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Unity of the Bible |
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By: Mentor Date: December 19, 2012, 3:48 am |
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Unity of the Bible |
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A. THE BIBLE CONTAINS 66 BOOKS, WRITTEN... 1. Over a 1600 year |
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span 2. Over a period of 40 generations 3. By approximately 40 |
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authors from every walk of life; e.g.: a. Moses, lawgiver, |
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prophet b. Peter, fisherman c. Amos, herdsman d. Joshua, leader |
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of israelites e. Nehemiah, cup bearer to a king f. Daniel, prime |
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minister g. Luke, a physician h. Solomon, king i. Matthew, tax |
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collector j. Paul, tentmaker and rabbi 4. In different places a. |
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Moses in the wilderness b. Jeremiah in a dungeon c. Daniel on a |
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hillside and in a palace d. Paul inside prison walls e. Luke |
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while traveling f. John in exile an the isle of Patmos g. Others |
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in the rigors of military campaign 5. At different times a. |
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David in times of war b. Solomon in times of peace 6. During |
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different moods a. Some writing from the heights of joy b. |
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Others from the depths of sorrow and despair 7. On three |
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continents: Asia - Africa - Europe 8. In three languages: Hebrew |
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- Aramaic - Greek 9. Which includes hundreds of controversial |
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topics a. The origin of man and the universe b. The nature of |
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God c. The nature of sin and man's redemption |
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B. YET THERE IS HARMONY AND CONTINUITY... 1. For example: a. |
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"The Paradise Lost of the book of Genesis becomes the Paradise |
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Regained of Revelation" b. "Whereas the gate to the tree of life |
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is closed in Genesis, it is opened forevermore in Revelation." |
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-- Geisler and Nix 2. Compare the continuity of the Bible with |
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any other such writings of man a. Imagine what you would have if |
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you took ten authors... 1) From one walk of life, one |
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generation, one place, one time, one mood one continent, one |
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language 2) Speaking on one controversial subject b. You would |
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have a conglomeration of ideas, not harmony! |
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[Writers were moved by the same Holy Spirit (2Peter 1:20-21), |
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this unity provides evidence that the Bible is inspired by God!] |
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