Adult Instruction Class

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Bible 101
Dean Biebert, Pastor Shepherd of the Hills Church
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Intro Lesson 1

• Objective Truth
• Table of Contents
• Seven Basic Rules for Understanding the Bible
  Correctly
• Lesson One Message of the Bible

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2 Corinthians 42

• As God watches, we clearly reveal the truth to
  everyone.

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Table of Contents

1. The Bibles Message
2. The Beginning of the World and Its Problems
3. Tracing Gods Promise from Adam to Jesus
4. A. The Life of JesusB. Holy Week
5. The Holy Trinity

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Table of Contents

1. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit
2. The Holy Spirit Uses Law and Gospel
3. God Uses Baptism to Get to Us
4. God Uses the Lords Supper to Get to Us
5. Prayer

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Table of Contents

1. How Far Is Too Far?
2. His-story from Jesus until Judgment Day
3. The Church, Churches, and Christian Support
4. Christian Marriage and Family
5. Helping People Learn about Jesus Our Highest
   Vocation

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7 Basic Rules for Understanding the Bible
Correctly

1. Always ask, What do the Bible words mean?
2. Take into account what the original languages
   say.
3. Remember the context. Most misunderstandings
   about the Bible come from taking Bible sections
   out of context. Look carefully at the verses
   before and after each section as well as the
   purpose and aim of the book its in.

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7 Basic Rules for Understanding the Bible
Correctly

1. Let the Bible explain itself. For example, the
   New Testament helps make the Old Testament make
   more sense.
2. Always use clearer Bible sections to make sense
   of unclear topics.

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7 Basic Rules for Understanding the Bible
Correctly

1. No explanation of a Bible section may contradict
   frequent, clear teachings of the Bible.

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7 Basic Rules for Understanding the Bible
Correctly

• 7. Take the Bible literally unless the Bible
  itself tells you not to. Take the words in their
  simple, literal sense. Dont try to come up with
  hidden meanings. If the Bibles using picture
  language, youll be able to tell from the
  context. Be aware of ordinary figures of speech.
  The Bible uses them the same as normal books.

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Lesson One The Bibles Message
Introduction

• The Bible works on our heads and in our hearts.
• There are no stupid questions.
• We will go at your pace, not mine.
• God tells us the way it is, not always why it is,
  or how it is.

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Lesson One The Bibles Message
What is the Bibles Message?

• God loves us and wants to forgive us. He made
  people part of His family on earth forever.
• (Genesis 11 John 2031)

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Lesson One The Bibles Message
What is Bibles Message?

• 2) People, as a group and individually, rejected
  Gods plan. Humanity is selfish.
• (Genesis 31-6 Ecclesiastes 720)

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Lesson One The Bibles Message
What is the Bibles Message?

• 3) God has principles. He says sin is wrong. He
  must punish each and every sin.
• (Ezekiel 1820)

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Lesson One The Bibles Message
What is the Bibles Message?

• 4) God is love and wants to rescue all people
  from never-ending punishment.
• (1 Timothy 24)

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Lesson One The Bibles Message
What is the Bibles Message?

• 5) Gods love and Gods justice met at Jesus
  cross.
• (Romans 325-26)

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Lesson One The Bibles Message
What is the Bibles Message?
Jesus suffered our punishment even though we
deserve the opposite. We can live forever by
depending on what Jesus did in our place. (John
316)
Gods Justice
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Lesson One The Bibles Message
What is the Bibles Message?
The Bibles message is Jesus!John 539
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Lesson One The Bibles Message
What does the Bible say about all my problems in
life?

• 1) The Bible says my problems have a connection
  to my big problem of being a sinner.
• (James 41-5 Galatians 519-21)

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Lesson One The Bibles Message
What does the Bible say about all the problems I
have in this life?

• 2) The Bible says the solution to my problems,
  even my big problem, is Jesus.
• (Colossians 21-4 Titus 211-14)

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Lesson One The Bibles Message
What does the Bible say about all the problems I
have in this life?

• Example If my problem is that someone has hurt
  me, the Bible shows me how to forgive.
• (Ephesians 432)

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Lesson One The Bibles Message
What does the Bible say about all the problems I
have in this life?

• Example If my problem is low self-esteem, the
  Bible reminds me who I am as I depend on Jesus.
• (1 Peter 29)

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Lesson One The Bibles Message
Whats in the Bible?

• The Old Testament is the collection of books that
  God put into writing before Jesus came. (Hebrew
  39 books)
• The New Testament is the collection of books that
  God put into writing after Jesus went back to
  heaven. (Greek 27 books)

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Lesson One The Bibles Message
Whats in the Bible?
The Old Testament Bookshelf
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Deuteronomy
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
The Books of Law (5)
The Books of History (12)
Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Ezekiel
Daniel
Ecclesiastes
Lamentations
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
Song of Songs
The Books of the Major Prophets (5)
The Books of Poetry (5)
The Books of the Minor Prophets (12)
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Lesson One The Bibles Message
Whats in the Bible?
The New Testament Bookshelf
Romans
Galatians
Ephesians
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
The Gospels (4)
History (1)
Letters by Paul (13)
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Revelation
General Letters (8)
Prophecy (1)
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Lesson One The Bibles Message
Why did God give us the Old and New Testaments?

• The Old Testament shows Gods promises about a
  Savior to His people.
• The New Testament shows Jesus life and letters
  to Christians.

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Lesson One The Bibles Message
Why did God give us the Old and New Testaments?
The New Testament shows us Jesus life and
letters to Christians.
The Old Testament shows us Gods promises about a
Savior to His people.
OT
NT
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Lesson One The Bibles Message
Homework
Isaiah wrote his Bible book in Hebrew 700 years
before Jesus. Matthew wrote his book in Greek a
few decades after Jesus went back to His home.
Read Isaiah 53 and Matthew 2617 to the end of
chapter 28. As you read, compare Isaiah to
Matthew. In the spaces below, write the verses
from the two books that go with each other.
Matthew shows how Jesus made Isaiahs predictions
come true. For example Isaiah 533 (People
would reject Jesus.) Matthew 2667 (People
beat Jesus up and spit on Him.)