What The Bible Is All About // BYOB [Part 2 of 7]

“Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you…” Colossians 3:16 (NASB)

I. Categories of Translations of the Bible

1. Exact Equivalency translation of Bible- Word for Word.

• KJV-King James Version 
• NASB-New American Standard Bible 
• ESV-The English Standard Version

2. Functional Equivalency translation of the Bible- thought for thought.

• NLT-New Living Translation,
• GNT-Good News Translations
• TEV-Today’s English Version
• NIV-New International Version

3. Paraphrases translation of the Bible- Retells bible in modern day Colloquialisms.

• TLB-The Living Bible 
• MSG-The Message 
• TPT-Passion Translation

II. Understand How the Bible is put together.  

“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 3:16-17 (NIV)

Old Testament…

• Law Books (5) Genesis-Deuteronomy
• History Books (12) Joshua-Esther
• Poetry Books (5) Job-Song of Solomon
• Prophecy Books (17) Isaiah-Daniel & Hoses-Malachi

400 years of Silence then Jesus Christ comes on the scene!

New Testament:

• The Gospels (4) Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
• The Book of Acts (1)
• The Epistles (21) Romans-Jude 
• Revelation (1)

III. What does the bible mean? 

                             Jesus Christ

12 Tribes/Israel                         12 Disciples/Church

God’s holy People                    God’s holy people

One World                                  One World

Government system                Government system

The World Judged                    The World Judged

And destroyed                          And destroyed

Satan and sin enter                 Satan and sin exit

God and righteousness         God and redeemed

People in Paradise                    People in Paradise

 “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me.” John 5:39 (ESV)

• People-are the object in the bible.
• Jesus-is the subject of the bible.

“This is how we know what love is; Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.” I John 3:16 NIV

• Give is the Verb of the bible therefore it is our Response!