> [!title|noicon] **The Nature of the Bible, the Word of God**
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✏ Every word in the Bible in the original languages, as penned by the prophets, apostles and others, is divinely inspired. God mysteriously brought each historic event and conversation to pass through His sovereign power and wisdom and infallibly authored how they were recorded in the Bible through His human instruments. The human writers were moved by the Holy Spirit to write every word God intended.
- [2 Samuel 23:2](2%20Samuel%2023.md#^2) (How God wrote the Bible)
- [1 Thessalonians 2:13](1%20Thessalonians%202.md#^13)
- [2 Timothy 3:16](2%20Timothy%203.md#^16)
- [2 Peter 1:20](2%20Peter%201.md#^20), [21](2%20Peter%201.md#^21)
✏ God's *Word* is His *Law*:
- [Psalm 27:31](Psalm%2037.md#^31) w/[Psalm 119:105](Psalm%20119.md#^105)
- [Matthew 5:18](Matthew%205.md#^18) w/[Matthew 24:35](Matthew%2024.md#^35)
- [Romans 2:13](Romans%202.md#^13) w/[James 1:22](James%201.md#^22), [25](James%201.md#^25)
✏ What God says (speaks) absolutely comes to pass:
- [Isaiah 55:11](Isaiah%2055.md#^11)
- [Ezekiel 12:28](Ezekiel%2012.md#^28)
✏ It is what gives life and salvation to us if we become saved:
- [Romans 10:17](Romans%2010.md#^17)
✏ The Bible is a spiritual Book, God-breathed by the Spirit of God:
- [John 6:63](John%206.md#^63)
- [1 Corinthians 2:13](1%20Corinthians%202.md#^13)
- [Matthew 13:10](Matthew%2013.md#^10), [11](Matthew%2013.md#^11), [12](Matthew%2013.md#^12), [13](Matthew%2013.md#^13), [14](Matthew%2013.md#^14), [15](Matthew%2013.md#^15), [16](Matthew%2013.md#^16); [34](Matthew%2013.md#^34)
- [Luke 5:31](Luke%205.md#^31), [32](Luke%205.md#^32) (Ex. of spiritual language)
✏ Christ Himself is the Word of God in the flesh:
- [John 1](John%201.md#^1), [2](John%201.md#^2) ... [14](John%201.md#^14), [15](John%201.md#^15)
✏ We are to listen to and trust God and not man:
- [Isaiah 2:22](Isaiah%202.md#^22)
- [Jeremiah 17:5](Jeremiah%2017.md#^5)
✏ The Bible is ultimately written to the whole human race:
- [Psalm 49:1](Psalm%2049.md#^1), [2](Psalm%2049.md#^2)
- [Proverbs 8:1](Proverbs%208.md#^1), [2](Proverbs%208.md#^2), [3](Proverbs%208.md#^3), [4](Proverbs%208.md#^4)
- [Acts 17:30](Acts%2017.md#^30)
✏ The Old Testament was ultimately written for us who live during the New Testament age:
- [Romans 15:4](Romans%2015.md#^4)
- [1 Corinthians 10:11](1%20Corinthians%2010.md#^11)
- [1 Peter 1:12](1%20Peter%201.md#^12)
✏ No person has perfect understanding:
- [1 Corinthians 13:9](1%20Corinthians%2013.md#^9)
✏ The Truth is revealed to the elect, while veiled (or hidden) from the unsaved:
- [Matthew 13:11](Matthew%2013.md#^11), [15](Matthew%2013.md#^15)
- [2 Corinthians 4:3](2%20Corinthians%204.md#^3), [4](2%20Corinthians%2013.md#^4)
✏ 3 Principles for Bible Study:
- Look for Christ in ALL Scripture ([Luke 24:27](Luke%2024.md#^27), [44](Luke%2024.md#^44); [John 1:45](John%201.md#^45), [5:39](John%205.md#^39), [46](John%205.md#^46)) by...
- Diligently comparing Scripture with Scripture ([1 Corinthians 2:13](1%20Corinthians%202.md#^13); [Psalm 1:2](Psalm%201.md#^2)) and...
- Apply what’s learned (that is, obey God - [Job 28:28](Job%2028.md#^28); [Ecclesiastes 12:13](Ecclesiastes%2012.md#^13); [2 Timothy 3:16](2%20Timothy%203.md#^16), [17](2%20Timothy%203.md#^17))
✏ God declares the end from the beginning:
- [Isaiah 46:10](Isaiah%2046.md#^10)
✏ The Old Testament is especially for us today who live during the New Testament period. The OT prophets did not have the entire Bible, and thus could not compare Scripture with Scripture in order to interpret the Old Testament scriptures:
- [Romans 15:4](Romans%2015.md#^4)
- [1 Corinthians 10:11](1%20Corinthians%2010.md#^11)
- [1 Peter 1:12](1%20Peter%201.md#^12)
- [Daniel 12:9](Daniel%2012.md#^9), [10](Daniel%2012.md#^10)
- [Revelation 10:7](Revelation%2010.md#^7)
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Tags: #Bible_Speaks_for_Itself