what we believe: the scriptures
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What We Believe: The Scriptures. Jude 1:3. 1. Source of Scripture. Revelation General Creation, history, conscience Special Bible. 1. Source of Scripture. Inspiration “God breathed”. Proofs of uniqueness. 1. The miracle of its origination - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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What We Believe: The Scriptures
Jude 1:3
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1. Source of Scripture•Revelation–General•Creation, history, conscience
–Special•Bible
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1. Source of Scripture• Inspiration–“God breathed”
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Proofs of uniqueness• 1. The miracle of its origination–66 books, 1600 years, 40 different
men, and 3 different continents–one theme: Jesus Christ, and the
redemption of mankind.
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Proofs of uniqueness• 2. The miracle of its preservation–Early formation of the “cannon”–Atheistic philosophers are dead,
but God’s Word is still here
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Proofs of uniqueness• 3. The miracle of it’s circulation• 84.6 million Gideon Scriptures in
2012. More than 1.8 billion Bibles and New Testaments have been distributed since 1908.
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2. The Trustworthiness of the Bible
• 1. Scientific Accuracy–Quarantine Leviticus 13:46
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2. The Trustworthiness of the Bible
•1. Scientific Accuracy•Wash/change clothes•Numbers 19:14…
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2. The Trustworthiness of the Bible
• Astronomy:
Hindu
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2. The Trustworthiness of the Bible
• Astronomy:–Job 26:7
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2. The Trustworthiness of the Bible
• Historical Accuracy:–Ramsey, “I take the view that
Luke’s history is unsurpassed in its trustworthiness...”
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2. The Trustworthiness of the Bible
• Prophetic Accuracy–300 prophesies about Christ alone
(all fulfilled!)–Where He would be born, how He
would teach, How He would die and be raised again.
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3. Purpose of Scripture – Revelation toward application• Know it • Understand it • Practice it
• James 1:22 says, “But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.”