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You Can Understand The Bible
Contributed by Charles Salmon on Oct 26, 2005 (message contributor)
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1. What Is The Bible?
Contributed on Oct 26, 2005
The Bible is the Word of the Living God, the Christian’s best and most important spiritual tool, and the seed of the Spirit.
What Is the Bible? (You Can Understand the Bible I.) II Tim. 3:16, 17 INTRO.: How many times have we heard people say, "I can’t understand the Bible?" There are many people who will say this. Some of them have never really tried to study the Bible. Some have happened upon passages really hard to ...read more
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2. The Bible Story
Contributed on Oct 26, 2005
The Bible story divides itself into Patriarchal, Jewish, and Christian eras and this is very important to understanding and applying God’s word.
The Bible Story (You Can Understand the Bible 2) II Tim. 2:15 INTRO.: The Bible was written by about 40 different authors over a span of about 15 centuries. The last book in the Bible was written 2 thousand years ago in a land most of us have never seen and a language we don’t speak. The Bible is ...read more
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3. The Bible's Main Character
Contributed on Oct 30, 2005
From beginning to end, Jesus is the main character in the Bible story.
The Bible’s Main Character Col. 1:15-20 You Can Understand the Bible 3) INTRO.: Our text speaks in very lofty terms about Jesus. The Apostle Paul must be in a deeply worshipful mood as he describes the Son of God. He is the image of the invisible God, the heir (firstborn) of all creation. In ...read more
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4. The Main Theme Of The Bible
Contributed on Nov 7, 2005
Knowing the main theme of the Bible, God reaching out to sinful man to bring him to forgiveness and eternal life, will help you understand the Bible.
The Bible’s Main Theme (You Can Understand the Bible - 4) John 20:30, 31 INTRO.: Let’s Review. As we began this series in an effort to help you understand the Bible, we tried first to define the Bible as the Word of God, the Christian’s most important tool, and the seed of the Spirit. Then we ...read more