True or False? True or False? 1.1. Everything the Scriptures say is true.Everything the Scriptures say is true.2.2. Only the religious things in the Bible are true. Only the religious things in the Bible are true. 3.3. Although the Bible was written by men, God is Although the Bible was written by men, God is

speaking in it. speaking in it. 4.4. We cannot expect all the historical facts in the Bible to We cannot expect all the historical facts in the Bible to

be true. be true. 5.5. What the Bible says of scientific matters is accurate. What the Bible says of scientific matters is accurate. 6.6. God put only his general thoughts into the Bible, not his God put only his general thoughts into the Bible, not his

exact words. exact words. 7.7. God claims every word of the Scripture to be his own. God claims every word of the Scripture to be his own.

The Bible is God’s WordThe Bible is God’s Word

Why is it important for us to Why is it important for us to know that the Bible is know that the Bible is

verbally inspired?verbally inspired?

Question 1

What do we mean when What do we mean when we say that God gave we say that God gave us the Bible by “verbal us the Bible by “verbal inspiration”?inspiration”?

1 Thessalonians 2:13

Holy Spirit

2 Timothy 3:16

2 Peter 1:21Men

write words Verbal Inspiration

Key Point 1

1 Corinthians 2:12-13

John 10:35

NoErrors

John 17:17

Numbers 23:19No

unkeptpromises

Key Point 2

Deuteronomy 4:2

Revelation 22:18-19

2 Peter 3:16

Jude 4

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subtractchange themeaning

Key Point 3

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1 Thessalonians 2:131 Thessalonians 2:13

And we also thank God continually because, And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it actually is, the the word of men, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is at work in you who word of God, which is at work in you who believe. believe.

2 Timothy 3:162 Timothy 3:16

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness. training in righteousness.

Inspiration(Latin, in + spirare = to breathe)

2 Peter 1:212 Peter 1:21

For prophecy never had its For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy were carried along by the Holy Spirit.Spirit.

1 Corinthians 2:12-131 Corinthians 2:12-13

We have not received the spirit of the world We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely may understand what God has freely given us. This is what we speak, not in given us. This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.spiritual truths in spiritual words.

Key Point 1Key Point 1

Verbal Inspiration means Verbal Inspiration means that the ____ _____ that the ____ _____ guided ____ to record guided ____ to record the exact _____ that he the exact _____ that he wanted them to ____.wanted them to ____.

Holy SpiritHoly Spiritmenmen

wordswordswritewrite

Question 2

What is one reason it is What is one reason it is important for us to know important for us to know that the Bible is verbally that the Bible is verbally inspired?inspired?

John 10:35

If he called them 'gods,' to If he called them 'gods,' to whom the word of God whom the word of God came--and the Scripture came--and the Scripture cannot be broken-- cannot be broken--

John 17:17

Sanctify them by the truth;Sanctify them by the truth;

your word is truth. your word is truth.

Numbers 23:19Numbers 23:19

God is not a man, that he should lie, God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill? Does he promise and not fulfill?

Key Point 2Key Point 2

Because the Bible is verbally Because the Bible is verbally _______, we can be sure _______, we can be sure that it has no _____ and that it has no _____ and that all its ________ will be that all its ________ will be ____.____.

inspiredinspirederrorserrors

promisespromiseskeptkept

Question 3

What is the second reason What is the second reason why it is important for us to why it is important for us to know that the Bible is verbally know that the Bible is verbally inspired?inspired?

Deuteronomy 4:2

Do not add to what I command Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of it, but keep the commands of the LORD your God that I the LORD your God that I give you. give you.

Revelation 22:18-19

I warn everyone who hears the words of the I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the anything to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. And if plagues described in this book. And if anyone takes words away from this book anyone takes words away from this book of prophecy, God will take away from him of prophecy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the holy his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book. city, which are described in this book.

2 Peter 3:16

He writes the same way in all his He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.Scriptures, to their own destruction.

Jude 4

For certain men whose condemnation For certain men whose condemnation was written about long ago have was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They secretly slipped in among you. They are godless men, who change the are godless men, who change the grace of our God into a license for grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord. only Sovereign and Lord.

Key Point 3Key Point 3

Because the ____ is verbally Because the ____ is verbally _______, we will not want to _______, we will not want to ___ to it, _______ from it, or ___ to it, _______ from it, or ______ its meaning in any ______ its meaning in any way.way.

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What I’ve Learned…What I’ve Learned…

It is important for me to know It is important for me to know that the Bible is verbally that the Bible is verbally inspired because then I trust inspired because then I trust what it says and never what it says and never change it in any way.change it in any way.

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