Community Church 

of  Virginia Beach

BIBLE FOR DUMMIES

“How We Got It”

February 26, 2006

“As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish… so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.”                                                    Isaiah 55:10-11   (NIV)

     CYCLE OF DIVINE COMMUNICATION:

1.  Revelation:                        God to Man               

“All scripture is God-breathed.”                    2 Tim. 3:16   (TLB)

·         Over 3,000 times the Bible states that – “The Lord says…”

2.  Inspiration:                       Man to Paper            

“No prophecy recorded in Scripture was ever thought up by the prophet himself.  It was the Holy Spirit within these godly men who gave them true messages from God.”

                                                                                                                                                   2 Pet 1:20   (TLB)

3.  Preservation:                    Their Time to Our Time

           ·         Text

          ·         Archaeology

1.      Sodom and Gomorrah

2.      The Hittites

3.      King David

4.  Illumination:  Bible to My Life

“The whole Bible was given to us by inspiration from God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives; it straightens us out and helps us do what is right.”     2 Tim 3:16   (TLB)

"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.  The rain came down, the streams

rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.”         Matt 7:24-25   (NIV)

            Commitments:

           r         Come to the Bible with a more open mind

          r         Read the Bible through before making judgements

          r         Find a modern version of the Bible that reads easier

         r         Read \ Study the Bible once a week on my own

         r         Read \ Study the Bible once a day on my own

         r         Get involved in a Coastal Life Group

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