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CAN WE TRUST OUR BIBLE?
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CAN WE TRUST OUR BIBLE?
I Peter 1:24-25
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N.T. EPISTLES FOR MORE THAN ONE CHURCH
• One Province Gal 1:2• Many Provinces I Pet 1:1
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N.T. EPISTLES FOR MORE THAN ONE CHURCH
• One Province Gal 1:2• Many Provinces I Pet 1:1• Churches Everywhere I Cor 1:2
• The Colossians would have at least four letters
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OBLIGATIONS OF N.T. CHURCHES THAT RECEIVED APOSTOLIC LETTER
• Recognize Apostolic Authority• Authenticate Them• Duplicate Them• Obey Them 2 Thess 1:7-9
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RECOGNITION OF APOSTLE’S AUTHORITY
• Beginning of Paul’s Writing 2 Th 3:6, 12-14
• Middle I Cor 14:37-38; Gal 1:8• End 2 Tim 3:16-17
Each Letter by Itself is Authoritative
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The Scripture Says:
I Tim 5:17-18Deut 25:4
Luke 10:7
Luke’s Writings Were Considered on Equal Footing With Moses’ Writings
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2 Pet 3
• Peter’s Epistles v.1, 2• Paul’s v.15• Others v.16
• Paul’s Writings Were Considered Scripture
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God Didn’t Expect Them To Be Gullible
• They could be tested, or authenticated. Rev 2:6, 15; 2:2.
• 2 Cor 11:13• How? 2 Cor 12:12; I Jn. 4:1, 6• False epistles. 2 Th 2:1-2
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AUTHENTICATE EPISTLES
• Paul’s Methods:– Signed with own hand. 2 Th 3:17; Gal
6:11– Sent by Known Associate 2 Cor 7:6-8;
8:16-18
• Church’s Reaction– Accept Paul’s Authentication– Pass the Facts on to Others
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DUPLICATION OF EPISTLES
Colossians Col 4:16CorinthiansGalatians and Asians
There were uninspired books never accepted.
There were people then, as today who won’t accept truth. 3 Jn 9-10
Some “puzzles,” but none of the 27 books of the N.T. were seriously questioned.
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BIBLE MANUSCRIPTS OF N.T.
• AD 1611 AD 1881 Copies AD 20130 0 Papyri 88
• 0 19 Uncials 267• 18 950 Cursives 2764
• Today• 8000 Miniscules • 15,000 Fragments• 19,284 Versions
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P46 Chester Beatty Papyri
@150AD
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ORIGINAL’S LOST
Wycliffe 1388 Tyndale 1534 Coverdale Great Geneva Bishops Douay (Cath) King James 1611
Vulgate 4th
ASV 1881 NAS 1963
Manuscripts Versions Writers
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Can we Trust the Bible?
You can have all Confidence that you have
GOD’S WORD in your hands
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OBLIGATIONS OF N.T. CHURCHES THAT RECEIVED APOSTOLIC LETTER
• Recognize Apostolic Authority• Authenticate Them• Duplicate Them
Obey Them.
I Pet 1:22-23; Mt 7:21-23