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“The Painter who Draws merely by practice and by eye, without any reason, is like a mirror which copies all the things placed in front of it without being conscious of their existence”. Leonardo Da Vinci So is it with someone who doesn’t know why and what they believe. What is the Old Testament? How…

Introduction Gather 1. measurement in their minds and record their guesses down to the sixteenth of an inch. 2. Reveal the true measurements and congratulate the person who was the closest for each object. ASK: How well do you trust your ability to guess measurements? ASK: Describe a situation in which…

This lesson continues the review of the making of the bible with a discussion on how the Old and New Testaments were gathered and the criteria used to select the inspired books into the canon.

Canon 1. El significado del vocablo canon El vocablo canon proviene de una raíz que significa caña o junquillo (hebreo, qaneh; griego, kanon). La caña llegó a ser un instrumento de medir y su significado evolucionó a "patrón" o "regla"o "norma Para el propósito de este estudio vamos a asumir la…

This study will focus on how we got our Bible. The Canonicity of the Old and the New Testament. It will further look at the authority of the word of God. The Baptist Confession of faith paragraph four and five state teach that we believe the scriptures not because the internal and external evidence that it gives us but because it is the word of God. that the authority of the Bible comes from God himself and not from any human source. The Scriptures are to be believed and obeyed because they are the Word of God.

Starting with the Scriptures 1.1 Foundation) I. Differences to other confessions. “The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible Rule of all saving knowledge, faith and obedience.”. Interestingly enough, “Rule of….Knowledge, Faith and Obedience,” are additions specifically from the…

Map Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: What was God’s purpose for Christ’s death: justification from our sin (v. 4a). Jesus' voluntary offering of Himself addresses humanity’s sin problem ( Hebrews 9:26 “For…

How can we know that the bible is historically accurate. We can see historical evidence found in scripture, The Dead Sea Scrolls.

Introduction Again, let youth know that they are appreciated and that I enjoyed being with them last week/tonight If someone were to come up to you and ask you what the Bible is, what would you say? If someone were to ask you why you believe what the Bible says, what would you say? The Bible is the most…

Review of prior message: “The Perfect Word of God” - Illustration: While I was in college, I along with all of the student body had to watch a sermon that was preached by an late pastor/evangelist. His sermon was from . The sermon was emphasizing, “Things that are different are not the same.” In spite…

Objections: “Some of the church fathers quoted and accepted the Apocrypha WHAT ABOUT THE APOCRYPHA? The Apocrypha is a set of books written between the third century B.C. and the first century A.D. It consists of fourteen books (fifteen if you divide the books differently) which are found in the several…

This is the introductory message to the Gospel of Luke. We introduce the author and the purpose for him writing his gospel

In affirming the Apocrypha as within the canon, Roman Catholics would hold that the church has the authority to constitute a literary work as “Scripture,” while Protestants have held that the church cannot make something to be Scripture, but can only recognize what God has already caused to be written…

Haggai: Introduction-Overview and Canonicity of Haggai

The Holy Spirit guides in all truth by leading us to know and live out God’s word.

The main point of Nehemiah 8:1-18 is the power of God's Word to bring spiritual revival, conviction, and joy to His people when it is read, understood, and applied. This chapter highlights the centrality of Scripture in the life of the community and demonstrates how God's people respond to His Word with repentance, worship, and celebration.

Week 1: One Story Genesis 1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Introduction: Let’s open our Bibles together Happy New Year. God’s world runs in cycles. Every 24 hours we get a new day. Every 365-1/4 days we get a new year. We measure our life seconds, minutes, hours, weeks, and…

Introduction [SLIDE 1] Opening comments. [SLIDE 2] [SLIDE 2] Awkwardness about talking about the bible. Awkwardness about talking about the bible. The bible says... So what? Assumption - a fact or statement taken for granted Video - a number of assumptions about the bible We assume the bible is God’s…

Provides a historical overview of the Christian Scriptures, details the nature of Biblical Revelation, and introduces Christians to apologetic strategy and tactics consistent with the message and claims of Christian Scripture.

God’s Ruling Constitution (Word as Canon) Matthew begins by identifying the suzerain according to his human genealogy as the seed of the woman promised in Genesis 3:15. The first verse of Mark’s Gospel reads, “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.” The Gospel of Luke begins by…

According to Paul, the decisive criterion to apply to prophets is their testimony to Christ: ‘no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit’ (1 Cor. 12:3). Somewhat later, John suggests a more specific test: ‘every spirit which confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God’ (1…

Lesson 8:Part 1. Do we have the right books of the Bible? What about so called, 'lost books'?

Lesson 8:Part 2. Final lesson in the series. Who chose the books of the Bible? Was it a conspiracy?

How did the New Testament get put together? Apostle Johnny teaches on how reliable the New Testament is. Take a listen and find out why we need to read, understand and apply the New Testament.