Posts Tagged ‘Bible’
Do We Still Have God’s Words? The Preservation of Scripture (Part 2)
The previous post explored four observations from which we can infer the necessity for a doctrine of preservation: the divine act of Scripture, the express purpose of Scripture, the inherent authority of Scripture, and the divine purpose of God to glorify himself among all the nations. This post turns to a more direct question: Does…
Read MoreDo We Still Have God’s Words? The Preservation of Scripture (Part 1)
Jeremiah 36 contains one of the Bible’s most astonishing stories about the Bible. This word came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying: Take a scroll of a book and write on it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel, against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spoke…
Read MoreIt is Bible reading time!
I pass out Bible reading schedules every year on the last Sunday of the year. It is a blessing to see people enthusiastically take up the project each year. Last year I published an article here on P&D called “Bible Reading and Vain Vows.” How did you do with your vows of Bible reading last…
Read MoreTrain Your Brain
There are lies we believe that derail us from who God wants us to be. Satan is the father of lies. He not only wants us to believe lies but wants to defeat our Christian lives with those lies so that we are of no good to anyone, including ourselves. What are some of these…
Read MoreIs Your Bible Bitter or Sweet?
Do you see the message of the Bible as bitter or sweet? In Revelation chapter 10, the Apostle John was not merely a recipient of the message; he was also a participant in the message. “And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my…
Read MoreWhat Is the Preservation of Scripture?
Has God preserved a fixed master copy of the Scriptures? God has preserved His written Word. We have the Bible. But He has done so providentially, not miraculously. Once upon a time, there were two brothers who printed a Greek New Testament in 1633. They wrote in the preface a bit of good advertising. Their…
Read MoreWhat Is the Sufficiency of Scripture?
What do we need God to tell us? The Word of God gives us everything God wants us to know. We call this the sufficiency of Scripture. All the words that God wants you to have when it comes to salvation, and trusting Him, and obeying Him are found in the Bible. That’s why in…
Read MoreWhat Is the Necessity of Scripture?
Sure, Scripture is nice to have. But is it necessary? Yes. Scripture is necessary. We need it. One dictionary of theological terms I checked gave me this definition. The necessity of Scripture means that the Bible is necessary for salvation because it alone reveals the gospel.”1 But that doesn’t go far enough. We don’t just…
Read MoreWhat Is the Authority of Scripture?
How would you have responded to a poll back in 1979? A 1979 Gallup Poll asked this question: If you, yourself, were testing your own religious beliefs, which ONE of these four religious authorities would you turn to first? What the church says What respected religious leaders say What the Holy Spirit says to me…
Read MoreWhat Is Inspiration?
Does God breathe? The Scriptures are God-breathed according to 2 Tim. 3:16. It says exactly this: “All Scripture is breathed out by God” Scripture is God’s product. We call this the doctrine of inspiration. Here’s a definition. Inspiration may be defined as the Holy Spirit’s superintending over the writers so that while writing according to…
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