September 25, 2022
THE ELEMENTS OF FAITH Part 2: Can the Bible be Trusted?
(Ephesians 4:14 LB) Then we will no longer be like children, forever changing our minds about what we believe because someone has told us something different or has cleverly lied to us and made the lie sound like the truth.
(2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV) 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.
What about the book?
The Bible is ________________.
The Bible _________________.
The Bible is ______________.
Why the Bible Can Be Trusted
(Matthew 24:35 NIV) Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
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(Psalm 33:4 NIV) For the word of the LORD is right and true.
It is ___________________.
(Psalm 148:5-6 NLT) Let every created thing give praise to the LORD, for he issued his command, and they came into being.
He set them in place forever and ever. His decree will never be revoked.
(Genesis 1:1 NIV) In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
(Isaiah 40:22 NIV) God sits enthroned above the circle of the earth.
(Job 26:7 NIV) He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth over nothing.
(Jeremiah 33:22 NLT) …the stars of the sky cannot be counted.
(Leviticus 17:11 NLT) …for the life of the body is in its blood.
(Leviticus 13:4 NLT) …the priest will quarantine the person for seven days.
(Psalm 12:6 NIV) And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times.
It is _______________.
(2 Peter 1:21 NIV) For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
(Matthew 26:56 NLT) “But this is all happening to fulfill the words of the prophets as recorded in the Scriptures.”
(Revelation 22:6 NIV) The angel said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God who inspires the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants the things that must soon take place.”
The Bible has _______________________.
(John 8:31-32 NIV) Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
Sword of the Spirit
(Ephesians 6:17 NIV) Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
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(Hebrews 4:12 NIV) For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.