Title: Practical and Powerful
Series: “I Love My Bible”

Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long. Your commands are always with me and make me wiser than my enemies. —Psalm 119:97-98 (NIV)

Let the word of Christ dwell in your richly. —Colossians 3:16

How do you use your Bible?

1.

it.

Get a

Bible.

Get a

you like.

for word translations - KJV, NKJV, NASB, and ESV

for thought translations - NLT, Good News, TEV, and NIV

- Living Bible, The Message, Passion Translation

1 Corinthians 13:4 (KJV) Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up.

1 Corinthians 13:4 (NIV) Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

1 Corinthians 13:4 (MSG) Love never gives up. Love cares more for others than for self. Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have. Love doesn’t strut, doesn’t have a swelled head.

2.

it.

Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. —2 Tim 2:15

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How Our Bible Is Organized:
Law Books (5)
Genesis – Deuteronomy

History Books (12)
Joshua – Esther

Poetry Books (5)
Job – Song of Solomon

Prophecy Books (17)
5 Major Prophets: Isaiah – Daniel
12 Minor Prophets: Hosea – Malachi

The Gospels (4)
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John

The Book of Acts
The historical record of the first Church

The Epistles (21)
Romans – Jude

The Revelation
Prophecy of the last days and eternity

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3.

it.

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BUT…you won’t want to read, study, or discuss it - if you don’t

it.

The Bible was written over a period of

years in over

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nations on

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continents by

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different people from all walks of life with

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author.

How did the 40 writers come up with the

?

There were about 40

but only

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of my Bible.

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. —2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV)

“No man – educated or uneducated can afford to be ignorant of the Bible.” —Theodore Roosevelt

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Why We Can Trust Our Bible:

1.It is

accurate.

2.It is

accurate

3.It is

accurate.

4.It is

accurate.

5.It is

accurate.

The grass withers and the flowers fade, but the word of the Lord endures forever. —1 Peter 1:24-25

Resources:

State of the Bible - 2021 Edition (PDF)

Bible Translations (at a glance)

Why the “66” Books of the Bible? (the test of scripture)

Prophecies Fulfilled In The Bible

Scientific Evendence of the Bible

Archelogical Evidence of the Bible