How We Got Our Bible (Part 2)
2 Peter 1:20-21
Main Thing to Know:
The Bible is delivered in
1. How can God’s Word have human authors?
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16)
It is only the product that is inspired, not the persons . . . “inspiration,” is applied to the writings and not to the writers.
It is the Bible that is inspired and not the human authors.—Norman Geisler & William Nix
God & Human Authors:
• The words are
• The authors were
• The process preserved
Key Takeaway:
Spirit-moved men wrote God-breathed words in their own personal style.
2. Why only these 66 books and no others?
“canon” =
Markers used to determine what books to include as the Bible:
(1) Does it have the ?
(2) Is it with the whole?
(3) Has it been by believers?
(4) Does the confirm its truth?
3. What’s the difference in the translations?
Word-for-Word. Thought-for-Thought Paraphrase
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NASB ESV NKJV CSB NIV NLT. MSG
Personal Application:
• How is the Bible me?
• How is the Bible me?
• How is the Bible me?