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Authority of the Bible by J-me (Part I) 10/28/2008 5:27:34 AM
When your up to your rear in alligators it's hard to remember that the original objective is to drain the swamp. For several years when talking to other Christians I have found that some do not realize the relevance of the Holy Bible in their lives. Many feel hopeless and confused. In these troubling times it is hard to keep focused on the important things in life. My father used to say:
"When your up to your rear in alligators it's hard to remember that the original objective is to drain the swamp."
It is my desire to help those who may be confused to return to God's Word so that they may be drawn back to their roots and enjoy the true joy and peace God intended for them.
For the Christian there is only one true authority: God Almighty through his Son, Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 1:1 states, "God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the world; who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;"
How does the Son of God speak to us?
Through the holy scriptures contained in the Holy Bible.
II Timothy 3:15-17 states, "And that from a child thou has known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God my be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works."
Who wrote the scripture?
God Himself. A person may argue that the Bible was written by men, but the scripture indicates clearly that God is the author.
II Peter 1:20-21, "Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophesy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost."
It is evident that men were instruments of God's will just as an ink pen is an instrument of a writer's will. Just as an ink pen cannot be considered the author of a novel, so man cannot be considered the author of the Bible.
Part II will discuss the relevance of the scriptures in Jesus's life.
