BASIC 40 #8 THE BIBLE - ITS UNIQUENESS, INSPIRATION, …



ESSENTIAL 40 #8 THE BIBLE - ITS UNIQUENESS, INSPIRATION, AND AUTHORITY - VERSES

IT IS UNIQUE

Isaiah 7:14 & Matthew 1:18,22,23 – ”Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.” “This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit….All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: ‘The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel---which means, ‘God with us.’ “

Micah 5:2 & Luke 2:4,6,7 – “But you, Bethlehem Ephratah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.”….”So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David….While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.”

IT IS INSPIRED

Romans 1:20 - "For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities---his eternal power and divine nature---have been clearly seen, being understand from what has been made, so that men are without excuse."

Psalm 19:1,2 - "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge."

Acts 14:15-17 – "But when Barnabas and Paul heard what was happening, they tore their clothing in dismay and ran out among the people, shouting, 'Friends, why are you doing this? We are merely human beings like yourselves! We have come to bring you the Good News that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. In earlier days he permitted all the nations to go their own ways, but he never left himself without a witness. There were always his reminders, such as sending you rain and good crops and giving you food and joyful hearts.' "

Romans 2:14,15 - "(Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law, since they show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts now accusing, now even defending them.)"

II Timothy 3:16 - "All Scripture is God-breathed [theopneustos] and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,"

I Thessalonians 2:13 - "And we also thank God continually because, when you receive the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it actually, is, the word of God, which is at work in you who believe."

I Corinthians 14:37 - "If anybody thinks he is a prophet or spiritually gifted, let him acknowledge that what I am writing to you is the Lord's command."

II Timothy 3:16 - "All Scripture is God-breathed [theopneustos] and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,"

I Corinthians 2:13 - "This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words."

Matthew 5:17,18 - "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished."

I Thessalonians 2:13 - "And we also thank God continually because, when you receive the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it actually, is, the word of God, which is at work in you who believe."

I Corinthians 14:37 - "If anybody thinks he is a prophet or spiritually gifted, let him acknowledge that what I am writing to you is the Lord's command."

II Peter 3:16 - "He [Paul] writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction."

Exodus 20:22,23 - "Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Tell the Israelites this: 'You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven: Do not make any gods to be alongside me; do make for yourselves gods of silver or gods of gold."

Matthew 3:17 – “And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”

Jeremiah 1:5,9 - "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born, I set you apart;……Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me. 'Now I have put my words in your mouth.'"

Jeremiah 30:2 - "This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: 'Write in a book all the words I have spoken to you."

Isaiah 30:8 - "Go now, write it on a tablet for them, inscribe it on a scroll, that for the days to come it may be an everlasting witness."

Galatians 1:15,16 - "But when God who set me apart from birth and called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not consult any man."

II Peter 1:20,21 - "Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophets' own interpretation. For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit."

I Corinthians 2:13 - "This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words."

IT HAS GOD’S AUTHORITY

Matthew 28:18-20 - "Then Jesus came to them and said, 'All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

I Corinthians 14:37 - "If anybody thinks he is a prophet or spiritually gifted, let him acknowledge that what I am writing to you is the Lord's command."

II Thessalonians 3:6 - "In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers, to keep away from every brother who is idle and does not live according to the teaching you received from us."

John 8:31,32,34,36 - "To the Jews who had believed him, 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…..Jesus replied, 'I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave of sin…..So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed."

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