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Cntents

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. Wh Sh I R h

B? 3

2. Wh h B C I

L ( Th Oh)

Hw B Sv? 7

3. D h B T O

Ov S? 2

4. Wh I h M Thm h B? 27

. Wh D h Ev h

B Tk P? 3

6. Hw I h O Tm

Oz? 3

7. Wh W h OTm? 40

8. F Whm W h O

Tm W? 4

9. Wh W I F h

Ph? 49

0. Wh W I F h

H Bk? 3

. Wh W I F h

Wm P

Bk? 8

2. Wh W I F hPph? 62

3. Wh Hpp Bw

h O Nw

Tm? 66

4. Hw I h Nw Tm

Oz? 7

. Wh W h NwTm? 76

6. F Whm W h Nw

Tm W? 80


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Contents

7. Wh W I F hGp? 84

8. Wh W I F hBk A? 89

9. Wh W I F hEp? 93

20. Wh W I F h Bk Rv? 97

2. Wh D the Canon M,

Hw W h BkCh Cmp I? 0

22. I Wh L W hB W? 0

23. Wh Hw W hB T IEh? 09

24. Whh T hB Sh I U? 4

2. Wh D W M WhW S h B I hW G? 9

26. Wh I Ev DW Hv Th h B Ih W G? 23

27. I Th Ex EvTh h B I h W G? 27

28. Wh D I M Thh B I h W G? 3

29. I A h H hB A? 3

30. Wh I h B SmmC? 39

3. Hw D I R hF Th h B Sm C I? 44

32. Wh D I D Wh ID U WhIm R? 48

33. Wh D h B TU A Wh G ILk? 2

34. Wh h B C IF h Cm Th GC M? 6

3. A W Exp Oh Lw h OTm? 60

36. Wh h B C IL A Hw GW M Lv? 64

37. I I G Hv P R h B? 68

38. I I E MmzSp? 72

39. Hw D I M hW G? 77

40. I I G I U hB Wh I P? 8

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intductn

Why would anyone want to read the Bible? Its old, its huge,and sometimes its really hard to understand. On the otherh, mk v mz m. I m

h W G (h Th 2:3). I m

h (Jh 7:7). I m v v (Hw

4:12); living and enduring (1 Peter 1:23). I these claims are valid,

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But egaless these claims, the Bible is still l, big, an

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We know that most peoples schedules are tight, and we certainly

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chapters that can easily be read in only teen minutes each. Youll

be amaze hw much yu can lean in such a sht amunt

time! Each chapter answers a single question, such as Who wroteh Nw Tm? Hw h O Tm z?

Iv kp h h, h

F F h w.


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The chaptes cve a ba spectum tpics esigne

eveyne m thse wh have neve picke up a Bible t me

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. Th m h v k h mk p h B w

w v h m . Th w w

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books better, so we will discuss issues o authorship, audience, and

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p, p, m. W w xm h

mmz wh h p

h B.

We als must nt get that this ancient liteatue has su-

vive thusans yeas an un its way int u cultue

. Hw h hpp? W w k h

h B, hw h w

other languages (specically English), and why certain books made

h O Nw Tm wh h .

As mentioned above, the Bible can be challenging. But i it really

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derstand, any more than God himsel is easy to understand. But wew v m mh pp h

any reader in order to better understand the Bible and what it means.

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there good evidence within the Bible as well as outside the Bible that

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lie-changing, hw can we use it t change u lives the bet-? W w m w h W G

h wh G w ( xmp, B

h, mmz, m).


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I hv w h k m v ppv. Th

means I am cnvince an cmmitte t basic ieas such as

h: Th B wh m h v W G,

without error, completely true and trustworthy; Jesus Christ is who

h m G w hm;

Jesus Chist eally i ie histically an physically, eally wasresurrected historically and physically, and he really is coming back

h ph v; , h J Ch

h w k p G

j h p v.

Because this is a bk abut the Bible, I have place a lt

x h hp. Sm h m mp

are quoted. Unless otherwise noted, these quotations are rom theNew International Version 2011. For the most part, however, bibli-

mp pp h p

iscussin in each chapte. T gain the geatest benet m

this book, I would encourage you to look up these reerences, read

hm, hw h pp h .

I m hp h h k w hp

h Bkh B, h W G knw its auth, G himsel, wh, abve all things, is wthy

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1Why Shud i read the Bbe?

Second Timothy 3:16 contains one o the most important state-m h B wh h B m m wh : A Sp G-h. A w w h

hp, h m h h B m G

h v W G. Th mk h B h m mp

bk that has eve been witten. But what will eaing the Bible

? I w 2 Tmh 3:67, w a helpul pupse statement the Bible: All Sciptue is G-

breathed and is [thereore] useul or teaching, rebuking, correcting

h, so that h v G m

hh qpp v wk.

O the u tems at the en vese 16, the st an last

pvteaching training in righteousness. Th m

w vrebuking correcting. A h vvaun the imptant issue tuth. We can think tuth as

h whh m G, h hk, h w

things. Teaching an taining ee t leaing the eae the


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Bible into truth, whereas rebuking and correcting reer to turning

smene away m e an back t tuth. This was a maj

P h w h Tmh. A w v h w, F h m w m wh pp w p

up with sun ctine (4:3). Sound doctrine means healthy

h. B h h

Ch pp.

Th B pv h m hpp

lead people urther and deeper into Gods truth so that the servant

G [h Chh wh h J Ch

Savior], may be thoroughly equipped or every good work (3:17).

Th m h G wk hh h W, h B,

pp h so that h vh h h hm

. Th mk h B G-v

h w p hm.

Wh k h h B ? Th

m mp h Gwh h wh h h

. G h vh h h h , v

h B, kw h . Th m

mp G h m mp h

knwn. T nt knw G is innitely tagic. G himsel sai,

Let nt the wise bast thei wism the stng bast

h h h h h h, h whboasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know

me, that I am the Lord (Jeemiah 9:2324). Thee is nothing

m mp h kw G h h w. Th

h everything .

The Bible als leas us int tuth abut the wlwhee it

m m wh h. Th w j hpp;

w G (G :). Th, his a pupse its existence: t eveal the G ceatin an

t hn him. The heavens eclae the gly G; the skies

pm h wk h h (Pm 9:).


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Th B h vwh w m

m wh w h. Hm, , j hpp

m x v. Lk h w,hm w G. W hv pp

existence, and it is the same purpose as the universe in generalto

h G. Th h

in the image G (Genesis 1:2627). G ceate humans

m h h (Ih 43:7). Th,

, wh w mm vh h

G ( Ch 0:3).

Th B h h whh

w v h w . D

h w hm G h pp

whh w w , w w hz ,

whh h w w . F hv

h h G (Rm 3:23). Ev m ,

w v able G h pp; w

are dysunctional. The mind governed by the esh is hostile to God;

m G w, (Rm 8:7).

Th x h wh . F h

w j , w h, h w

h wh j (Rm 8:20; G 3:7).

The Bible als leas us int tuth abut the slutin t thepm whh w h w vJ Ch

an his wk salvatin. Paul puts it succinctly in Titus 2:14:

[Christ Jesus] gave himsel or us to redeem us rom all wickedness

p hm pp h h v w,

wh . Th wk Ch x h w h

h h wh G . Th

w m h hm h h G (Rm 8:2).

I w kw h h believe , h

is that we will be bn again. Fist Pete 1:23 says, F yu


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hv , ph , mph,

through the living and enduring word of God. Th m h

G tansms peple thugh his W. They ae vey ife- h h w . Th wh h w hh

equipped or every good work (2 Timothy 3:17) and able to ulll

h pp whh h hv : G

j Hm v.1 Th hm h

h. I h h lord; m j m G.

F h h h m wh m v m

in a robe o his righteousness (Isaiah 61:10). Is it any wonder that

h pm , Hw w w m , w

h h m mh! (Pm 9:03).

C o m m e r C i a l F a C t

Many o the bestsellers today are sel-help books. But the bestseller o all

time is the Bible, which, amazingly, fts into the opposite categoryits a

non-sel-help book. The Bible teaches us that we cannot help ourselves,

but God can. He freely offers all the help we need. What will reading

the Bible do for us? Among many other things, it will teach us to trust

in and depend upon God alone. Trust in the Lord with all your heart

and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge

him, and he will make your paths straight (Proverbs 3:56 niv 1984).


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Whee n the BbeCan i lean (and Teach othes)

Hw t Be Saved?

Yu elatinship with G, withut a ubt, is the mst im-portant issue in your lie. Much o the Bible addresses this vitalmatter. Even though many topics presented in the Bible are complex

an challenging t cmpehen, this paticula issue is clea an p wh h B h . I

this chapte, I pvie an abunance passages in the Bible that

w h w h q h hp hw

hw hw h m Sp.

I w h v .

The Intention. G, h m h,

ceate humans in his wn image, which means we ae like Gin cetain ways (Genesis 1:27). G intene humans t enjy a

close, intimate relationship with him and to reect his character (his

) h w h G h m. B G w


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humans t this glaly an willingly, s he ceate them with

m p. Th m hm h

whh h w wh G w, mh .The Problem. Things went horribly wrong very quickly. The sad

sty, ece in Genesis 3 an calle the fall, is abut the st

humans, Adam and Eve. They demonstrated that they desired other

h m h G h G. A ,

mp, h, m h w h G

h (Rm :8). Sin h h

to God or his will. This is the condition o all people born since the

m Am. F hv h h

God (Romans 3:23; read also Pauls intense description o this state

Rm 3:98). Th m h , w

wh G , m, h . W w

like carnival mirrors that reect a distorted and twisted image. Also,

h w h (Rm 6:23; Eph 2:3).

Death m p. S h m m h

w hv p m G j h m

relationship with God or which we were created. But what is worse,

nw G is angy with us an we ace his cnemnatin (Jhn

3:8, 36; Rm :8; 2:). Th pp wh m

h p m G p

phm, whh h B h. B h m h h ;

p (Eph 2:3), w h h

m h w h h h w hm. A ,

w hv h pm G, w h

v h pm, w are h pm (Rm 8:78).

The Solution. God is justwhich means he always does what is

h h m j wh pp. B his also a God o love (1 John 4:8, 16), and he continues to love even

pp. Mv h v, G , ,

what we cul nt uselves: he sent his wn Sn, Jesus


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Ch, wh G, k hm k w

p h p . H xp h ph-

ment that we should have experienced and died in our place (Mark0:4; Jh :29; 3:6; Rm :8; Tmh :; P 3:8;

1 Jhn 3:16; 4:910). Jesus i ie, but he was als esuecte,

hw h h Fh h p h h w

p wh (Rm :4; 4:2). Th p wk! Th h

p, w ( Ch :34).

Th wh G h hh h S,

Jesus. What must we ? The Bibles answe is staightwa:

Believe (John 3:1518; 5:24; 20:31; Acts 16:3031; Romans 10:910).

T u pblem sin, G fes the slutin as a git. This is

wh h m grace mmh h , ,

v (Rm 3:24; Eph 2:89). B

, w v (Jh :2); h

m w. B, h, h G-v w w

v h v hh J Ch.

I mp , hwv, h h m h

h. T v hv h h v-

m , p p, Ch. W m

p p wh G h hh J

not at all on anything that we do or God (Romans 3:2728; 4:45;

G 2:6; Eph 2:89; 2 Tmh :9; T 3:). I -w G f , w v

h. Thk p wh w. U m f

help, this person will die. And someone does ofer help by throwing

pv h p. B v, h p

m kw wh ( pv) h h

an nt just a wishul thught thei ying imaginatin. But

the pesn is nt escue until he gabs n t the lie peseve h . T v, w m kw wh h

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The Result. When we believe in this way, all kins things

hpp. W v (A 6:3). W v

(A 3:9; Eph :7; C 2:3). W G (j Rm 3:2426). W m

saints, or holy people (2 Corinthians 1:1; Philippians 1:1).We are

v (Jh 3:6). W hp wh G

m p h km (C :3) v h

m (Rm 8:6; Eph :). W m,

m, h pw (T 2:4). Th m h

we will no longer sin. It does, however, mean that we now desire to

p G (Rm 6:74). W

h hh h hp h H Sp wh w v wh

us (Romans 8:511; 1 Corinthians 3:16; Galatians 5:1625). These

j w h mz h h G v p

h v.

S hw p v? F, kw

hp G. S, kw p

p wh J h mph hh h h -

. A , p G v. Th w

h k G hh p.

C o m F o r t i n g F a C t

The Bible promises that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord

will be saved (Romans 10:13). This is not something that we need to

be unsure about. If we are truly depending on Jesus for our salvation,

the Word of God assures us that we will be saved.

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