The Bible is God’s Word
September 8, 2024 / Mike Manuel / NewLife Fairfield1. God’s Word is .
- Isaiah 7:14 NIV; Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.
- Luke 1:31-34 NIV; You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end. 34 “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
2. God’s Word is .
- 2 Timothy 3:16 NIV; All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God p may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
- 1 Peter 1:20-21 NIV; Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. 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.
3. God’s Word is .
- Hebrews 1:1-2 NIV; In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe.
- John 1:1 NIV; In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- Hebrews 13:8 NIV; Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
4. God’s Word is .
- Hebrews 4:12 NIV; 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.
- Isaiah 55:10-11 NIV; As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.