key truth review lesson #2 lesson two all people can know there is a god from ________________ and...

Key Truth Review Lesson #2Lesson Two All people can know there is a god from

________________ and from ________________ . We call this kind of knowledge the ________________ knowledge of God. The problem is these things will never tell us who __________________________ or who __________________________ . Only in the Bible, or the ________________ knowledge of God, do we discover who ________________ and who ________________ .

Key Truth AnswersLesson Two  All people can know there is a god from

NATURE and from CONSCIENCE. We call this kind of knowledge the NATURAL knowledge of God. The problem is these things will never tell us who THE TRUE GOD IS or who OUR SAVIOR IS. Only in the Bible, or the REVEALED knowledge of God, do we discover who THE TRUE GOD IS and who THE SAVIOR IS.

Opening Prayer

Introduction

LESSON 3

GOD GIVES USHIS WORD

OLD TESTAMENT

NEW TESTAMENT

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What is the Bible about?

Hebrews 1:1

In the past God spoke to our

forefathers through the prophets at

many times and in various ways,

Old

OLD TESTAMENT

NEW TESTAMENT

Moses, Kings, Prophets

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Acts 3:18

But this is how God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, saying

that his Christ would suffer.

Old

“He’s

coming!”

OLD TESTAMENT

NEW TESTAMENT

Moses, Kings, Prophets

The Savior is Coming!

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What is the Bible about?

O-L-D (3)T-E-S-T-A-M-E-N-T (9)

3 & 9 - 39

Genesis 1:1

'%ָר% '0ָר/אִׁש,+ית ָּב ָּבא5ֹל3ִה+ים א/ת

0א/ת ִה8ִׁש,'%ַמ8ִים ְוץ׃ ִה%א%ָר> Old

“He’s

coming!”

39 Hebrew

OLD TESTAMENT

NEW TESTAMENT

Moses, Kings, Prophets

Hebrew

39 (History, Poetry, Prophecy)

1450 BC – 450 BC

The Savior is Coming!

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What is the Bible about?

2 Peter 3:2I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy

prophets and the command given by

our Lord and Savior through your

apostles. New

OLD TESTAMENT

NEW TESTAMENT

Moses, Kings, Prophets Evangelists & Apostles (esp. Paul)

Hebrew

39 (History, Poetry, Prophecy)

1450 BC – 450 BC

The Savior is Coming!

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What is the Bible about?

John 20:31

But 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.

New

“He’ has come!”

OLD TESTAMENT

NEW TESTAMENT

Moses, Kings, Prophets Evangelists & Apostles (esp. Paul)

Hebrew

39 (History, Poetry, Prophecy)

1450 BC – 450 BC

The Savior is Coming! The Savior has Come!

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What is the Bible about?

N-E-W (3)

T-E-S-T-A-M-E-N-T (9)

3 x 9 = 27

John 3:16οὕτως γὰρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν κόσμον, ὥστε τὸν υἱὸν τὸν μονογενῆ

ἔδωκεν, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται ἀλλi ἔχῃ ζωὴν

αἰώνιον.

“He has come!”

New27 Greek

OLD TESTAMENT

NEW TESTAMENT

Moses, Kings, Prophets Evangelists & Apostles (esp. Paul)

Hebrew Greek

39 (History, Poetry, Prophecy)

27 (History, Letters, Prophecy)

1450 BC – 450 BC 40 AD – 100 AD

The Savior is Coming! The Savior has Come!

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“He has come!”

New27 GreekOld

“He’s

coming!”

39 Hebrew

WORDS

TO

KNOW

WORDS TO KNOW

TESTAMENT:

covenant, promise, agreement

PROPHET:

one who speaks God’s Word to God’s people

EVANGELIST:

one who speaks or writes the Gospel (Good News)

APOSTLE: one sent by Jesus as His messenger or missionary

EPISTLE: a letter written to someone

Application Questions Evaluate: Since the Bible is written

in Hebrew and Greek, we really have no way of telling what it has to say to us.

WHAT THE BIBLE IS

1 Thessalonians 2:13     13And we also thank God

continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is at work in you who believe.

2 Timothy 3:16

16All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,

WHAT THE BIBLE IS 1.God inspired(breathed into)the human

writers.

1 CORINTHIANS 2:13

13This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.

WHAT THE BIBLE IS 1. God inspired(breathed into)the human

writers.2. God chose every

wordof the Bible. This is calledverbal (word-for-word)

inspiration.

JOHN 17:17

17Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.

WHAT THE BIBLE IS 1. God inspired(breathed into)the human

writers. 2.God chose every

wordof the Bible. This is calledverbal (word-for-word)

inspiration. 3. All Scripture is 100%

true and from

God.

Who really discovered America?

LUKE 16:19-31 19"There was a rich man who was dressed in purple

and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. 20At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores 21and longing to eat what fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22"The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23In hell, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. 24So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.'

LUKE 16:19-31 25"But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you

received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. 26And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.' 27"He answered, 'Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my father's house, 28for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.' 29"Abraham replied, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.' 30" 'No, father Abraham,' he said, 'but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.' 31"He said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.' "

WHAT THE BIBLE IS 1. God inspired(breathed into)the human

writers. 2.God chose every

wordof the Bible. This is calledverbal (word-for-word)

inspiration. 3. All Scripture is 100%

true and from

God.

4. In it God tells usall we need to know about Him and our salvation.

2 PETER 1:21

21For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

WHAT THE BIBLE IS 1. God inspired(breathed into)the human

writers. 2.God chose every

wordof the Bible. This is calledverbal (word-for-word)

inspiration. 3. All Scripture is 100%

true and from

God.

4. In it God tells usall we need to know about Him and our salvation.

5. The Bible is

the Word of God .

REVELATION 22:18

18I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book.

WHAT THE BIBLE IS 1. God inspired(breathed into)the human

writers. 2.God chose every

wordof the Bible. This is calledverbal (word-for-word)

inspiration. 3. All Scripture is 100%

true and from

God.

4. In it God tells usall we need to know about Him and our salvation.

5. The Bible is

the Word of God and not to be tampered with.

How about some brownies?

Application Questions Evaluate: I believe that the Bible

is God’s Word because it makes so much sense.

His Word in My Life What are some of the ways the

devil gets people to change the Bible? Why does the devil do this?

THE VALUE OF THE BIBLE

ROMANS 3:20

20Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin.

THE VALUE OF THE BIBLE

1. It gives us God’s law (commands),

which

shows we are sinful

ROMANS 6:23a

23For the wages of sin is death,

THE VALUE OF THE BIBLE

1. It gives us God’s law (commands),

which

shows we are sinful and condemned to death and need a Savior. (S.O.S.)

LUKE 2:11

11Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.

JOHN 3:16

16"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

THE VALUE OF THE BIBLE

1. It gives us God’s law (commands),

whichshows we are sinful and condemned to death and need a Savior. (S.O.S.)

2. It gives us the

Gospel

(Good News),

whichshows us we have a Savior and gives us faith in him. (S.O.S.)

ROMANS 10:17

17Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.

THE VALUE OF THE BIBLE

1. It gives us God’s law (commands),

whichshows we are sinful and condemned to death and need a Savior. (S.O.S.)

2. It gives us the

Gospel

(Good News),

whichshows us we have a Savior and gives us faith in him. (S.O.S.)

3. It leads us totrust

in Jesus as

our personal Savior.

2 TIMOTHY 3:16-17

16All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

THE VALUE OF THE BIBLE

1. It gives us God’s law (commands),

whichshows we are sinful and condemned to death and need a Savior.

2. It gives us the

Gospel

(Good News),

whichshows us we have a Savior and gives us faith in him.

3. It leads us totrust

in Jesus as

our personal Savior.

4. It guides

us in a Christian life of thankful service.

Application Questions We said that the Bible contains

both Law and Gospel. What would happen if we only told someone about God’s Law, and left out the Gospel?

What about if we only told someone of the Gospel, but left out the Law?

HOW WE SHOULD USE

THE BIBLE

ACTS 17:10-11

10As soon as it was night, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went to the Jewish synagogue. 11Now 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 WE SHOULD USE THE BIBLE

1. Read and study it prayerfully in private

HEBREWS 10:25

25Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

HOW WE SHOULD USE THE BIBLE

1. Read and study it prayerfully in private

2. Gladly hear and learn it in church, publicly

LUKE 11:28

28He replied, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it."

HOW WE SHOULD USE THE BIBLE

1. Read and study it prayerfully in private

2. Gladly hear and learn it in church, publicly

3. Trust and obey what we learn in it

Application Questions What’s wrong here? Teri says she

doesn’t have to go to Bible class or read the Bible at home because she gets all the spiritual strength she needs from the Sunday worship service.

ASSIGNMENT FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Study carefully the notes you have taken in class; be sure you understand them.

2. Study questions 6-17, 145-147 in the Catechism.

3. Complete the “Working with God’s Word” section on this page.

4. Memorize these Bible verses:

2 Peter 1:21 – “Men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.”

2 Timothy 3:16 – “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.”

John 17:17 – “Your Word is truth.”

ASSIGNMENT FOR NEXT WEEK

5. Review the names of all the New Testament Books (See Lessons 1 and 2)

6. Complete Worksheet #3 and have your parents correct your book.

Key Truths Quiz Lesson Three The doctrine of verbal inspiration means God

________________ human writers who wrote the Bible. This means the Bible is 100% ________________ in everything and tells us ________________ we need to know about God and our salvation. The two main teachings of the Bible are the ________________ , which shows that we are ________________ and the ________________ which shows that we have a ________________ and gives us ________________ in him.

Key Truths AnswersLesson Three The doctrine of verbal inspiration means

God BREATHED INTO human writers who wrote the Bible. This means the Bible is 100% TRUE in everything and tells us ALL we need to know about God and our salvation. The two main teachings of the Bible are the LAW, which shows that we are SINFUL and the GOSPEL which shows that we have a SAVIOR and gives us FAITH in him.

Closing Prayer

Dear Lord, teach me your law and gospel throughout my whole life. Savior, don't let anything keep me away from your Word. Help me with my study this week. Make my time in your Word helpful and help me to remember your truth. Amen.