1. A 3. God Gives Us His Word

2. The Apple Tree diagram helps us realize that
God plants the seed of faith and nurtures it.

3. The Apple Tree This diagram is posted online on our Catechism Utilities page. Here is the link:

4. Triune God
1.Gospel in Word
4. Thank-apples
1.Gospel in Sacrament 3.
2. Faith in Christ = 100% Saved

5. God’s Written Word

6. BC AD Old Testament New Testament 1 public return, judgment & rapture
Waiting for Christ’s 2nd Coming
Christ’s
Work
Waiting for Christ’s 1st Coming
Waiting for Christ’s 2nd Coming

7. Writers Moses, Kings, Prophets Evangelists, Apostles Old Testament
New Testament
Writers
Moses, Kings, Prophets
Evangelists, Apostles

8. Old Testament
New Testament
Lan-guage*
Hebrew
Greek

11. 39 History, prophecy, poetry 27 History, prophecy, letters
3 X 9
Old Testament
New Testament
Books
39 History, prophecy, poetry
27 History, prophecy, letters

12. Before Christ came to earth After Christ came to earth
Old Testament
New Testament
Time
Before Christ came to earth
After Christ came to earth

13. History of God’s people Israel & promises of Savior to come.
Old Testament
New Testament
Content
History of God’s people Israel & promises of Savior to come.
The Good News (gospel) of Christ’s life & letters for churches.

14. Words to Know Testament = prophet = evangelist = apostle = epistle =
promise
prophet =
Speaks God’s Word
evangelist =
Writes the gospel
apostle =
Sent in person by JC
epistle =
A letter to someone

15. What is the Bible?
2 Tim 3:16
inspired (breathed into)

16. 2. Word … verbal (word-for-word) inspiration
The arrow with a number followed by the ) refers to a passage in the Catechism.
1 Cor 2:  28)
2. Word … verbal (word-for-word) inspiration

17. John 17:17  32)
3. True … God

18. Luke 16:19-31
4. all

19. 2 Pet 1:21  23)
5. The word of God

20. Is it reliable?
A new monk starts at the monastery, and his job is to help copy the old texts by hand.
He notices that they are copying from copies so he says to the head monk that if there is an error in the copies, they would just be repeating them. The head monk replies "we've been copying from copies for centuries but you make a good point, my son."

21. So the head monk goes down to the cellar with one of the copies to check it against the original. Hours pass and the head monk does not return. Worried, the new monk heads to the cellar where he hears loud sobbing. At the back of the cellar, the head monk is leaning over one of the original books crying. The new monk asks the head monk "what's wrong?"

22. "There's an 'R', there's an 'R'.... The word is celebRate..."
Getting no reply, again the new monk asks the head monk "what's wrong?" and in a choked voice comes the reply:
"There's an 'R', there's an 'R'.... The word is celebRate..."
In (Luke 15) the Parable of the Lost Son, when the son returns home: 21) I am no longer worthy to be called your son. b
b21 Some early manuscripts: son. Make me like one of your hired men.

23. The Holy Spirit inspired (breathed into) men to write the Bible.
~ Less than ½ of 1% of the Bible has a variation… and these variants NEVER affect one doctrine or teaching!
~ Variants remind us to believe a teaching only if it has numerous passages to support it! “Search the ScriptureS” Jesus said.

24. The Value of the Bible

25. There are 2 main doctrines in the Bible

26. There are 2 main doctrines in the Bible

27. The Two Main Doctrines of the Bible
The Law Vs. Gospel diagram is posted online on our Catechism Utilities page. Here is the link:

28. Rom 3: p Rom 6:23a p. 1117
1. LAW (commands)
which shows us we are sinful and worthy of condemnation.

29. John 3:16
2. GOSPEL (good news)
which shows us our SAVIOR and works saving faith in him.

30. Rom 1:16
Rom 10:17
3. Trust …as our personal Savior.
4. guides

31. Rom 1:16
Rom 10:17
3. Trust …
as our personal Savior.

32. How We Should Use the Bible
1. Daily read and study it.
2. Gladly hear and learn it.
3. Trust and obey what we learn.

33. God’s law would have protected these “victims.” How?

34. end