THE BIBLETHE BIBLETHE ULTIMATE AUTHORITYTHE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY

IN OUR LIVESIN OUR LIVES

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THE BIBLEIS A SPECIAL IS A SPECIAL

REVELATION FROM REVELATION FROM GOD.GOD.

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GOD IS THE SUPREME AUTHORITY GOD IS THE SUPREME AUTHORITY BECAUSE HE BECAUSE HE CREATEDCREATED ALL THINGS, ALL THINGS, HE HE KNOWSKNOWS ALL THINGS AND HE IS ALL THINGS AND HE IS

ABLE TO ABLE TO CONTROLCONTROL ALL THINGS. THE ALL THINGS. THE BIBLE CARRIES ALL AUTHORITY BIBLE CARRIES ALL AUTHORITY BECAUSE IT IS GOD’S WORD. BECAUSE IT IS GOD’S WORD.

God is communicating directly with us!

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IT IS IT IS HISHIS WAY OF WAY OF TELLING USTELLING US HISHIS WILL.WILL.

YOURYOUR WELL-BEING DEPENDS WELL-BEING DEPENDS ON ON YOURYOUR KNOWLEDGE OF KNOWLEDGE OF

GOD’S WILL.GOD’S WILL.

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IT IS ESSENTIAL TO RECOGNIZE

•GOD’S AUTHORITY AS EXPRESSED THROUGH•HIS WORD.

THE BIBLE WAS NOT WRITTEN AS A THEOLOGICAL TEXTBOOK.

IT WAS WRITTEN BY INSPIRED MEN, MEN SPECIALLY GUIDED BY GOD’S SPIRIT SO THAT THEY WROTE JUST WHAT HE WANTED THEM TO WRITE.

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THE DESIGN OF THE BIBLE

• The Bible was written to be read out loud.• The HEARING OF THE WORD is the means by

which God’s will is transmitted to the spirit of • Man.• 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.

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THE BIBLE WAS COMPILED FROM THE BIBLE WAS COMPILED FROM PERSONAL STORIES WRITTEN IN PERSONAL STORIES WRITTEN IN

‘NARRATIVE STYLE’. THE STORIES ‘NARRATIVE STYLE’. THE STORIES ARE TRUE AND VERY REAL TO THE ARE TRUE AND VERY REAL TO THE

AUTHORS.AUTHORS.

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THERE IS NO OTHER WAY THAT WE CAN KNOW :

•THE TRUE NATURE OF GODTHE TRUE NATURE OF GOD•THE ORIGIN OF EARTHLY THE ORIGIN OF EARTHLY THINGSTHINGS•THE DESTINY OF MANKINDTHE DESTINY OF MANKIND

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WHAT?

BIBLE STUDY

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OUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE BIBLE

• HOW WE CONSULT THE “WORD OF GOD” IS A HOW WE CONSULT THE “WORD OF GOD” IS A REFLECTION OF OUR ATTITUDE ABOUT GOD REFLECTION OF OUR ATTITUDE ABOUT GOD HIMSELF.HIMSELF.

• THE WORD OF GOD IS HOLY.• IT DESERVES A REVERENT STUDY• THE ONE WHO STUDIES IT AS A MESSAGE

FROM GOD WILL BE RICHLY REWARDED.

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The most important thing you can do with your life

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• KNOW GOD THROUGH HIS KNOW GOD THROUGH HIS

WORDWORD

• RECEIVE SUPERNATURAL RECEIVE SUPERNATURAL GUIDANCE FROM HIMGUIDANCE FROM HIM

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• DEUTERONOMY 12:28

Observe and HEAR all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the LORD thy God.

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• Matthew 13:15• For this people's heart is waxed gross, and

their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

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