What the difference between…

1. What the difference between… • Something being inspiring ? For example ? • Something being inspired ? For example ?

2. Inspiration of the Bible What does Inspiration mean? • To define “inspiration” • To explain 4 ways the Bible is inspired • To reflect on how the Bible is “The Word of God” What does “inspiration” mean? If the Bible is “inspired”, why does this make the Bible a holy book ? **How could you prove the Bible had the living spirit of God in it ?

3. Inspiration is the wisdom that comes from God. It enlightens our minds and hearts to see clearly. It gives us understanding and courage. It helps us make sense of our situation and our lives. All these people are stumped…they cannot make sense of their situation… It’s hopeless…I’ve been thinking and thinking, but I just don’t know. Someone help me know what to do ! Things are going from bad to worse… and I don’t know what to do… There must be a way of solving this…. Write out the definition of inspiration above. 2. Think of a time when you were “stumped” like one of the people here. Describe that situation. 3. How did God’s inspiration help you? Use your definition to help you think of ways.

4. Proving the Bible is Inspired: it contains the wisdom that comes from God. It predicts Jesus • Summarise what the paper is saying • Give 2 examples of how the Bible predicted Jesus • How much does this prove that the Bible is inspired by God ? Rate it out of 5 (5= most) and explain why you gave it that rating. It predicts other events • Summarise what the paper is saying • Give 2 examples of how the Bible predicted other events • How much does this prove that the Bible is inspired by God ? Rate it out of 5 (5= most) and explain why you gave it that rating.

5. Proving the Bible is Inspired: it contains the wisdom that comes from God. It reads our hearts • Summarise what the paper is saying • Watch the video • How much does this prove that the Bible is inspired by God ? Rate it out of 5 (5= most) and explain why you gave it that rating.

6. Which of these things has changed from 100 years ago? • Having children outside of marriage • Covering your head in church • Getting married when you are 14 years old • Having a homosexual relationship • Not having an education • Using animals for blood sports

7. Inspiration 3: The Morality of the Bible • TO identify ways human beings change their mind about right and wrong • To explain that the Bible is inspired because it always teaches the same about right and wrong • To evaluate how much this shows the Bible is inspired

8. It always teaches the same thing about right and wrong • Summarise what the paper is saying • From the quote, identify 2 Bible teachings about what is right and wrong that have never changed, even though the bible was written by many people over many hundreds of years. • How much does this prove that the Bible is inspired by God ? Rate it out of 5 (5= most) and explain why you gave it that rating. Bible Teachings on Marriage and Divorce Bible Teachings on Protecting the Unborn and Vulnerable

9. Evaluation • Which reason did you think was the most powerful for showing how the Bible was inspired by the Holy Spirit? • Which reason could be explained in another way ? The Bible predicts Jesus The Bible can read our hearts and speak to us (St Augustine) The Bible always teaches the same thing about right and wrong

10. Be inspiring ! • On a post it, find a text from the Bible at random, that might mean something to someone. • Write it on the post it.