The Bible is the Word of God
2 Timothy 3:16
I. Introduction
A. The Greatest Question of All
1. Is the Bible really the Word of God?
2. If not, we are wasting our time
3. If so, nothing else even compares in importance
B. We Believe the Bible to be the Verbally Inspired Word of God
C. Why?
II. Body
A. Because of its Unity and Perfection
1. What a great library it is!
a. Over 40 different authors
b. Writing over a period of 1600 years
c. All agreeing on one central theme
2. Compared to any other literature, it is a giant
a. The great classics shrink beside it
b. The books of the cults do not compare to it
3. No contradictions. It is always right
B. Because of its fulfilled Prophecy
1. The many prophecies
a. The empires of Daniel’s prophecy
b. The return of Israel and subsequent dispersion
2. Prophecies concerning Christ
a. His birth (Isa. 7:14)
b. The place of His birth (Micah 5:2)
c. His rejection and death (Isa. 53)
3. Prophecies concerning the last days
a. The return of the Jews to their homeland (Ezekiel 37)
b. The rise of Russia (Ezekiel 38, 39)
C. Because of its Scientific Accuracy
1. The Bible is not primarily a book of science
2. Yet when it speaks on a scientific fact, it is right
a. The creation of man (Gen. 1:26–28; 2:7–25)
b. p 20 Life in the blood (Lev. 17:11)
c. The roundness of the earth (Isa. 40:22)
d. The earth in space (Job 26:7)
e. The rotation of the earth (Luke 17:34–36)
D. Because its Accuracy is guaranteed by Jesus Christ
1. “Heaven and earth may pass away but my words shall not pass away” (Matt. 24:35)
2. “The scripture cannot be broken” (John 10:35)
3. “The scriptures must be fulfilled” (Mark 14:49)
4. “The things men disbelieve in the Bible are confirmed by Christ
a. The creation (Matt. 19:4–6)
b. Noah (Matt. 24:37–39
c. Sodom (Luke 17:29)
d. Jonah (Matt. 12:39–41)
E. Because it Works
1. “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and be saved” (Acts 16:31)
2. A new creature (2 Cor. 5:7)
3. Profitable for doctrine, reproof, correction, and instruction in righteousness (2 Tim. 3:16, 17)
III. Conclusion
A. Let the Word Work in You
B. Turn it Loose in Life
C. Respond to its Teaching
Roger F. Campbell, Preach for a Year (Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 1997).
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