The Bible Is The Word of God 2 Timothy 2: 15 – “Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needed not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” Matthew 5: 6 – “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.” 2 Timothy 3: 16 – “All scripture is given by the inspiration of god, and is profitable for doctrine, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.” The Bible Is The Word of God

The Bible Is The Book Of All Ages The Word of God – Ephesians 6: 17 “And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” The Oracles of God – 1 Peter 4: 11 “If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen” The Word of Truth – John 17: 17 “Sanctify them through thy word; thy word is truth”

Some Important Facts About The Bible The Bible Contains 66 Books (39 Books In The Old Testament, 27 Books In The New Testament. 1, 189 Chapters, 31, 102 Verses, 773,746 Words The Shortest Verse in the Bible is John 11:35 – “Jesus Wept” The Longest Book in the Bible is Book of Psalm with 150 Chapters. Five Books in the Bible contain only one chapter: Obadiah Philemon 2 John 3 John Jude

The Bible Is Still One Book, The Word Of The Living God. Indestructible – Matthew 24: 35 “Heaven and Earth Shall Pass Away, But My Words Shall Not Pass Away.” Incorruptible – 1 Peter 1: 23 “Being Born Again, Not Of Corruptible Seed, But Of Incorruptible, By The Word Of God, Which liveth And Abideth Forever.” Indispensable – Matthew 4: 4 – “ It Is Written, Man Shall Not Live By Bread Alone, But By Every Word That Proceedeth Out Of The Mouth Of God.” Infallible – Matthew 5: 18 – “For verily I say Unto You, Till Heaven and Earth Pass, One Jot or One Tittle Shall in No Wise Pass From The Law, Till All Be fulfilled.

Division & Contents Of The Bible Concerning The Two Major Divisions Of The Bible Romans 15: 4 – “ For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.” Hebrew 8: 6-7 - : But now he has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also a Mediator of a better Covenant, which was established on better promises. (Jeremiah: 31: 31-34). For if that first covenant has been faultless, than no place would have been sought for a second. Colossians 2: 14 – “Having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of way, having nailed it to the cross.”

There Are 5 Classes of Books In The Old Testament Pentateuch – Law (5 Books) (Genesis; Exodus; Leviticus, Numbers, & Deuteronomy). History (12 Books) (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, & Esther.) Poetry (5 Books) - (Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, & Song of Solomon.) Major Prophets (5 Books) (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, & Daniel.) Minor Prophets (12 Books) (Hosea Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi.) 39 Books – All Point To Jesus “But when the fullness of time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the Law.” Galatians 4: 4

There Are 4 Classes of Books In The New Testament. 1. BIOGRAPHY (Life Of Jesus) 4 Books (Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John) 2. History ( The Church of Christ Establish) 1 Book (Acts) 3. Epistles (21 Books) Christian Living Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, & Jude. 4. Book of Promise ( 1 Book ) Revelation

Value of God’s Word The Word Can Save It’s wisdom that we need, not just to become a child of God, but to remain one “The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul” (Ps. 19:7) Gospel means “good message” and covers the death, burial, and resurrection

Value of God’s Word The Word Can Save Romans 1:16 Power = dunamis Where we get our word dynamite The gospel is powerful enough to teach us how we can be redeemed from our sins in Christ

Value of God’s Word The Word Moves Us to Action After we receive the word, James tells us that we are to be doers of that word It’s one thing to receive instruction It’s another thing to take what we receive and put it into action That means we truly believe (Faith)

Value of God’s Word The Word Moves Us to Action James later says in 2:17 that faith (belief) without works (action) is dead The Christian life is one that is a life of action (I Cor. 15:58) We are created in Him for good works (Eph. 2:10)

Value of God’s Word The Word Moves Us to Action Paul reminds us to do good to all as we have opportunity (Gal. 6:10) Jesus told us that if we love Him that we will keep His commandments (Jn. 14:15) When we read the word of God we can’t help but be moved to action (Faith)

Value of God’s Word The Good versus The Bad The Word Makes Us Better When we stand in front of a mirror, we should always walk away better An honest look into God’s word should help us see where we may be lacking. The Good versus The Bad

Value of God’s Word The Word Makes Us Better It’s why Paul told us to examine ourselves (II Cor. 13:5) A good self examination will reveal our weaknesses and help us to build upon our foundation of faith Ex. Christian Graces (II Pet. 1:5-7)

What Must I Do To Be Saved!!!!! Hear The Gospel – Romans 10: 17 “Faith Comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God.” Believe The Gospel – Mark 16: 16 “ He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved, and he that believeth not shall be damned.” Repent of Sins – Luke 13: 3 “Repent or You will Perish” Confess Christ – Romans 10: 9-10 “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shall be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteous; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” Be Baptized – Acts 2: 38 “Repent and be baptized everyone of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”