Knowing the Bible is Real
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Being "Called" or "Chosen" of God has become popular and easily branded for merchandising in this season. In your own words, discuss what you believe is the difference between talent versus the true chosen of God.
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COURSE 4 - OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY » Knowing the Bible is Real
There is no other book of work that can even compare to the Bible, they are all counterfeits. We learned that a rigorous process was in place to vet the books of the Bible. I'm not aware of any other body of work that has gone through this level of scrutiny and spans over 1000 years with multiple writers without contradiction. I know the Bible is real because it keeps pointing us back to God our Father as in John 15:26 But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me. God tells us it is the truth. Lastly, I experienced a physical healing having studied and prayed the Word of God on bitterness and unforgiveness. It was a spiritual ailment that manifested itself in my knee that caused difficulty for me to walk or even stand for more than 1-2 minutes at a time. I woke up one day healed and I know the power of the words from the Bible I spoke over my life along with scriptures on repentance God used to help heal me. The words in the Bible have power and since the Bible is given by inspiration of God I know that I know that I know it is real.
I believe the Bible is the truth because He, God is called, in Greek, Logos, meaning the Word of God. John 3:12 in the Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) reads, If I have told you about things that happen on earth and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you about things of heaven? The book of Psalm 119:160 (KJV), reads Thy word is true from the beginning: And everyone of thy righteous judgments endureth forever. This same scripture, Psalm 119:160, read from the Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) says, The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever. I love the power behind the translation in this version, the entirety, which Webster's Dictionary defines as the state of being complete, the whole of something. The first mention of God being the creator of the heaven, and the earth is found in Genesis 1:1 KJV, In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. One might ask, what was there before God, and who created God? Both questions point right back to asking the question is the bible the truth? We need to remember; that our eternal Father, God, is not an effect. There was never a time when He did not exist. We must realize that only created things have a creator and we cannot place God in the category of things created. How do we know this, because He reveals Himself in and through His Word, in the Old and New Testament that He has always existed! That is powerful and in spending time in His Word, the presence of the Holy Spirit draws nearer and nearer.
When I became a Christian /translated, I began to feel the very presence of God through the power of the Holy Spirit! The Spirit is truth and very powerful. Through the years, I have matured and grown in Christ (transformation process), in His Word, and in the Spirit. I have experienced that in His Word (in Him), I/we live, breathe, move, and have our being! If we believe what scripture says is true, we can have eternal life! John 3:16 (KJV) For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life! The ultimate sacrifice for the ultimate gift! Yes, I believe with my whole heart that He is Lord, and the Word was made flesh, which was Christ Jesus, that dwelt among us. The Holy Spirit has never left my side nor will He ever! The word reassures us that He is the way, truth, and life! Jesus summed it up in one verse, John 14:6 I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man comes to the father except through me. I believe all man’s questions of life and belief in the Word, which is God, can be -answered in this verse!
I believe the Bible is the truth because He, God is called, in Greek, Logos, meaning the Word of God. John 3:12 in the Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) reads, If I have told you about things that happen on earth and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you about things of heaven? The book of Psalm 119:160 (KJV), reads Thy word is true from the beginning: And everyone of thy righteous judgments endureth forever. This same scripture, Psalm 119:160, read from the Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) says, The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever. I love the power behind the translation in this version, the entirety, which Webster's Dictionary defines as the state of being complete, the whole of something. The first mention of God being the creator of the heaven, and the earth is found in Genesis 1:1 KJV, In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. One might ask, what was there before God, and who created God? Both questions point right back to asking the question is the bible the truth? We need to remember; that our eternal Father, God, is not an effect. There was never a time when He did not exist. We must realize that only created things have a creator and we cannot place God in the category of things created. How do we know this, because He reveals Himself in and through His Word, in the Old and New Testament that He has always existed! That is powerful and in spending time in His Word, the presence of the Holy Spirit draws nearer and nearer.
When I became a Christian /translated, I began to feel the very presence of God through the power of the Holy Spirit! The Spirit is truth and very powerful. Through the years, I have matured and grown in Christ (transformation process), in His Word, and in the Spirit. I have experienced that in His Word (in Him), I/we live, breathe, move, and have our being! If we believe what scripture says is true, we can have eternal life! John 3:16 (KJV) For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life! The ultimate sacrifice for the ultimate gift! Yes, I believe with my whole heart that He is Lord, and the Word was made flesh, which was Christ Jesus, that dwelt among us. The Holy Spirit has never left my side nor will He ever! The word reassures us that He is the way, truth, and life! Jesus summed it up in one verse, John 14:6 I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man comes to the father except through me. I believe all man’s questions of life and belief in the Word, which is God, can be -answered in this verse!