Inspiration of The Bible Flashcards
What is the teaching of the Congregational Holiness Church concerning the Word of God?
We believe the Bible to be the inspired Word of God
(2 Tim 3:16, 2 Peter 1:20-21)
How much of the Holy Scripture is inspired?
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God
2 Tim 3:16
What does the word “inspiration” mean?
Spiro- Inspiro-
It means to “Breathe into.”
The Bible is a God Breathed Book.
How did holy men write sacred Scriptures?
The Holy Spirit was within the authors and the supernatural Holy Ghost upon their minds caused them to write in obedience to the command of God, and gave them guidance without error.
How did the Apostle Peter assure believers that the Bible is not privately interpreted?
Know this first, that no prophecy of the Scripture is of private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old times by the will of man, but holy men spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
2 Peter 1:20-21
True or False
Jesus did not expound from the Old Testament
False
And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the Scriptures he things concerning Himself
Luke 24:27
List three major Old Testament Prophesies fulfilled in the New Testament that proves the inspiration of Scriptures.
A. The birth of Christ was prophesied 750 years before it happened
B. John the Baptist as the forerunner of Christ was prophesied 450 years before it happened.
C. The crucifixion of Christ was predicted in Psalm 22 and fulfilled in the Gospels.
To destroy Christianity, why must belief in the Bible be destroyed
The Bible is the textbook of Christianity. It is the foundation that stands today. The Bible is still true.
What was Kenyon’s testimony about the Word
The Christian can take the whole Bible in his hand and say without fear or hesitation that He holds the true word of God handed down without essential loss from generation to generation throughout the centuries
What ‘one man’ is the Bible harmoniously woven around
The man, Jesus Christ
