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The Bible: Our Ultimate Source of Authority and Knowledge

Explore the critical importance of the Bible as the sole source of spiritual knowledge, authority, and guidance. This discussion highlights the detrimental effects of non-distinctive preaching, such as loss of faith, identity, and connection to God. Referencing Paul’s letters and prophetic writings, it emphasizes that the Bible is complete, inspired, and sufficient for all aspects of life and faith. Engage with powerful scriptures that reinforce the necessity of adhering to God's Word in a world increasingly neglectful of its teachings.

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The Bible: Our Ultimate Source of Authority and Knowledge

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  1. The Bible is Enough Psalms 119:33-40

  2. Effects of Non-Distinctive Preaching • Lack of Bible knowledge • Loss of faith • Loss of identity • Losses to denominations • Losses to the world • Loss of souls (1 Tim. 4:16) • Hosea 4:6 • Isaiah 5:13 • Jeremiah 5:26-31 • Isaiah 30:9-11

  3. “My people love to have it so”Jeremiah 5:31 • Bible preaching is “obsolete” • Distinctive preaching is minimized, ridiculed & rejected • THE BIBLE is still sufficient to meet every need we have, 2 Tim. 3:16-17 • Enough, adequate, satisfactory, capable, competent 2 Tim. 4:2-5

  4. ORIGIN • From God, 2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Pet. 1:20-21 • Verbally and completely inspired, 1 Cor. 2:10-13 • Old Testament, 2 Sam. 23:2; Jer. 36:2, 4 • New Testament, 1 Cor. 14:37 (Rev. 1:11; 2:1) • Superior regard for what the Bible says(1 Ths. 2:13)

  5. AUTHORITY • Conduct-regulating collection of writings, 2 Tim. 3:16 • Words of God,1 Pet. 4:11 (Lk. 10:16; Jno. 13: 20; Heb. 1:2) • Not human wisdom, 1 Cor. 1:21; Col. 2:8, 20-23 • Falsely called “knowledge,” 1 Tim. 6:20-21 • Divine word into our hearts, Col. 3:16-17 (Eph 3:17)

  6. FINALITY • Complete & completely given, 2 Tim. 3:17; Jno. 16:12-15 • Once for all delivered, Jude 3 • Alteration brings condemnation, Gal. 1:6-10 • Saves, incorruptible, lives and abides forever, 1 Peter 1:22-25 • Adequate standard for life and for judgment, John 12:48-50

  7. FINALITY • No extra-Biblical source necessary to save • Every extra-Biblical source is superfluous, & vain as a standard of authority, Gal. 1:8-9 • Bible is decisive, conclusive, definitive, certain, sure & irrevocable, Eph. 3:3-4 • To turn away from the Bible is to turn to “broken cisterns,” Jer. 2:13 (17:12-13)

  8. ANSWERS1 Pet. 3:15; Isaiah 8:19-22 • Meets all spiritual needs,2 Pet. 1:3-4 (3:14-18) • Evidence for faith(Rom. 10:17): • Origins, Genesis 1 [Where did I come from? Why am I here? Where am I going?] • Jesus: The Son of God, Jno. 20:30-31; Lk. 1:1-4 • Sin and salvation (how to be saved)

  9. ANSWERS1 Pet. 3:15; Isaiah 8:19-22 • Unity of believers (the church), Jno. 17:20-21; Eph. 4:4-6 • Worship, John 4:23-24 • Spiritual maturity, Heb. 5:12-14 (2 Pet. 1:5-11)

  10. ANSWERS1 Pet. 3:15; Isaiah 8:19-22 • Moral living, Titus 2:11-12 (Romans 12:2; 1 John 2:15-17) • The home, Ephesians 5:22-6:4 • The local church, 1 Cor. 14:26, 33

  11. Distinctive Plea • Give me the Bible! • Learn, live & lean on it, Prov. 3:5-6; Psa. 119:105 • Road to compromise with sin & error leads to spiritual disaster, Mark 8:36-38

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