The Bible Flashcards
What does it mean when we say that the Bible is inspired?
2 Timothy 3:16, “All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness…”
Ultimately, all scripture even though it was physically written by human hand, it was “breathed” out through God. 2 Peter 1:20-21 says that it was spoken from God as the writers were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
2 Peter 1:20-21
Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. 21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
Is the Bible infallible? Explain
To call the Bible infallible is to say that it is without error and incapable of error. Both are true of the Bible based on the very nature of who God is. He is holy and perfect, so is His word.
Proverbs 30:5 says that every word of God proves true. And Jesus asks in John (17:17) that God would sanctify us by the truth; “your word is truth.”
What makes the Bible unique from other religious books?
40 authors, three languages, and on three different continents
Over a period of 1,611 years
Carries the same consistent message of God’s love and redemption for mankind.
No other book has the power to transform people’s lives like the Bible does.
Hebrews 4:12, For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
