Opening Prayer

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Opening Prayer
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Introduction
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LESSON 3

• GOD GIVES US
• HIS WORD

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What is the Bible about?

• Hebrews 11
• In the past God spoke to our forefathers through
  the prophets at many times and in various ways,

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What is the Bible about?

• Acts 318
• But this is how God fulfilled what he had
  foretold through all the prophets, saying that
  his Christ would suffer.

Hes 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 11
• ??????????? ????? ???????? ??? ??????????? ?????
  ????????

Hes coming!
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What is the Bible about?

• 2 Peter 32
• I 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.

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What is the Bible about?

• John 2031
• 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.

He 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 316
• ??t?? ??? ???p?se? ? ?e?? t?? ??sµ??, ?ste t??
  ???? t?? µ????e?? ?d??e?, ??a p?? ? p?ste??? e??
  a?t?? µ? ?p???ta? ???? ??? ???? a??????.

He has come!
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Hes coming!
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WORDS TO KNOW
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WORDS TO KNOW
TESTAMENT
covenant, promise, agreement
one who speaks Gods Word to Gods people
PROPHET
one who speaks or writes the Gospel (Good News)
EVANGELIST
one sent by Jesus as His messenger or missionary
APOSTLE
EPISTLE
a letter written to someone
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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.

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WHAT THE BIBLE IS
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1 Thessalonians 213

•     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.

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2 Timothy 316

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

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WHAT THE BIBLE IS
inspired
(breathed into)

• 1.God

the human writers.
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1 CORINTHIANS 213

• 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.

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WHAT THE BIBLE IS
inspired
(breathed into)

• 1. God

the human writers.
2. God chose every
word
of the Bible. This is called
verbal (word-for-word) inspiration.
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JOHN 1717

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

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WHAT THE BIBLE IS
inspired
(breathed into)

• 1. God

the human writers.
2.God chose every
word
of the Bible. This is called
verbal (word-for-word) inspiration.
3. All Scripture is 100
true
and from
God.
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Who really discovered America?
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LUKE 1619-31

• 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.'

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LUKE 1619-31

• 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.' "

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WHAT THE BIBLE IS
inspired
(breathed into)

• 1. God

the human writers.
2.God chose every
word
of the Bible. This is called
verbal (word-for-word) inspiration.
3. All Scripture is 100
true
and from
God.
4. In it God tells us
all
we need to know about Him and our salvation.
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2 PETER 121

• 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.

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WHAT THE BIBLE IS
inspired
(breathed into)

• 1. God

the human writers.
2.God chose every
word
of the Bible. This is called
verbal (word-for-word) inspiration.
3. All Scripture is 100
true
and from
God.
4. In it God tells us
all
we need to know about Him and our salvation.
5. The Bible is
the Word of God .
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REVELATION 2218

• 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.

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WHAT THE BIBLE IS
inspired
(breathed into)

• 1. God

the human writers.
2.God chose every
word
of the Bible. This is called
verbal (word-for-word) inspiration.
3. All Scripture is 100
true
and from
God.
4. In it God tells us
all
we need to know about Him and our salvation.
5. The Bible is
the Word of God and not to be tampered with.
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How about some brownies?
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Application Questions

• Evaluate I believe that the Bible is Gods Word
  because it makes so much sense.

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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?

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THE VALUE OF THE BIBLE
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ROMANS 320

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

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THE VALUE OF THE BIBLE
law
(commands),

• 1. It gives us Gods

which
shows we are sinful
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ROMANS 623a

• 23For the wages of sin is death,

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THE VALUE OF THE BIBLE
law
(commands),

• 1. It gives us Gods

which
shows we are sinful and condemned to death and
need a Savior. (S.O.S.)
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LUKE 211

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

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JOHN 316

• 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.

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THE VALUE OF THE BIBLE
law
(commands),

• 1. It gives us Gods

which
shows we are sinful and condemned to death and
need a Savior. (S.O.S.)
2. It gives us the
Gospel
(Good News),
which
shows us we have a Savior and gives us faith in
him. (S.O.S.)
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ROMANS 1017

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

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THE VALUE OF THE BIBLE
law
(commands),

• 1. It gives us Gods

which
shows we are sinful and condemned to death and
need a Savior. (S.O.S.)
2. It gives us the
Gospel
(Good News),
which
shows us we have a Savior and gives us faith in
him. (S.O.S.)
3. It leads us to
trust
in Jesus as
our personal Savior.
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2 TIMOTHY 316-17

• 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.

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THE VALUE OF THE BIBLE
law
(commands),

• 1. It gives us Gods

which
shows we are sinful and condemned to death and
need a Savior.
2. It gives us the
Gospel
(Good News),
which
shows us we have a Savior and gives us faith in
him.
3. It leads us to
trust
in Jesus as
our personal Savior.
4. It
guides
us in a Christian life of thankful service.
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Application Questions

• We said that the Bible contains both Law and
  Gospel. What would happen if we only told
  someone about Gods Law, and left out the Gospel?
• What about if we only told someone of the Gospel,
  but left out the Law?

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HOW WE SHOULD USE THE BIBLE
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ACTS 1710-11

• 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.

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HOW WE SHOULD USE THE BIBLE
1. Read and study it prayerfully in private
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HEBREWS 1025

• 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.

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HOW WE SHOULD USE THE BIBLE
1. Read and study it prayerfully in private
2. Gladly hear and learn it in church, publicly
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LUKE 1128

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

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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
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Application Questions

• Whats wrong here? Teri says she doesnt 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.

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ASSIGNMENT FOR NEXT WEEK

• Study carefully the notes you have taken in
  class be sure you understand them.
• Study questions 6-17, 145-147 in the Catechism.
• Complete the Working with Gods Word section on
  this page.
• Memorize these Bible verses
• 2 Peter 121 Men spoke from God as they were
  carried along by the Holy Spirit.
• VIP 2 Timothy 316 All Scripture is
  God-breathed and is useful for teaching,
  rebuking, correcting and training in
  righteousness.
• John 1717 Your Word is truth.

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ASSIGNMENT FOR NEXT WEEK

• Review the names of all the New Testament Books
  (See Lessons 1 and 2)
• 6. Complete Worksheet 3 at home and have your
  parents correct your book
• 7. Be ready to write a quiz on the Key truths,
  Very Important Passages, and New Testament Bible
  Books at our Review Session on Wednesday,
  September 26.

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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.

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Key Truths Answers

• Lesson 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.

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Closing Prayer