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‘This is the Word of the Lord’ Week 3– 4 Lies About the Bible
Ayren Nelson — Teaching Pastor
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Genesis 3:1-13 (ESV)
The Bible is the ultimate authority because of its ultimate authorship.
Lie #1: The Bible is full of errors, so it isn’t trustworthy,
Matthew 18:11 (ESV)
John 7:53-8:11 (ESV)
Jeremiah 26 (ESV)
Truth: God loves you, and He is sovereign, so the Bible you have in your hand is the Bible He wants you to have. (Psalm 33:4 ESV)
Lie #2: the Bible doesn’t fit into today’s culture/society, so I don’t have to agree with all of it.
Hebrews 4:12 (ESV)
Truth: God is the Beginning and the End, and He wrote the Bible with today in mind. (Revelation 1:8 ESV)
Lie #3: I don’t have to read the Bible because I engage with a lot of Christian content.
Truth: God is real, so we don’t need a lesser alternative. (1 John 2:27 ESV)
Lie #4: Everyone who teaches me the Bible is teaching me the truth.
2 Corinthians 11:13-14 (ESV)
2 Timothy 4:3-4 (ESV)
Acts 17:10-12 (ESV)
Truth: God has given you His Spirit and His Word so that you can discern truth from lies. (John 16:13-15 ESV)