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Inspiration of the New Testament From the Father, to Christ, to the apostles and prophets, to us
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Inspiration of the NewTestament
From the Father, to Christ, to theapostles and prophets, to us
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Inspiration of the N. Testament
God, after He spoke long ago to thefathers in the prophets in many portions
and in many ways, in these last days has
spoken to us in His Son
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Inspiration of the N. Testament
Jesus was a prophet
I will raise up a prophet from among their
countrymen like you, and I will put My words in
His mouth, and he shall speak to them Deut.
18:18
Peter said the prophet was Christ Acts 3: 22
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Book of John
Identifies Christ differently from the other gospels
Records for us the specific instructions for the apostles (Jn.13 17) relating to their ministries.
Inspiration of the New Testament
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Book of John
Inspiration of the N. Testament
1. John 1:18 Christ revealed the Father
2. Jn. 3:34 John the Baptist said of Jesus He whom God sentspeaks the words of God.
3. Jn. 12:49 Jesus did not speak for Himself but for God.
Jesus was an inspired prophet!!!
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- The critic saysso
what?
- It is called the New and
Living Testament of
Jesus Christ
- Yet Christ never penned
a word in our Bibles
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there has to be a link between
Christ and the NT writers
if we cannot understand this process, then
we how do we know they are inspired?
this is one of the most foundational studies to our faith
the link is the Holy Spirit
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Book of John«
John 13:20 is what all these verses hinge on
Truly, truly I say to you, he who receives
whomever I send receives Me; and he who
receives Me receives Him who sent Me.
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Book of John«
1. Jn. 14: 16 21; Jesus will send the Holy Spirit
2. Jn. 14:26; the role of the Holy Spirit
3. Jn. 15:26; the Holy Spirit testifies Christ4. Jn. 16:7; Christ had to send the Helper
5. Jn. 16:13; speaks the words of God, cf. 12:49
6. Acts 1:4, 5 & 2:1-4 shows this promisefulfilled
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Holy Spirit and Jesus
1. Did not speak on their own initiative (Jn. 12:49& 16:13)
2. Were both sent from the Father (Jn. 3:34 &
15:26)
3. Both revealed the Father (Jn. 1:18 & 1 Cor.2:10)
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But this refers to the apostles right?
Did only apostles write the NT?
The apostles wrote 21 of the 27 books
Jude, James, Mark, & Luke were not
apostles
So their writings were not inspired
men?
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9 Spiritual Gifts from 1 Cor. 12
Wisdom
Knowledge
Faith
HealingWorking of miracles
Prophecy
Discerning of spirits
Various languages
Interpretation of languages
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How gifts, like prophecy, were
passed
Acts 8:18
now when Simon saw that
the Spirit was bestowed
through the laying on theapostles hands, he offered
them money
you have no part or portion inthis matter..repent - Peter
2 Timothy 1:6
for this reason I remind you
to kindle afresh the gift of
God which is in you through
the laying on of my hands
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ApostlesAND Prophets
Ephesians 2:20 - foundation of the apostles andprophets
Ephesians 3:5, 11 some apostles, someprophets; both received revelation
Hebrews 2: 3, 4 the word was confirmed to the
Hebrew writer
1 Timothy 5:18 Luke is quoted as Scripture
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