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The Sacred Scriptures |
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By what name are the sacred writings of the Bible commonly known?
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"Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read int eh scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is now become the head of the corner?" Matthew 21:42
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What other title is given the Bible?
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:"And He answered and said unto them, my mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it" Luke 8:21.
Note - It is interesting to note that the word Bible does not occur in the Bible itself. It is derived from the Latin biblia, which came from the Greek biblia, or "little books". The Greek word biblia in turn is derived from byblus, or papyrus, the name of the material upon which ancient books were written. The Latin biblia is treated as singular, thus referring to the unity of the Bible as a whole. The Greek biblia is pural, calling attention to the fact that the Bible is a collection of many books.
The Bible has 66 books and was written by 35 or 40 men over a period of some 1,500 years. The books are called the "Word of God" or the "Scriptures." "Scriptures" means writings. Thus "Sacred Scriptures" means "Sacred Writings."
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How were the Scriputres given?
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"All scripture is given by inspiration of God" 2 Timothy 3:16
"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." 2 Peter 1:21
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Who, therefore, did the speaking through these men?
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| "God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unot the fathers by the prophets." Hebrews 1:! |
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| For what purpose were the Scriptures written? |
| "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for repoof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God my be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works" 2 Timothy 3:16,17 |
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| What does God design that His Word shall be to us today? |
| "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105 |
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| What three general divisions did Jesus refer to in the writing of the Old Testament? |
| "And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me." Luke 24:44 |
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| Upon what evidence did Jesus bas His Messiahship? |
"And beginning at Moses and all the prophets he expounded unto them in the all the scriptures the things concerning himself." verse 27.
Note - When Christ spoke of the Scriptures he meant the Old Testament, for the New Testament had not yet been written. |
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| What estimate did Job place upon the word of God? |
| "Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food." Job 23:12 |
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| How firm was the faith of Isaiah in the word of God? |
| The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of God shall stand for ever" Isaiah 40:8 |
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