THE BATTLE OVER THE BIBLE Lesson 18 Conclusion: Randy Broberg, 2004
2 Timothy 3:12-15 Now in fact all who want to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. But evil people and charlatans will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived themselves. You, however, must continue in the things you have learned and are confident about. You know who taught you and how from infancy you have known the holy writings, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
The Doctrine of the Bible It s absolutely essential! It s undeniably foundational Neglect it at your peril
What Do Error, Heresy, False Teaching, Apostasy, Cults and Post Modernism All Have in Common? Accept No Revelation Accept Other Revelation Accept Bible Roman Catholics Eastern Orthodox Mormons Jehovah s Witnesses 7 th Day Adventists Don t Accept Bible Liberal Protestants Liberal Catholics Unitarians Athiests, Agnostics General unbelievers Muslims Mystics Occult
We ve Grown Accustomed To Attacks, Have We Not? Materialism, Naturalism & Uniformitarianism
Network TV Attacks In 2000, ABC s Peter Jennings Reporting: The Search for Jesus, had 16 million viewers!
Time Magazine Attacks
Cable TV Attacks
Da Vinci Code Has Sold 4 5 6 7 8 Million Copies Dan Brown 74 straight weeks on bestsellers list!
Attacks On Inspiration & Inerrancy Contradictions in the text confirm the inaccuracy of the gospels. + Biblical Authors Not the authors
Attacks On Historicity Of Bible The Bible books were recorded well after the lifetime of the eyewitnesses and have been embellished over time
Attacks on the Canon Of the 80 gospels available, the church chose only four of the gospels and even these four present a distorted portrait of Christ as the Divine Son of God.
Attacks On Transmission of the Bible Manuscripts The gospels were not transmitted accurately through the years so what we have is not accurate to the original texts.
Weird Attacks
1 Cor 14:8 And if the bugle gives an indistinct sound, who will get ready for battle?
Always Be Prepared but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence. 1 Peter 3:15
Yet, is that all? A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attacked and yet would remain silent. John Calvin (1509-1564)
2 Timothy 2:15 Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that need not be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth
What We ll Cover: Basic Doctrines About The Bible Revelation Inspiration Inerrancy
What We ll Cover: The Formation of the OT & NT Authorship of Books of Moses Dating of OT Books Historicity of OT Sources of the Gospels Dating of NT Books Historicity of NT
What We ll Cover: Adoption of the Canon OT Canon OT Apocrypha NT Canon NT Pseudoepigrapha
What We ll Cover: Manuscript Transmission of the Bible Manuscript Transmission of OT Manuscript Transmission of NT Textual Criticism
What We ll Cover: Translations of the Bible Early History of Bible Translations History of English Translations Analysis of Translation Methods Evaluating Modern Translations
Preparing Ourselves for the Fight God Revelation Human Author s Mind of the Writer Inspiration Original Manuscripts of the Bible Modern Greek & Hebrew Bibles Textual Criticism Collection of the 66 books of the Bible Modern English Translations
Summary Fight the good fight of the faith. 1 Tim 6:12
Class Theme Verse: 1 Thess. 2:13 For this reason we also constantly thank God that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but for what it really is, the word of God, which also performs its work in you who believe.