Hebrews 4:12: For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and.

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Hebrews 4:12: For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

2560 BC: Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza completed

BC: God wrote the 10 Commandments in ancient Hebrew on stone.

500 BC: 39 books that make up the Old Testament were completed and preserved in Hebrew on scrolls.

First Century AD: New Testament had been completed and was preserved in Greek on papyrus.

250B.C. to 68 A.D.: Dead Sea Scrolls Produced

393 AD: Synod of Hippo officially approved the New Testament for the entire Church.

Canon: Standard 1.Test of Divine Inspiration: Does the book claim to be inspired? 2.Test of Human Authorship: Is the book written by a credible author? 3.Test of Genuineness: Can the book be traced historically back to the time/author who claimed to write it? 4.Test of Authenticity: Is the book factually true?

Canon: Standard 5.Test of Testimony: Was the book recognized by the Christians of the Day? 6.Test of Authority: Does the book convict you? 7.Test of Agreement: Does the book agree with the others? 8.Test of Fulfillment: Do the promises predicted come true?

Canon: Standard 9.Test of Endurance: Does the book speak to generations? Is it timeless? 10.Test of Spirituality: is the book of such spiritual character that it is in harmony with the Character, the Dignity and the Personality of God? In our Bibles today, we possess 66 books that passed these tests 100%

500 AD: Bible had been translated into over 500 languages. 600 AD: Bible was restricted to only Latin. All other versions were considered illegal.

AD: Known as the Dark Ages. No one could read the Word for themselves Corruption; false teachings Indulgences were sold for salvation

500s s: Secret Bible society made up of the Culdees continued to study Gods word.

1380: John Wycliffe (often called the Morningstar of the Reformation) translated the Bible into English.

1415: John Hus burned at the stake for his stance for the Bible. Wycliffes bibles used to start the fire.

In the next 100 years, God will raise up a man whose call for reform cannot be suppressed. - John Huss

1517: Martin Luther nailed his famous 95 Thesis on the church door at the church in Wittenberg.

Ca 1517: John Colet reads the Word weekly at St. Pauls Cathedral in London; crowds of up to 40,000 come to hear the Word of God in their own language.

1526: William Tyndale printed the first English Bible.

1536: before he was strangled and burned at the stake, Tyndale prayed, Oh Lord, open the King of Englands eyes".

1539: King Henry VIII finally allowed (and even funded) the printing of an English Bible. He had one delivered to every church, had it chained to the pulpit, and provided readers, so that even the illiterate could hear the Word of God…

1540-Present: The Bible has been, for the most part, readily available in Western Civilization; however, persecution and martyrdom of Christians worldwide is at its highest levels in history. Much because of the Word of God.

I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word. Psalms 119:16 shakach (shaw-kakh'); to lay aside, to forget, to take for granted or neglect.