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Lesson #1 - THE WORD OF GOD - Printer Friendly Version  - (Here) (Requires Acrobat Reader)
  

   The Bible is the revelation of God's will to man.  It is GOD'S WORD in that he is the author.  Over a period of nearly 1600 years God unfolded his revelation to human writers by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.  The Old Testament is the inspired word of God (Read 2 Peter 1:21).  The New Testament likewise is inspired revelation of the mind of God (Read Matthew 10:20:  Acts 2:4:  1 Corinthians 14:37).  Peter declares that god has "given unto us ALL THINGS that pertain unto life and godliness, through the KNOWLEDGE OF HIM that hath called us to glory and virtue;" (2 Peter 1:3-4).  One of the last warnings of Christ regards adding to and taking from his word (Revelation 22:18-19).  Please read all these passages in your BIBLE before proceeding.

   The conclusion then is that the bible ALONE, without addition, subtraction, or alteration, is the only true guide of man in religious matters.  We dare not have any creed but Christ, nor any rule book but the BIBLE.

   READ THE FOLLOWING REFERENCES CAREFULLY AND FILL IN THE BLANKS

 1. 

 Genesis 1:3 - "And God , Let there be light: and there was light"
 

(This is the first reference in the bible to the word of God)

 2.

 Psalms 33:6 - "By the word of the Lord were the made;......"

3.

 Hebrews 11:3 - "Through faith we understand that the were framed by the
  of God;......"

4.

 Hebrews 4:12 - "For the word of God is , and , and sharper
  than any two-edged sword;...."

 5.

 The word of God gives and . (Psalms 119:130

6.

 What is the word of God?

     A.

 Jeremiah 23:29 - "Is not my word like as a ? Saith the Lord; and like a
    that breaketh the rock in pieces?"

     B.

  John 6:63 - "They are , and they are ."

     C.

 Luke 8:11 - "Now the parable is this: The is the word of God."

     D.

 Ephesians 6:17 - "... and the of the , which is the word of
  God:"

     E.

 Psalms 119:105 - "Thy word is a unto my feet, and a unto
   my path."

7.

Things which the word of God does for us:

     A.

 John 17:17 - " them through thy truth: they word is truth."

     B.

 James 1:18 - "Of his own will he us with the word of truth....."

     C.

 Acts 11:14 -"Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou shalt be ."

 8.

 How are we made clean? - John 15:3 - ".... through the which I have spoken unto
  you"

9.

 we are born again by the incorruptible which is the of
  God (1 Peter 1:23)

10.

  HOW is one born by the word of God? - Look one verse back to 1 Peter 1:22 - "seeing ye have
    your souls in the truth....."
  (the new birth cannot be accomplished until the incorruptible seed, the word of God, is planted in the heart and 
  OBEYED.  The teaching that a person can be born again by some mysterious force acting on his heart before
  he obeys God is FOREIGN TO THE TEACHING OF THE BIBLE).

11.

 The Right attitude toward the word of God is one of being of the word and not
    only (James 1:22)

12.

 By what will we be judged? - John 12:48 - "He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my ,
  hath one that judgeth him: the that I have spoken, the same
  shall  him in the last ."

13.

  Every True preacher must the (2 timothy 4:2).
  This forbids the preaching of philosophy, human opinions, and the creeds of man.

14.

 What is God's power to SAVE? - Romans 1:16 - ".... the of Christ."

15.

  2 Timothy 3:16-17 - "All is given by of God, and is
   profitable for in righteousness; That the man of God may be ,
  thoroughly furnished unto good works."
   

OBSERVATIONS:
True False    

1.

All we know about God, Christ, Heaven, Hell, the church, and how to be saved must be learned
      from the bible.

2.

Human creed books are necessary for our salvation.

3.

We can have the utmost respect for the word of God WITHOUT accepting it as the ONLY
      authority in religious matters.

4.

The word of God is complete, settled, sealed by the blood of Christ, and we are forbidden to add
      to it or take from it. (Revelation 22:18,19)

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