Reading the Bible Can Mess You Up

READING THE BIBLE CAN MESS YOU UP

A. What Exactly Is the Bible?

1. The word “Bible” is a translation of the Ancient Greek word “biblia” which simply means “”

2. The Bible is a collection of inspired writings, from several centuries. Writings that were inspired by .

3. When we read these writings, when we study these words, God promises to our souls, our minds, and our paths.

“But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of,

because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy you have known

the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation

through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful

for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,

so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

(2 Timothy 3:14-17)

“Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils

the breath of life, and the man became a living being.” (Genesis 2:7)

“This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by

the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.” (1 Corinthians 2:13)

“For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human,

spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.” (2 Peter 1:21)

Today’s Big Idea…

The more something is,

the more its abuse will be.

The Series at a Glance…

• Reading the Bible Can Mess You Up (Sunday, June 2^nd)
• The Bible is a Library, Not a Book (Sunday, June 9^th)
• Never Read a Bible Verse (Sunday, June 16^th)
• The Bible Was Not Written to Us (Sunday, June 23^rd)
• All the Bible Points to Jesus (Sunday, June 30^th)
• Unicorns, Slavery, and Genocide in the Bible (Sunday, July 7^th)