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The Bible... What It's All About

Some Basic Facts

  • The Bible was written by over 40 different men from three different Continents
  • The Bible was written over the period of 1500 years
  • The Bible is one fourth prophecy
  • The Bible is not a science, history, or archaeological book. But it comments on all of these in one way or another
  • The Bible is completely without any errors whatsoever.

A few necessary definitions

Inspiration:

The Bible was written by men whose very writings (each word) were inspired by God. This means that each and every word of the original writings was authored by God Himself.

II Timothy 3:16: "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness."

Inspiration literally means, “breathed out". In other words every word in Scripture was "breathed out" by God.

Inerrancy:

This is the fact that God’s word contains no errors in it whatsoever. This extends to scientific, historical, and archaeological areas as well as areas of "spirituality".

"Every Word of God is flawless." Proverbs 30:5

How should we study the Bible?

We must be sure to study the Bible prayerfully.

Remember that once you trust in Christ as your Savior the Holy Spirit comes to live inside you. This means that the Author of the book is in you to give you understanding. Ephesians 1:13,14.

Next, we must study the Bible faithfully.

We need to study the Bible on a regular basis. It is our guidebook for life!

We also need to study the Bible thoughtfully.

It is better to slowly read and reread a passage rather than just rush through it. Remember that the Word of God is just that...God's words to you and me today! We must take Him and His Word seriously.

We must study the Bible practically.

The Bible is for us to apply. Don't read it as a novel...to enjoy and put away. Read it as a map...to guide you on how to live life God's way.

A verse to memorize!

"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." II Timothy 3:16,17

Study Questions:

  1. Read Psalm 119 and find 7 different titles used to describe the Word of God:

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  2. Find 10 insights from Psalm 119 into how we should we handle the Bible.

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