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David, by inspiration of the Spirit writes of a time that he certainly could not remember. A time in which he dwelt microscopically inside of his mother's womb and began to develop. It is a story of life unseen and unnoticed by man, but observed and maintained by God. Not all people share this wonderful view of life. To some, life is not fearfully and wonderfully made. It has little or no meaning and can easily be discarded. How can some people have such a low appreciation for life? We will discuss this in the second part to our lesson "Fearfully and Wonderfully Made."
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One of the most perplexing questions for man to answer is that of the origin of life. Is the human body the result of divine design or is it the product of a series of accidents in the evolutionary process. More specifically, who are we as individuals? Are we the creation of God designed for a purpose, or just the result of a cosmic accident with no real purpose? The Bible has the answers to these questions.
As we read the Bible it becomes very clear that everything that was made was made by God. The scriptures teach that in the beginning God created. Well, how long ago did everything begin? Does the Bible actually tell us the age of the earth and the universe? More importantly, does it really matter? What difference does it make what I believe and when God created? Isn't it enough just to believe that He created? We hope to answer these questions and more through a careful study of the word of God.
The conventional wisdom of the day believes that all world religions are just different roads to the same destination. It doesn't matter which path or religion you choose because in the end they're all the same. Is this true? Is the Bible just one of many good books that you can choose to read or is it the only book? For just a little while we would like to examine this topic and ask the question, "Why the Bible?"
Jesus identified that there are only two sources of authority: God or man. Everything that we do is going to come from one of these two sources of authority. We will do things under the authority of man or under the authority of God. What we must realize, however, is that only one of these sources is a true source of authority. With this in mind, I would like to discuss our everyday life and the concept of "Living Outside of God's Authority."
The importance of faith in the life of a Christian cannot be stressed enough. The Bible repeatedly mentions the importance of faith. Without faith we cannot please God according to Hebrews 11:6. The just are to live by faith according to Romans 1:17. We acquire faith through the word of God. That means that the Bible is our standard of faith.
The Apostle Paul wrote unto Timothy and told him to "hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard." The word form in this verse means pattern. The word sound means healthy, but in reference to the words spoken by Paul it means true and in-corrupt doctrine. As we realize the meaning of these words, we find that Paul instructed Timothy to hold to the set standard. There was a pattern that Timothy had to follow and he was not to stray from it.
There is enough evidence in nature to convince man of the existence of God. Creation can make us aware of the fact that there is a God, but it cannot teach us anything more. Divine revelation is needed to know who God is. This is where the Bible comes into play. It is God's message to man. Without the Bible we would not know that there are three divine beings. We know of these beings as the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Much of the ancient world was steeped in idolatry. Man knew that someone was responsible for creation, but he often sought out a god of his own making that he could control. God's people of old were not immune to this tendency. Israel often allowed herself to be influenced by the nations around her and sought after their man-made gods. The prophet Jeremiah pointed out the foolishness of this error. These man-made gods had to be carried from place to place because they could not move. There was no need to fear them because they could not do evil or good. Most importantly for our discussion, they could not speak. The One True God is a God of communication.
Christianity does not depend upon subjective experience, blind faith, tradition, or opinion as do other world religions. Christianity stands or falls upon objective evidence that has been written down in the Bible. There is overwhelming evidence that the Bible is completely true. For just a little while I would like to discuss with you five proofs that the Bible is indeed the inspired, unerring word of God.
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