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Introduction
There is a country song by Aaron Tippin that has as its chorus this lyric:
“He'd say you've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything”
If we as Christians or the church do not know what it is that we believe, then like the song we too will fall for anything.
Not enough could be said for the importance of a firm foundation.
This series is going to look at what our core beliefs are as a church.
Our first core belief that we are going to look at is What we believe about the Bible.
Read 2 Timothy 3:16-17
Opening Prayer
Castlewood Baptist Church Published Believe about the Bible:
The Bible is God’s word to all men.
It was written by human authors, under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit.
It is the supreme source of truth for Christian beliefs and living.
Because it is inspired by God, it is truth without any mixture of error.
“…nobody would know the truth about God, or be able to relate to Him in a personal way, had not God first acted to make Himself known.”
J.I. Packer (Concise Theology, 3)
God has so acted, we have available to us the Bible, a collection of 66 books, 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New.
These books are our standard for all things.
We are going to look at four aspects of the Bible, that will aid in showing what we believe about the Bible.
Those four things are the Bible’s 1) Authority 2) Clarity 3) Necessity and 4) Sufficiency.
#1 We believe that the Bible’s Authority comes from God.
Scripture’s authority is derived from its ultimate author…God.
Since Scripture (The Bible) is the Word of God therefore to ignore or reject what scripture teaches is to ignore or reject God Himself.
ALL Scripture is Inspired (God-Breathed)
God inspired the writers of the Bible to pen their words by the influence of the Holy Spirit.
“Thus says the Lord”
God raised up individuals to speak on His behalf and with Him filling them with His words.
In the OT God spoke through His prophets.
The OT makes it fairly easy to affirm that it is God’s word because that is its claim.
“Thus says the Lord.”
Peter refers to Paul’s writings as scripture setting them on the same level with the OT.
Paul quotes Deuteronomy and Jesus and refers to them both as scripture.
The Holy Spirit helps us read the Bible.
We Believe that the Bible is Clear in its teachings.
Clarity - “The Bible is written in such a way that all things necessary to become a Christian, live as a Christians, and grow as a Christian are clear.”
Wayne Grudem (Christian Beliefs, 16)
We believe the Bible is a Necessity.
Necessity - It is impossible to become a Christian, live as a Christian, grow as a Christian apart from reading the Bible or having it read to you.
We believe the Bible is Sufficient.
Sufficiency - The Bible contains everything we need to become a Christian, live as a Christian and grow as a Christian.
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