Here we will cover Knowing God's Word.
Christians should know the bible for many reasons, but the main one is because God is it's Author. All bible students
know that God is Creator, Redeemer and Judge, but do we think of Him as Author of the bible?
About 14 centuries before Christ, our bible had it's beginnings in the Sinai Desert with God speaking
to Moses who had once been a prince in Egypt and was nearly 120 years old at the time. (imagine, being that old!) At the Lord's
command, Moses picked up his "pen" and began writing Scripture's first five books, Genesis through Deuteronomy. More than
1,500 years later, the divine manuscript was completed on a lonely, windswept island in the Mediterranean Sea by a former
fisherman, John the apostle.
From Genesis to Revelation, the final book, there are sixty-six divinely inspired books. Over the
centuries, approximately forty men and women, representing varied backgrounds and writing styles, served as channels for God's
Word. The completed work displays a marvelous historical, theological, geographical, topical and biographical unity.
The bible's practical benefits for us is summarized under two headings; knowing and growing. The bible
gives us the good news of the gospel that we can know God, explains the will of God, so that all of us can grow spiritually
before Him.
Scripture also reveals our place in God's program and answers crucial questions pertaining to our
origin, purpose and destiny. Because God has revealed His unchanging truths, the Christian faith provides real answers and
guidance to every generation. Although we cannot grasp how individual events fit into God's programs, we can understand God's
basic plan in order to come to know and serve Him. Few joys can compare with realizing our places in God's program and working
to fulfill our destinies.
Read how God's Word came to us:
Deut. 29:29 - revelation of God's Word.
Is. 59:21 - inspiration of God's Word.
Prov. 6:23 - illumination of God's Word.
What God's Word Does:
Neh. 8:9 - God's Word convicts.
Ps. 17:4 - God's Word corrects.
Ps. 119:9 - God's Word cleanses.
John 8:31 - God's Word confirms.
Prov. 22:21 - God's Word equips.
How we benefit from God's Word:
Dan. 11:32 - know God through His Word.
Ps. 40:8 - know God's will through His Word.
What God's Word tells us about His program:
Deut. 32:7 - God's work in the past.
Ps. 139:14 - God's work in our life.
What God's Word says about His Covenants:
Gen. 2:15-17 - The Edenic Covenant.
Gen. 3:14-21 - The Adamic Covenant.
Gen. 9:1-19 - The Noahic Covenant.
Gen. 12:1-3 - The Abrahamic Covenant.
Ex. 19:5-8 - The Mosaic Covenant.
Deut. 29:10-15; 30:11-20 - The Palestinian Covenant.
2 Sam. 7:4-17 - The Davidic Covenant.
Jer. 31:31-34 - The New Covenant.
