Can I Trust the Bible? [Sermon]

Timonium, Maryland, USA

January 2023

1. The _____________ of Contemporary Opinions

a. Cultural Morality

b. Science

c. Medicine

2. The _____________ Credibility of the Bible.

a. Archaeology

b. Prophecy

All the prophecies about Jesus

3. The _____________ Credibility of the Bible.

2 Timothy 3:16

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.

Hebrews 4:12

For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

4. Reading/Studying the Bible

Luke 24:25-27

He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?” And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.

Response

Anyone who has not come to a relationship with the Incarnate Word.

Anyone who commits to reading their Bible.

Picture of Luwian writing: https://www.hittitemonuments.com/hama/hama03.jpg

Picture of Hattusa: Hattusa. (2022, December 13). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hattusa

Cover photo: Photo by Ben White on Unsplash