Lesson 4

Lesson 4
Basic of the Bible I

Lesson 4 Basic of the Bible I

1. Bible: The word given from God

2 Tm. 3:16. God's scripture is God breathed

God – use→ About 35 people
Author

Tools for God to record

(i) General Classification

Old Testament (OT)

New Testament (NT)

Total

Books

39

27

66

Chapters

929

260

1,189

Verses

23,144

7,957

31,101

2Pt.1:21 Carried along by the spirit

Gl.1:11-12. Not of human origin

1. Bible: The word given from God

(i) General Classification

Old Testament (OT)

New Testament (NT)

Pentateuch (Genesis – Deuteronomy) (5)

History (Joshua – Esther) (12)

Poetry (Job – Song of Songs) (5)

Prophecy (Isaiah – Malachi) (17)

Four gospels (Matthew – John) (4)

History (Acts) (1)

Epistle (Romans – Jude) (21)

Prophecy (Revelation) (1)

Lesson 4 Basic of the Bible I

1. Bible: The word given from God

(ii) Content Classification

a. History

b. Instruction

As examples, warnings

1 Co. 10:11

c. Prophecy

d. Fulfillment

2 Tm. 3:16-17

Jn. 14:29

Rv. 21:6

Thoroughly equipped

When it happens you will believe

“It is done”

Jn. 19:30

“It is finished”

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2. The Purpose of the Bible

Jn.6:40

God's will: Eternal life
From God → To sinners

Rm 6:23 The wage of sin → Death

Jn.17:3

To make known God and Satan

Life

Death

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3. Bible: God’s promise with people

Ps. 89:3

God –make a covenant with→ chosen people

Ex. 19:5-6

God’s covenant with Physical Israel

Hs. 6:7

The covenant: broken → new covenant (Jr.31:31-32)

Lk. 22:20

New covenant → made in Jesus' blood

Jn. 1:11-13

with Spiritual Israel

Ex.24:6-8

The covenant → made in blood

Jn.14:23-24
Love Jesus -> Obey his word

3.1 What is God’s promise?

3.2 God’s promise in OT → Physical Israelites

3.3 God’s promise in NT → Spiritual Israelites Hb. 8:7

Old covenant ≠ New covenant

Hb. 8:10-12 Keep covenant → Forgiveness

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4. Sign of Jesus’s Return: War

Eph.6:10-17

Not against flesh and blood => Put on the full armor of God: The word of God

Mt.24:6-7

The sign of the end of the age => War

Matthew 24:6-7
6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things
must happen, but the end is still to come.7Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against
kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
Ephesians 6:10-17
10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take
your stand against the devil’s schemes.12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers,
against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the
heavenly realms.13Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able
to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.14Stand firm then, with the belt of truth
buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,15and with your feet fitted with the
readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.16In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which
you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.17Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the
Spirit, which is the word of God.

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4. Sign of Jesus’s Return: War

Eph.6:10-17

Not against flesh and blood => Put on the full armor of God: The word of God

Mt.24:6-7

The sign of the end of the age => War

2Co.10:3-5

Our weapons: Not the weapons of the world

2 Corinthians 10:3-5
3For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4The weapons
we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine
power to demolish strongholds.5We demolish arguments and every pretension that
sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make
it obedient to Christ.

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