1. Last Week’s Teaching
Last Week’s Teaching

2. Protestant Reformation
American Standard Version (ASV)
First Major American Revision of the KJV
1901 A.D.
Revised Standard
Version (RSV)
Revision of the 1901 ASV
-- more highly criticized
1952 A.D.
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Modern and accurate Word for Word English translation
1971 A.D.
biblegateway.com biblehub.com

3. Protestant Reformation
New International Version (NIV)
Modern Phrase for Phrase English translation
1973, 1984
New King James Version (NKJV)
Modern English with the original style of the KJV
1982
English Standard Version (ESV)
Bridged the gap between the NASB accuracy and the NIV readability
2002

4. 2005+

5. The Bible Today
Isaiah 40:8: The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.
Matthew 24:35: Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

6. The Bible Today
Isaiah 55:10-11: As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth … so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

8. The revelation of God’s creation, interaction, and purpose for the world and humanity.
Historical Events, Prophecy, Personal Stories, Revelations about God, Life Principles, and the Law of God

9. Romans 3:20: Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin.

10. Romans 2:14-15: Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law, since they show that the requirements

11. of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts now accusing, now even defending them.

12. Romans 7:11-12: For sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, deceived me, and through the commandment put me to death. So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous and good.

13. Romans 7:16: And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good.

14. Galatians 3:21-24: For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law…. So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith.

15. Matthew 5:17: Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.

16. Romans 3:21-22: But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.

17. Romans 8:1-2: Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.

18. Romans 10:4: Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.

19. Psalm 119: selected verses
1 Blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the LORD.
18 Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.

20. 20 My soul is consumed with longing for your laws at all times.
34 Give me understanding, and I will keep your law and obey it with all my heart.
39 Take away the disgrace I dread, for your laws are good.

21. 69 …I delight in your law.
71 It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees.
72 The law from your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.

22. 97 Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long.
163 I hate and abhor falsehood but I love your law Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous laws Great peace have they who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.

23. 174 I long for your salvation, O LORD, and your law is my delight
174 I long for your salvation, O LORD, and your law is my delight Let me live that I may praise you, and may your laws sustain me.

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32. a.k.a. Celebrating Freedom