Given by inspiration
of God - 2 Timothy 3:16
Holy
men of God spoke - 2 Peter 1:20, 21; Revelation 1:1
Word
to stand forever - Isaiah 40:8; 1 Peter 1:25
Scriptures
cannot be broken - John 10:35
Do
not add to the Word - Proverbs 30:5, 6; Deuteronomy 4:2
Do
not add or delete - Revelation 22:18, 19; De 12:32
Those
things revealed belong to us - De 29:29
Easier
for heaven and earth to pass away than to change one mark
Matthew
5:18; Luke 16:17; 21:33
People
twist to their own destruction - 2 Pe 3:16 also notice that Peter speaks of Paul’s epistles as Scripture – 2 Pe
3:15, 16
The
words of the Lord are pure words – Psalm 12:6
You
shall keep them - Ps 12:7
man
lives by every Word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord –
De
8:3
I
have not departed from the commandments of His lips, I have treasured the words of His mouth - Job 23:12
Desire
the pure milk of the word - 1 Pe 2:2
Through
the Word of God which lives and abides forever and ever -
1Pe
1:23
Heaven
and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away – Mt 24:35; Mark 13:31; Lu 21:33
man
shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God - Mt 4:4; Luke 4:4
take
a scroll of a book and write on it all the words I have spoken to you
Jeremiah
36:2
The
law and the words which the Lord of hosts had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets - Zechariah 7:12
Your
Word have I hid in my heart that I Might not sin against You –
Ps
119:11
Your
Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my feet – Ps 119:505
For
whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures
might have hope. Romans 15:4-4
Sanctify
them by Your truth. Your Word is truth. John 17:17
God,
who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the father by the prophets - Hebrews 1:1
The
Scripture has to be fulfilled, Which the Holy Spirit spoke before
By
the mouth of David - Acts 1:16
The
Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah the prophet - Ac 28:25
As
was His custom (Jesus) went into the Synagogue on Sabbath….
(He)
stood up to read Isaiah - Lu 4:16, 17
Books
of the Old Testament written by prophets
Isaiah,
Jeremiah, Lamentations, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
Three
rules for understanding the meaning of text is: context, context, context.
1. Immediate context
2.
Book context
3.
Bible context
Halley’s
Bible Handbook
The
word “canon,” literally means “Cane,” or “Rod of Measurement.” In Christian use it came to mean the “Written Rule of Faith,” the list of Original and Authoritative
Books that composed God’s Inspired Word. The Canonical Books were those
which came to be generally recognized by the Churches as the Genuine and Authentic Writings.
In
the days of Christ there was in the literature of the Jewish nation a group of Writings called “THE SCRIPTURES,”
now called the Old Testament, which the people commonly regarded as having come from God.
They called it THE WORD OF GOD. Jesus Himself so recognized it. It was read Publicly and Taught Regularly in the Synagogues.
Christian
Churches, from the very first, accepted Jewish Scriptures as God’s Word, and gave them, in their assemblies, the same
place they had had in the Synagogues.
As
the Writings of the Apostles appeared, they were added to these Jewish Scriptures, and were held in the same sacred regard. Each Church wanted, not only what had been addressed to itself, but copies of Writings
addressed to other churches.
THE FOUR GOSPELS
Matthew
(Levi)
Author – probably Matthew, disciple
of Jesus
Date – sometime between A.D.
60 and 65
Target audience – The Jews –
to prove that Jesus was their Messiah, the eternal King, presenting His credentials
Mark
Author –John Mark, not one of
the disciples
Date – sometime between A.D.
55 and 65
Target audience – Gentile Christians
especially in Rome, recording Jesus’ actions
and achievements
Luke
Author – Luke, a doctor, a Greek
and Gentile Christian
Date - about A.D. 60-62
Target audience – Theophilus
(“One who loves God”) – to present an accurate account of the life of Christ and to present Christ as the
perfect human and Savior, providing a viewpoint from stepping back to look at Jesus’ birth, ministry, death and resurrection
John
Author – John, the apostle, son
of Zebedee
Date – probably A.D. 85-90
Target audience – new Christians
and seeking new Christians.
Explaining
how to find eternal life, to prove conclusively that Jesus is the Son of God and that all who believe in him will have that
eternal life
