
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?
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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.
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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
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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BUT…you won’t want to read, study, or discuss it - if you don’t
The Bible was written over a period of
How did the 40 writers come up with the
There were about 40
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
Why We Can Trust Our Bible:
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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