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1 The Bible in a Christadelphians are nuts Maybe I meant they are similar to nuts A mixed lot! Crack one open and see what is inside! (Well, talk to one at least!) Nutshell 1

2 The Bible in a Nutshell 7 billion population 6 billion copies worldwide The best seller of all time languages/dialects 95% reach via internet 2

3 The Bible in one sentence God made, Adam bit, God called, Man ignored, Earth flooded, Noah floated, Abraham split, Joseph ruled, Jacob fooled, Bush talked, Moses balked, Pharaoh plagued, People walked, Sea divided, Tablets guided, Promise landed, Judges judged, Saul freaked, David tried,people wandered, Prophets warned,jesus born, John baptised, Jesus walked, Jesus talked, Jesus crucified, Jesus rose, Apostles preached, Word spread,man ignores, God waits.. Jesus will return, his Kingdom will be established what will you do about it? The Bible in one sentence The Creator is a potter and the universe His wheel, some of His pieces He will keep, some He will not. 3

4 1 The Writing of the Bible From 1500 BC to AD The Divisions of the Bible The 39 books of the Old Testament were written before the birth of Jesus and the 27 books of New Testament cover the life of Christ and beyond. 3 Chapters and Verses Each of the books but 5, are divided into chapters and verses. The 5 which aren t -Obadiah, Philemon, 2 John, 3 John, and Jude. 4 The Longest and Shortest of the Bible Longest chapter Psalm verses. Shortest chapter Psalm verses. Longest book Psalms -150 chapters & 43,743 words. Shortest book 3 John -1 chapter & 299 words. Longest verse Esther 8:9 with 90 words. Shortest verse John 11:35 - only 2 words, Jesus wept. 5 The Bible is God s Word Those who believe the Bible also believe that God inspired various people through the years to write down His actual words for mankind. The Bible says more than 3,000 times thus saiththe Lord. 4

5 6 The Bible is Historically Accurate Secular historians: Josephus and Tacitus 7 The Prophecies of the Bible More than 3,200 verses with fulfilled prophecy either within the Bible itself or since the Bible was written. There are still many that are yet to be fulfilled. 8 The Writers of the Bible At least 40 different people wrote parts of the Bible Moses wrote the first 5 books. The Apostle Paul wrote at least 13 books of the Bible. But there is one editor in chief God. If every copy of the Bible suddenly vanished: People passing the gate of Harvard University would continue to read: "open ye the gates that the righteous nation which keepeththe truth may enter in" (Isaiah 26:2). 5

6 If every copy of the Bible suddenly vanished: Each year 2,000,000 visitors pass the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia and still read: "Proclaim LIBERTY throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants thereof" (Lev 25:10). If every copy of the Bible suddenly vanished: Except the Lord keep the City Halifax crest (Psalms 127:1) 6

7 26/05/2013 The Bible The Gospel 7

8 Acts 7 Old Testament by Stephen Acts 17 Paul regarding the Unknown God 8

9 Hebrews 1 -Paul Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things John 3:16 -Jesus 19 -And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world,and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. 17 -For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. 18 -Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. 16 -For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 9

10 Mark 12 Words of Jesus Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. The Bible in 3 minutes And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. You shall love your neighbour as yourself. 10

11 10 Passages for homework In the beginning God created The Ten Commandments The Lord is My Shepherd Prophecy of the Messiah For God so loved the World The Sermon on the Mount The Trial and Crucifixion If God is for us, who can be against us? The Greatest of these is Love A New Heaven and a New Earth Leaflets Genesis 1 Exodus 20 Psalm 23 Isaiah 53 John 3 Matthew 5 Luke 23 Romans 8 1 Corinthians 13 Revelation 21 The Bible in one sentence God made, Adam bit, God called, Man ignored, Earth flooded, Noah floated, Abraham split, Joseph ruled, Jacob fooled, Bush talked, Moses balked, Pharaoh plagued, People walked, Sea divided, Tablets guided, Promise landed, Judges judged, Saul freaked, David tried,people wandered, Prophets warned,jesus born, John baptised, Jesus walked, Jesus talked, Jesus crucified, Jesus rose, Apostles preached, Word spread,man ignores, God waits.. Jesus will return, His Kingdom will be established what will you do about it? 11

12 Bible in a nutshell In the Beginning God created the heaven and the earth. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. You shall love your neighbour as yourself. Genesis 1:1, John 3:16, Mark 12 12