.
(d) John 14:23. If a man love Me, he will KEEP MY WORDS.
(e) Acts 4:20. We cannot but SPEAK the things which
we have seen and heard.
FROM THIS WE LEARN -
(A) We should diligently and reverently read and study the
Bible.
(B) We should regularly and devoutly hear the Word of God.
(C) We should believe it.
(D) We should live according to it.
(E) We should bring its blessed teachings to others.
Before the Next Lesson
FILL OUT Work sheet No. 2
MEMORIZE the Bible passages marked with an asterisk (*).
READ Genesis, chapters 8-14.
(A) The Bible is the Word of God. [_]
(B) The Bible contains the Word of God. [_]
(A) The Bible is God's Word because it tells us
about
God. [_]
(B) The Bible is God's Word because it was written
by learned men. [_]
(C) The Bible is God's Word because God inspired its
contents. [_]
(A) Isaiah was..............................................
(B) Paul was................................................
(C) Moses was...............................................
(D) Luke was................................................
(E) Matthew was.............................................
(F) Peter
was...............................................
(State whether the above mentioned writers of books
of the Bible were prophets, apostles, or evangelists.)
(A) The first five books of the Old Testament were written by ...............................................
(B) Most of the Psalms were written by .....................
(C) The first book of the New Testament was written by ......................................
(D) The Epistle to the Romans was written by ......................................
(A)There are no contradictions in the Bible.
True
[_] False [_]
(B) We cannot understand the Bible unless it is
explained
to us. True [_] False [_]
(C) We need to accept only those teachings of the Bible
which agree with our reason.
True [_]
False [_]
(A) The main purpose of the Bible is to show us how
to live right. [_]
(B) The main purpose of the Bible is to show us how
to be saved. [_]