THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WORD OF GOD

THE BIBLE

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FACTS ABOUT THE BIBLE

Old Testament New Testament

929 chapters 260 chapters

23,214 verses 7,959 verses

592,439 words 181,253 words

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TRANSLATIONS

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THE APOCRYPHA

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ARE THERE ANY LOST BOOKS OF THE BIBLE?

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DIVISIONS OF THE BIBLE

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WHY WAS THE BIBLE WRITTEN?

1. “These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God” (I John 5:13).

2. “And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: but these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name” (John 20:30-31).

3. “Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come” (I Corinthians 10:11).

4. “But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4).

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DESCRIPTIVE TITLES OF THE BIBLE

1. The Scripture (Mark 15:28; John 5:39; II Timothy 3:16).

2. The Oracles of God (Romans 3:2; Hebrews 5:12).

3. The Law of the Lord (Psalm 1:2).

4. The Books (Daniel 7:10; Revelation 20:12).

5. The Word of God (Ephesians 6:17; Hebrews 4:12).

6. The Sword of the Spirit (Ephesians 6:17).

7. The Covenants (Hebrews 8:6-7; also called testament in II Corinthians 3:6-14).

8. The Word of Life (John 6:63, 68; Philippians 2:16).

9. The Word of Truth (II Timothy 2:15).

10. The Word of Faith (Romans 10:8).

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SYMBOLS OF THE BIBLE

1. Lamp and (Psalm 119:105, 130; Proverbs 6:23).

2. (James 1:25).

3. (Job 23:12).

4. (Psalm 19:10).

5. (Jeremiah 20:9; 23:29).

6. (Jeremiah 23:29).

7. (Ephesians 6:17; Hebrews 4:12).

8. (Isaiah 55:10; Luke 8:11; I Peter 1:23).

9. Rain and (Isaiah 55:10-11).

10. (Ephesians 5:26). The Old Testament priests washed at the laver before entering the tabernacle. This is a type of the Word of God cleansing us today (John 15:3).

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THE USE OF THE BIBLE

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THE POWER OF THE WORD OF GOD

• To Defeat —Jesus, in His temptation, defeated Satan on every point by quoting Scripture (Matthew 4:1-11). Three times during His temptation Jesus declared, “It is written.” The written Word is our most powerful force to defeat Satan. (See Deuteronomy 8:3.)

• To Evil—not only in our personal lives but also universally. Satan would destroy each individual believer and bring chaos to the universe if possible. God upholds all things by the word of His power (Hebrews 1:3). When God decrees or commands something, it is performed by the power of His word.

• To a Person—David gave us an unusually powerful insight into what God’s Word can do in the life of an individual. (See Psalm 19:7-11.) He identified the Word, explained why it can change us, and explained what it accomplishes in our lives.

• As a —The Bible is God’s thoughts and ways expressed to us in written form. (See Isaiah 55:6-11.) Through the power of God’s Word, we can please God and defeat Satan; it is the only visible part of our armor, but it is one of our greatest weapons against Satan.

1. Sword of the Spirit (Ephesians 6:17).

2. Weapons of our warfare (II Corinthians 10:4-5).

3. Sharper than any two-edged sword (Hebrews 4:12).

4. Instructs us what to think on (Philippians 4:8).

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Teach God’s Word to your family and friends and commit much of it to memory. Try to read the Bible through within the next twelve months. You can accomplish this by reading approximately fifteen minutes a day. Messages and thoughts relating to the Bible are inexhaustible; study and apply His Word to your life.