Monday, October 07, 2013

40 Days In The Word

Today we started 40 Days In The Word at Chilliwack EM Church. After dedicated preparation by our leadership team, we began the journey today. Here are some exerpts from my sermon notes this morning on the subject: "How Can I Trust The Bible"

The Bible is the most read book in history. The Bestselling book in history and the most translated book in history.

2 Timothy 3, says, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching and rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” 

The Bible may claim it is God's Word, but how can I trust the Bible to be God's inspired Word to us?

I can truat the Bible becuase...
1. It is Historically Accurate
It is made up of primarily eye witness accounts. Those who copied the text took great pains to make absolutely certain that copies were exactly as the original. Archeology has proven over and over that Biblical places are real and not some fabrication.

2. It is Prophetically Accurate
There are literally thousands of prophecies made in the scriptures that have been fulfilled. More than 300 prophecies made concerning the coming Messiah were fulfilled in Jesus. No prophecy was wrong. The only conclusion for these prophecies and subsequent fulfillment is that God was the one who inspired the prophets.

3. It is Thematically Unified
The Bible was written over the span of more than 1600 years by 40 authors in 3 different continents and 3 different languages. It was written by an incredibly diverse collection of authors. Yet, it has one unified theme - the story of God redepmtion of mankind.

4. It is Confirmed by Jesus
Jesus spoke of the Scritures as completely trustworthy and historically true. If we can trust Jesus, we can trust the Bible.

5. It has Survived all Attacks
This Bible has been under attack for century after century after century by everything you can imagine. Yet it is still the most read, the most published, the bestselling book in the world and is still making a difference in people's lives

6. It has Transforming Power
John 8:31-32 “If you continue in my Word, then you are my disciples indeed; And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free!”

The Bible is God's trustworthy Word to us. Will we listen to it as our authoritative in our lives or will we listen to the lies of the world?

If you would like to listen to the sermon from you can go to :http://www.chwkemc.org/audio-sermons/ and click on "Why Can I Trust The Bible."