WHAT IS THE BIBLE?
September 16 – Inspiration
I. Theopneustos (theh-op-nuoo-stos)
Ø Theos: ______
Ø Pneo: ______
Ø All Scripture is “theopneustos” or ______- ______.
The word “inspiration” used in 2 Tim. 3:16-17 can best be translated as
______- ______.
II. One of the foundational beliefs of the Christian Church is that the Bible is
verbum Dei, the ______of ______or vox Dei, the ______of ______.
III. The Bible is regarded as ______in ______ form.
Ø Since Scripture is a collection of writings that are “breathed out”, this breathing can best be understood as a metaphor for ______ the words of Scripture.
Ø All Scripture came to us through ______, human authors, who spoke from ______, led by the ______.
IV. To disbelieve or disobey the Bible, God’s Word, is to ______or ______ God Himself.
V. Peter was obviously aware of Paul’s epistles and considered them to be ______- ______,
or inspired by the Holy Spirit: ______.
The New Testament writings were believed by Paul and others not to be “the ______of ______, but as it actually is, the ______of ______, which is at work in you who believe.”
VI. The ______ communicated through human authors ______.
VII. Christians affirm the ______and ______of the Bible because ______
ultimately the author of the Bible.
Ø Because God is ______and ______, incapable of any ______or ______, so also then is His God-breathed ______, the ______.
VIII. “The man without the ______does not accept the things that come from the ______of ______, for they are ______to him, and he cannot ______them, because they are ______.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
16All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;
17so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.
Questions:
What does the word “inspiration” mean?
Ø God – breathed.
How did God inspire the Bible?
Ø Men were moved by the Holy Spirit to write God’s Word/
Who is the ultimate author of the Bible?
Ø God.
Does the Bible have any mistakes?
Ø No, it is inerrant in its original manuscripts.
WHAT IS THE BIBLE?
September 16 - Inspiration
Supportive Verses
2 Timothy 3:16-17 KJV
16All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 NASB
16All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;
17so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV
16All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Exodus 4:22
Then say to Pharaoh, 'This is what the LORD says: Israel is my firstborn son,
Exodus 8:1
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and say to him, 'This is what the LORD says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me.
Isaiah 30:15
This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: "In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.
2 Peter 1:20-21
20Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation. 21For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
Deuteronomy 18:19
If anyone does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name, I myself will call him to account.
Haggai 1:12
Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the whole remnant of the people obeyed the voice of the LORD their God and the message of the prophet Haggai, because the LORD their God had sent him. And the people feared the LORD.
2 Timothy 3:14-15
14But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, 15and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
2 Peter 1:19-20
19And we have the word of the prophets made more certain, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. 20Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation.
Matthew 4:4
Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"
John 17:14-17
14I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. 15My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. 16They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. 17Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.
Acts 1:15-16
15In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a group numbering about a hundred and twenty) 16and said, "Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who served as guide for those who arrested Jesus—
Acts 2:16-17
16No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17" 'In the last days, God says,
I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
your young men will see visions,
your old men will dream dreams.
Joel 2:28a
"And afterward,
I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
2 Peter 3:15-16
15Bear in mind that our Lord's patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him. 16He 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.
1 Timothy 5:18
For the Scripture says, "Do not muzzle the ox while it is treading out the grain," [Deuteronomy 25:4] and "The worker deserves his wages." [Luke 10:7]
1 Thessalonians 2:13
And we also thank God continually because, when you received 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.
1 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.
1 Corinthians 2:13-14
13This 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. 14The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
John 10:27
“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.”
John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 14:6
Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
John 17:17
Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.
John 10:27
“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.”