WHAT WE BELIEVE AND WHY, PT 4

“A Bible You Can Trust”

Psalms 138:2

Review

This journey into what we believe and why began with four main points of doctrine upon which this entire study is based. The four points of doctrine are:

·A Gospel You Can Believe

·A Life You Can Live

·Bible Study You Can Understand

·A Book (Bible) You Can Trust

Introduction: All Bibles are not alike.

·Matthew 18:11

·Acts 8:37

·Ephesians 3:9

·Colossians 1:14

·All compared with NIV, NASB, and RSV

But, the Word is to be unaltered . . .

·Deuteronomy 4:1-2

Satan started it . . .

·Genesis 3:1

It was happening in Paul’s day . . .

·II Corinthians 2:17

I. Revelation; the revealed Word

A. Delivery of the Word

1. Isaiah 22:14; “in his ears”

2. Ezekiel 2:1-2; “audible”

3. I Corinthians 2:9-10; revealed now in His Word

4. Produces the knowledge of God

5. What about, “The Lord spoke to me?”

B. Objective Standard of Faith; Universal

1. A complete revelation

2. A complete book

3. Colossians 1:25-26

4. There can only be one standard.

II. Inspiration; the inspired Word

A. Produces Words on the page

1. II Timothy 3:16

2. II Peter 1:20

3. Jeremiah 36:1-2

4. God’s Words placed on the page by human authors.

B. God’s intervention

1. God’s Word is God’s words

2. Jeremiah 36:1-2

3. Exodus 19:7

4. Matthew 4:4

III. Preservation; the preserved Word

A. Through multiplied copies

1. Psalms 12:6-7

2. Isaiah 30:8

3. God promised to preserve the individual words of Scripture

4. Matthew 24:35

B. Original not preserved; only copies

1. Deuteronomy 17:18

2. Jesus called the copies, “Scriptures;” Matthew 22:29

Conclusion:

·All Bibles are not alike; God’ Word is to be unaltered.

·It is His Revealed Word; heard by men.

·It is His Inspired Word; written on the page by men.

·It is His Preserved Word; through multiplied copies.

·We can trust our King James Bible as God’ Word and find His final revelation

                        to English speaking people today.