God's Unchangeable Word:
- God created the heavens and the earth and
all that are in it.
- He created man and woman.
- He came up with and acted upon a plan to
forgive us of our sins.
- He made covenants with man.
- He made promises that He will not break.
Let's look at the importance of God's word in our
lives:
 God,
after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the
prophets in many portions and in many ways, 2
in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom
He appointed heir of all things, through whom also
He made the world...1 For this reason we
must pay much closer attention to what we have
heard, lest we drift away from it. 2 For
if the word spoken through angels proved
unalterable, and every transgression and
disobedience received a just recompense, 3
how shall we escape if we neglect so great a
salvation? After it was at the first spoken through
the Lord, it was confirmed to us by those who
heard... Hebrews 1:1-2, 2:1-3 (NAS)
Beloved, while I was making
every effort to write you about our common
salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you
appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith
which was once for all delivered to the saints.
Jude 1:3 (NAS)
And we proclaim Him,
admonishing every man and teaching every man with
all wisdom, that we may present every man complete
in Christ. Colossians 1:28 (NAS)
Now I exhort you, brethren, by
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all
agree, and there be no divisions among you, but you
be made complete in the same mind and in the same
judgment. 1 Corinthians 1:10 (NAS)
If anyone thinks he is a
prophet or spiritual, let him recognize that the
things which I write to you are the Lord's
commandment. 1 Corinthians 14:37 (NAS)
All Scripture is inspired by
God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for
correction, for training in righteousness; that the
man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good
work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NAS)
For the word of God is living
and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and
piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit,
of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the
thoughts and intentions of the heart. Hebrews 4:12
(NAS)
Therefore, take up the full
armor of God, that you may be able to resist in the
evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with
truth, and having put on the breastplate of
righteousness, and having shod your feet with the
preparation of the gospel of peace; in addition to
all, taking up the shield of faith with which you
will be able to extinguish all the flaming missiles
of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation,
and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of
God. Ephesians 6:13-17 (NAS)
But know this first of all,
that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one's
own interpretation, for no prophecy was ever made by
an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy
Spirit spoke from God. 2 Peter 1:20-21 (NAS)
These things I have written to
you who believe in the name of the Son of God, in
order that you may know that you have eternal life.
1 John 5:13 (NAS)
As for you, let that abide in
you which you heard from the beginning. If what you
heard from the beginning abides in you, you also
will abide in the Son and in the Father.
1 John 2:24 (NAS)
For you know what commandments
we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
1
Thessalonians 4:2 (NAS)
And it was for this He called
you through our gospel, that you may gain the glory
of our Lord Jesus Christ. So then, brethren, stand
firm and hold to the traditions which you were
taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from
us. II Thessalonians 2:14-15 (NAS)
The grass withers, the flower
fades, but the word of our God stands forever.
Isaiah 40:8 (NAS)
...in order that by two
unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for
God to lie, we may have strong encouragement, we who
have fled for refuge in laying hold of the hope set
before us. Hebrews 6:18 (NAS)
Warning to Those Who Add To or Change What Has
Been Written In the Bible
You
shall not add to the word which I am commanding you,
nor take away from it, that you may keep the
commandments of the LORD your God which I command
you. Deuteronomy 4:2 (NAS)
I testify to everyone who hears
the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone
adds to them, God shall add to him the plagues which
are written in this book; and if anyone takes away
from the words of the book of this prophecy, God
shall take away his part from the tree of life and
from the holy city, which are written in this book. Revelation 22:18-19 (NAS)
...by which also you are
saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to
you, unless you believed in vain. I Corinthians 15:2 (NAS)
For this reason we must pay
much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we
drift away. For if the word spoken through angels
proved unalterable, and every transgression and
disobedience received a just recompense, how shall
we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? After
it was at the first spoken through the Lord, it was
confirmed to us by those who heard... Hebrews 2:1-3 (NAS)
O Timothy, guard what has been
entrusted to you, avoiding worldly empty chatter,
the opposing arguments of what is falsely called
"knowledge"-- which some have professed and thus
gone astray from the faith. Grace be with you. 1
Timothy 6:20-21 (NAS)
Anyone who goes too far and
does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not
have God; the one who abides in the teaching, he has
both the Father and the Son. I1 John 1:9 (NAS)
The one who says, "I have come
to know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is
a liar, and the truth is not in him; but whoever
keeps His word, in him the love of God has truly
been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him:
the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to
walk in the same manner as He walked. 1 John 2:4-6
(NAS)
Jesus said: "And why do you
call Me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?
Everyone who comes to Me, and hears My words, and
acts upon them, I will show you whom he is like:"
Luke 6:46-47 (NAS)
Jesus said: "He who rejects Me,
and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges
him; the word I spoke is what will judge him at the
last day. "For I did not speak on My own initiative,
but the Father Himself who sent Me has given Me
commandment, what to say, and what to speak. "And I
know that His commandment is eternal life; therefore
the things I speak, I speak just as the Father has
told Me." John 12:48-50 (NAS)
But even though we, or an
angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel
contrary to that which we have preached to you, let
him be accursed. As we have said before, so I say
again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel
contrary to that which you received, let him be
accursed. For am I now seeking the favor of men, or
of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were
still trying to please men, I would not be a
bond-servant of Christ. Galatians 1:8-10 (NAS)
Warnings of False Teachers and False Prophets in
These Latter Days
Love
never fails; but if prophecy, they will be done
away; if tongues, they will cease; if knowledge, it
will be done away. 1 Corinthians 13:8 (NAS)
And many false prophets will
arise, and will mislead many. Matthew 24:11 (NAS)
For false Christs and false
prophets will arise and will show great signs and
wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the
elect. Matthew 24:24 (NAS)
For such men are false
apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves
as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan
disguises himself as an angel of light. Therefore it
is not surprising if his servants also disguise
themselves as servants of righteousness; whose end
shall be according to their deeds. 2 Corinthians
11:13-15 (NAS)
And then that lawless one will
be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath
of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance
of His coming; that is, the one whose coming is in
accord with the activity of Satan, with all power
and signs and false wonders, and with all the
deception of wickedness for those who perish,
because they did not receive the love of the truth
so as to be saved. And for this reason God will send
upon them a deluding influence so that they might
believe what is false, in order that they all may be
judged who did not believe the truth, but took
pleasure in wickedness. II Thessalonians 2:8-12
(NAS)
But false prophets also arose
among the people, just as there will also be false
teachers among you, who will secretly introduce
destructive heresies, even denying the Master who
bought them, bringing swift destruction upon
themselves. And many will follow their sensuality,
and because of them the way of the truth will be
maligned; and in their greed they will exploit you
with false words; their judgment from long ago is
not idle, and their destruction is not asleep. 2
Peter 2:1-3 (NAS)
Beloved, do not believe every
spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are
from God; because many false prophets have gone out
into the world. 1 John 4:1 (NAS)
Why is the Bible So Important?
Jesus therefore was saying to
those Jews who had believed Him, "If you abide in My
word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you
shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you
free." John 8:31-32 (NAS)
Simon Peter answered Him,
"Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of
eternal life." John 6:68 (NAS)
But He answered and said, "It
is written, 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but
on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of
God.'" Matthew 4:4 (NAS)
Question:
According to the scriptures above, which of the
following best describes the Bible:
- The Bible was not intended to be complete
and, as a result, we need teachers or prophets
today to add to or change what the Bible says.
- The Bible was only intended to be relevant
when it was written thousands of years ago...and
is no longer relevant today.
- The Bible is complete and relevant today in the
following ways:
- Something that we must pay much closer
attention to;
- Unalterable (not to be altered or
changed);
- Delivered once...for all;
- Written so that we may present every man
complete in Christ;
- Written so that we may be complete in
the same mind and the same judgment;
- Contains the Lord's commandments;
- Profitable for teaching, reproof,
correction, training in righteousness;
- Written so that the man of God may be
adequate, equipped for every good work;
- Living and active;
- Able to judge the thoughts and
intentions of the heart;
- One that protects us spiritually as our
sword and shield;
- Written by men moved by the Holy Spirit;
- Written so that we may know whether or
not we have eternal life;
- Written so that we may abide in it...and
in the Father;
- The commands of God and Jesus Christ;
- The words in which we must stand firm;
- The words that will not fade away;
- The words of God...Who cannot lie;
- And the list goes on...
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