But God part 2
But God Did Say…
Genesis 3:3
but God did say, 'You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.'"
Introduction – But God moments ---
? Intended to show by precept and example the dramatic effects of Divine intervention in the affairs of man.
? Intended to encourage those in trouble and turmoil because of the Divine intervention in the affairs of man.
1. 3 Questions concerning Revelation –
? Is it possible for an eternal Spirit to communicate with mortal man?
Mat_19:26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Job 36:22-24. "God's power is unlimited.
Psalm 147:5. "Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is infinite."
? Why would an eternal Spirit want to communicate with mortal man?
? Love
Jeremiah 31:3 Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
Jeremiah 31:3 GOD told them, "I've never quit loving you and never will. Expect love, love, and more love!
? Protection
2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.
Psalm 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
? Guidance
Psa 37:23 The LORD directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.
Isa 55:8 "My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts," says the LORD. "And My ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.
? Effectiveness
2Ti 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
2Ti 3:17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
? How would an eternal Spirit communicate with mortal man?
? Through His Creation.
Psalm 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
? Through His Scripture.
2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
? Through the Prophets.
Hebrews 1:1 In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways,
? Through Human Nature.
Genesis 1:27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
? Through Jesus.
John 1:18 No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.
Hebrews 1:2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe.
2. 4 Claims of the Bible
? Its Divine Authority. Its authority is grounded upon God Himself.
1 Thessalonians 2:13-- "Ye received the Word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the Word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe."
? Its Complete Infallibility. Its infallibility is complete.
John 10:35-- "The Scripture cannot be broken."
? Its Absolute Sufficiency. Its sufficiency is absolute.
Galatians 1:8-9 "But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed."
? Its Verbal Inspiration
2 Timothy 3:16-- "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God,
2 Peter 1:21-- "For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost."
Galatians 3:16-- "Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ."
Matthew 5:18-- "For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled."
3. 7 Reasons to Believe the Bible
1st Reason: The Indestructibility of the Fact of the Bible.
(Matthew 5:18-- "For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.").
2nd Reason: The Unity of the Books of the Bible
? The Diversity of the Bible's Writers
? This diversity extends to their historical position.
? This diversity also extends to their social condition. The writers of the Bible, socially
? Further, this diversity extends to their particular language. The writers employed
? Again, this diversity extends to their actual style. The Bible contains the loftiest kind
? Finally, this diversity extends to their characteristic outlook. The characteristic
? The Details of its Wording.
? The Doctrine of its Writings.
? The Doctrine of the Bible is "Jesus Christ and Him Crucified." (1 Corinthians 2:2-- "For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.") Christ alone could say, "In the volume of the Book it is written of Me." (Psalm 40:7). The Subject of the Bible is Christ. The Object of the Bible is Christ. Its
3rd Reason: The Veracity of the Fulfilled Prophecy in the Bible
? Christ – Isaiah 53
? The Jews Deut. 28:49-53,68--
? The Gentile Nations John 14:29 "And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.".
4th Reason: The Inexhaustibility of the Wisdom of the Bible
"O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out!" Romans 11:33.
5th Reason: The Adaptability of the Teachings of the Bible
? The Bible, the most translatable of all books-- a Book for all races.
"There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard." (Psalm 19:3-11)
? (2) The Bible, the most seasonable of all books-- a book for all ages.
-- "They shall perish, but Thou shalt endure; yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment... But Thou art the same, and Thy years shall have no end." --Psalm 102:26,27.
? (3) The Bible, the most practical of all books-- a Book for all peoples.
--"Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen" (Matthew 28:20)
6th Reason: The Vitality of the Hearing of the Bible
Romans 10:17 "So then faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God."
? The power of the Bible is seven-fold in its nature. It has power--
? To convict of sin. Acts 2:37.
? To regenerate the heart. 1 Peter 1:23.
? To produce faith. Romans 10:17.
? To cleanse the life. John 15:3.
? To edify the believer. Acts 20:32.
? To impart eternal life. 1 John 5:13.
? To perfect the whole man. 2 Timothy 3:17.
7th Reason: The Calamity of Rejecting the Bible
Jeremiah 8:9 "Lo they have rejected the Word of the Lord; and what wisdom is in them?"
"Judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off; for truth is fallen in the streets and equity cannot enter." --Isaiah 59:14.
Jeremiah 8:9,12 - "Lo, they have rejected the Word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?... Therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the LORD.."
