What The Bible Is All About: “Live It, Learn It, Love It” (11/17/24)

What The Bible Is All About

“Love It, Learn It, Live It”

11/17/24

Pastor Mark England

Colossians 3:16 (ESV) Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

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Paraphrase- Living Bible, The Message, The Passion

1 Corinthians 13:4 (KJV) Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up

1 Corinthians 13:4 (NIV) Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

1 Corinthians 13:4 (CSB) Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, is not boastful, is not arrogant,

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Understanding the Bible

It was written over a period of in over a countries on continents by in different languages.

The Bible was written by poets, prophets, farmers, kings, soldiers, shepherds, princes, priests, historians, fisherman, tax collectors, scholars, businessmen, and doctors.

The Bible was written in caves, ships, palaces, prisons, and deserts.

How did they come up with the ?

There is only of the Bible.

2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV) All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, ¹⁷ so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Books (5)

Genesis – Deuteronomy

Books (12)

Joshua – Esther

Books (5)

Job – Song of Solomon

Books (17)

5 major Prophets: Isaiah – Daniel

12 Minor Prophets: Hosea – Malachi

The (4)

Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John

The Book of

The historical record of the first Church

The (21)

Romans – Jude

The

Prophecy of the last days of eternity

The Subject of the Bible is .

John 5:39 (NLT) “You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me!

John 3:16 (NIV) For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

The Verb of the Bible is .

1 John 3:16 (NIV) This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.

So what does the Bible have to do with ?

Romans 10:17 (NKJV) So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Psalm 119:97-98 (CSB) How I love your instruction! It is my meditation all day long. ⁹⁸ Your command makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is always with me.

the Word of God.

1 Thessalonians 2:13 (CSB) This is why we constantly thank God, because when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you welcomed it not as a human message, but as it truly is, the word of God, which also works effectively in you who believe.

the Word of God.

to God’s Word.

Matthew 7:24 (CSB) “Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

God’s Word.

Matthew 4:4 (CSB) He answered, “It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.”

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Don’t just read the Bible, let the Bible .

God’s Word.

John 5:39 (NLT) “You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me!

the Word of God.

Psalm 119:9-11 (NIV) How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word. ¹⁰ I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. ¹¹ I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.

Psalm 119:105 (ESV) Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.