We can discern if something is real using our ______.

Another way we can know if something is real is by using our ______.

Sometimes our reasoning can ______ us just like our senses do.

Jews believe that truth is found in the ______ ______.

Christians believe that truth is found in both the ______ and ______ ______.

Muslims believe that truth is found in the ______ and some of the Old and New ______.

If God were not the only ______ and living ______ we could not trust that his words are

God spoke truth to us so we can ______ how to respond to him and how to live in his wonderful _______.

Revelation: God’s ________ of truth that we ______ could have known if he had not chosen to ______ it.

Creation without ______ or ______, speaks the truth of God’s ______, goodness, and _______.

Creation is a powerful _______ to God’s _______.

Because the creation ______ the truth about God’s ______ and ______ so clearly, no one has an excuse for not ______ him.

The word bible comes from the ______ word ______ meaning ______.

We also know it as ______, meaning ______.

The Bible is also known as the _________.

The Bible is one large book consisting of ___ separate smaller books arranged in ___ sections, the Old Testament and New Testament.

The Old Testament contains ___ books and the New Testament contains ___ books.

The word testament means ________.

The 39 books of the Old Testament are primarily related to God’s call and covenant with the _______, who became the nation of ________.

These books reveal God’s ________ to redeem and restore ________ in all the relationships of creation through his Son ________.

The New Testament explains how ________ fulfilled all God’s promises in the ________.

The 27 books of the New Testament are grouped into 4 categories: What are the categories?

During a period of 1,600 years God spoke the truth he wanted recorded in the Bible to about 40 different people beginning with Moses who wrote Genesis, and ending with John who wrote ______.

Inspiration: The power of God that enabled people to ______ the words of Scripture.

Illumination: The work of the ______ ______ that enables people to receive and understand Scripture.

The Old Testament books of the Bible were written in mostly ______, the language of the Israelites.

The New Testament was written in ______.

The writers of the Bible wrote down God’s word on papyrus or ______.

Jesus was not a ______, a light, or an invisible energy force.

Jesus was a ______ human being who walked, talked, ate, slept, hurt, laughed and cried. He is fully ______.

God the Son- filled with God the Father’s wisdom and with the ______ set out to teach people the ______ of God’s plan for creation.

When Jesus lived on Earth, he revealed God’s ______ for his image-bearers by performing ______ and healing.

Jesus fulfilled God’s mission to redeem all of creation. Jesus ______ the truth of God’s plan by ______ down his life for God’s ______ image-bearers.

We can believe in Jesus because God made sure that ______ to Jesus’ life, death, and ______ on Earth wrote down their accounts.

Also, we can know Jesus today because God gave each believer his ______ ______ to live inside of us.

What are the 4 categories of books found in the Old Testament?