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Why do we believe what we believe? 00History of the Bible -  

D.L. Moody-

      00 A man can no more take in a supply of grace for the future than he can eat enough for the next six months, or take sufficient air into his lungs at one time to sustain life for a week. We must draw upon God00 boundless  store of grace from day to day as we need it.00/font>

 

Why listen? 

Basis of your faith If the Bible is not true why believe  

2Ti 3:16  All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

2Ti 3:17  that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.  

Mat 4:4  But he answered, "It is written, "'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"

 

Roadmap 

This week: learn the history of the bible 00how it came together Next week: the proof of the bible 00how can we determine it to be accurate? Is it? Terms  

What is the bible? 

Take a minute to write down your definition of what the bible is. Group definition  

Is the bible without error? 

00ive serious consideration  to taking the bible for what it is 00an inspired inerrant word of God00/font> 

00ithout error means it doesn00 make any mistakes in what it teaches 00you can count on it 00you can bank on it 00if you understand it the way God intended it  you00e gonna get life right 00its mainly designed to save sinners 000 

00he bible claims to be inspired 00it comes out of Gods mouth 00guiding the writer so they don00 make mistakes00/font> 

00ts crucial 00he connected scriptures  and if you don00 know them your error00/font> 

00t equips us for good deeds00/font> 

Quotes from John Piper

 

Key Terms 

Bible: From the Greek word biblos which means 00ook00or 00croll00generally, and 00apyrus00specifically. Inerrancy 00scripture in the original manuscripts does not affirm anything which is contrary to fact Inspiration: God supernaturally worked through the human authors of the Bible so that what they originally wrote (autographs) was indeed the Word of God. Testament: From Hebrew berith meaning 00ovenant.00Abrahamic covenant and the New Covenant Revelation: Revelation refers to how God has chosen to reveal himself and his works. General vs. Special  

Bible  

One book Written over about 1500 years by 40 authors in Greek - Hebrew and Aramaic Diverse authorship 00s we get to know the bible more and more most powerful and best selling book every year00- Driscoll Main theme is Jesus More books have been written about Jesus than anyone in the world 00most pivotal series of events in the world Events recorded in the bible are the facts which our whole calendar and civilization are built Old testament  - before Christ New testament -  from the coming of Jesus and the implications of his coming HISTORY BC (Before Christ) and AD (Anno Domini00the coming of the lord or the year of the lord) Whole western calendar is broken down to the events of Jesus We didn00 have chapters in the bible until the 120000 00before was written as a novel  

How good we have it now 

How many bibles do you own right now?

- Who has the most 00 

00f you just took the bible and sat down with a pen and pad it would take you 10 months to copy it word from word00/font> 

00ften particular towns would have a A copy of the bible00/font> 

00f you wanted to read the bible for one day you would have to work all year 00travel some miles 00dump your savings account it 00read the bible for one day00 

00hat was the biggest day of your life000 

Quotes from Mark Driscoll

 

Canon 

1.  Canon 00nbsp;

from the Greek word kanon meaning a ruler or measuring rod; this was probably derived from the Hebrew kaneh, meaning a reed used for measuring. Thus, 00anon00refers to a standard to measure things, or norm (Cf. Gal. 6:16). That idea, then, was applied to scripture (for the first time by Athanasius around 350) in the sense that they are accepted as the standard or norm for Christians, the rule for faith and practice.

2. Canonicity 00

the character of the book or document which indicates that it is a part of the canon of scripture, i.e., a part of the written Word of God.

3. Canonization 00/i>

the process through which both the Jews and Christians recognized what documents were to be considered a part of the canon (although the Jews did not use this word), i.e., a part of sacred scripture. 
 

 

How was the Canon formed? 

5 Principles

1. Authority? 2. Prophetic? 3. Authentic? 4. Dynamic? 5. Was it received?  

Importance of the Canon 

Two councils gave 00fficial00recognition of the 27 books of the NT:

a. the Council of Hippo (393) and b. the Council of Carthage (397).  

Modern Division of the OT Canon 

The Law (5 books) History (12 books) 00Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 & 2 Samuel, 1& 2 Kings, 1 & 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther Poetry (5 books) 00Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Sol. Prophets (17) 00Major: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Daniel, Ezekiel Minor: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi

This division, then, has a total of 39 books.

 

Modern division of NT Canon 

In addition to 5 Old Testament Canon principles:

Apostolic authority Church Fathers Translations  
By the end of the 4th century, the Church had recognized the extent of the canon and considered it closed, i.e., no more books would be added to it.  

Movie clip from the Davinci Code

 

Final Note 

00hat I want to build is a people that take every sentence in the bible seriously 

00hat00 my plea 00that you would Be a Biblically saturated people00/font> 

You can make anything you want out of those words 00listen to all the sentences 00dig and dig and dig to see the one unified root that holds it all together00/font> 

00oncepts instead of biblical texts00/font> 

00ou could have such power  in this city 00such power if a 1000 people would become a biblical people to read the bibles and understand every sentence 00/font> 

Quotes from John Piper

 

What now? 

00bove all - supreme and paramount importance - have your souls truly happy in God himself - day by day seek to make this the most important belief in your life00/font> 

00he secret to all effective service is joy in God00/font> 

Rev 1:3 00lessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep that what is written in it, for the time is near.00/font>

 

Why are there so many different translations / interpretations of the bible? 
 

People point to the variety of denominations as an example that there can be no unanimity of agreement between bible believers Within all branches of Christianity, we find the same basic understanding as to what the Bible teaches. They usually accept the same creeds that assert such basic truths as that God made man in his image, with the freedom of choice, and that man chose to revel against God, thus bringing sin into the world Jesus makes it clear 0000e who believes in the Son has eternal life: but he who does not obey the  Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides in him00/font> John 3:36  

Common Questions / FAQ 

How do we know the bible we have is the bible God wanted us to have. How can you believe a Bible that is full of contradictions? What makes the bible so special?  

Why reject the Apocrapha? 

Apocrapha is the  

Resources for further study 

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