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:
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
