Top Ten Questions

TOP TEN QUESTIONS

Part 1

By Pastor Stan

Tonight Pastor Stan answered ten of the most wanted questions from any believer or unbeliever. Stick with us, through the first official blog of Just For Christ to see if any of your most wanted questions will be answered tonight.

1.      Where did the Bible come from?

2.      Who wrote the Bible?

         The Bible, the Word of God is given to us by the Father in Heaven. The Bible is originally 66 books, it is a collection, over a period of 1600 years, over 40 men to write it, and it is divided into the Old (39 books written in Hebrew) and New Testament (27 books written in Greek). There are some books of that were not included in the 66 books of the Bible, because they did not have a divine connection to the rest of God’s Word. They did not contribute to the telling of Jesus Christ, they did not add to the message of salvation. So when the scholars came together to put the books together into one book, they did not include it, because of these reasons.

                   Always keep in mind when you’re explaining this concept to an unbeliever or factual human being. Always point out the Word of God is not your Word but God’s Word.

         (2 Peter 1:19-21 NKJV)

         19 And so we have the prophetic word confirmed,[a] which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts; 20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation,[b] 21 for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God[c] spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

So people or “holy men of God” who were commissioned by God were moved by the Holy Spirit. Unlike men of today, these men were given the Word of God by the Spirit of God. This we can confirm by the Word because the Word only points to itself. There are two specific principles:

         1. Men being reconciled “brought back into union” with God

         2. Men being reconciled to each other

3.      Why is there more than one version of the Bible? We have so many translations because so many people could not read Hebrews and the Greek language. There were a lot of omissions and reproductions because English did not have enough words to keep up with these old, well established languages. Most of these new translations start with the old Bible, once you start substituting these words, its a problem because the english language does not have the same extensive vocabulary.

                  For example: New Aged translations remove the Word “virgin Mary” and replace it with the Word “maiden”. This is a vital, scary difference, the meanings are completely different, and you will miss the truths of the Word of God.

                   Every Christian Should Have Three Books

                               1. Lexicon—this has all the verses in original language and has the English underneath it.

                               2. Concordance—It helps you look up verses and cross reference them.

                               3. Bible Dictionary— this book helps you to keep the words you don’t know in biblical context.

This has been a great first bible study of Just For Christ! We hope this is a good start to getting your burning questions answered about the Lord! Come back next week. God bless!

Are there any burning questions you have in your heart? If you have another perspective write it at the bottom, make a comment