WestWay Christian Church
The 1015
Summary:
We can have historical confidence in the Bible because it’s been faithfully copied and passed down for thousands of years; we have thousand of manuscripts to demonstrate this. But...is it true? Does is accurately portray reality? Do the contents of the Bible provide meaning and purpose to me? What does the Bible have to do with my life today? Join us as we wrestle with these (and other) questions as we survey the entire Bible together.
This week we'll be talking about the Bible as timeless and timely.
"Assembling" the Bible into the format we have today. There were 5 basic "tests":
1- Authorship- Did a widely accepted follower of God write it? Did the author hold great authority and respect from within the church community?
2- Confirmation- Was the author confirmed by God as a recognized prophet or leader? Was the author an apostle or an eyewitness to the ministry of Jesus and/or the early church?
3- Accuracy- Does the book tell the truth about God? Is its message consistent with other accepted books of the Bible?
4- Power- Does the book demonstrate the life-transforming power of God? How does this book impact the lives of its readers?
5- Acceptance- Has the book been widely accepted by the Jewish or Christian communities as being the authoritative Word of God? Was the book widely recognized as the Word of God as it circulated through the community of faith?
Judges 21:25 NLT
Romans 1:18-32 NLT
Romans 3:23 NLT
Romans 6:23 NLT
Romans 5:8 NLT
John 3:16-17 NLT
Acts of the Apostles 2:38 NLT
Romans 10:13 NLT
