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• Serves to teach the first principles of the bible

What The Bible Is

• The Bible contains 66 books in one volume separated into Old & New Testaments
• Old Testament contains the five books of Moses, historical books from Joshua to Job, meditative books like Psalms and Proverbs, and the Prophets
• The New Testament contains the four gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, epistles of Paul, Peter, John, James and Jude, and the Revelation to John

Writing of bible

• God moved specific men to write scripture by His Spirit
• The bible was scribed over 1,600 years through writers of all walks of life
• Includes kings like David and Solomon, prophets like Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel, priests such as Samuel, statesmen like Daniel, physicians such as Luke, shepherds such as David, and fishermen like Peter and John
• Books were written from different places and countries incliding Arabia, Babylon, Palestine, Asia, Italy, and Patmos
• The Old Testament is in Hebrew and The New Testament in Greek which are then translated
• Despite all this, the Bible does not contradict itself, but evidences an incredible harmony of thought and unity of doctrine

Infalliable

• Inspired by inspired we mean that God was its author, as stated in 2 Timothy 3:16
• Infallible: By infallible we mean it is true and reliable in all its parts
• Both Old and New Testaments are of equal value, as said in stated in 2 Timothy 3:16, Romans 15:4, and 1 Corinthians 10:11

Reliability

• Archaeology has proven the stories in the bible to be accurate
• The flood is described accurately in Genesis 6
• The captivity of Israel by Babylon is described in the books of the prophets
• King Sennacherib's prism is on display in the British museum
• The Moabite Stone is on display in the Louvre
• The bible’s internal structure shows agreement between different writers over long periods

Israel

• The Bible predicted their scattering Deut 28v63-67, Matt 23v37-38
• God promised to preserved them Jer 30v11; 33v24-26
• God would regather them Romans 11v1; Jeremiah 30v3; Ezek 37v12, 21-22; Jer 16v14-16
• Jerusalem would be free Joel 3v1-2; Luke 21v24;
• Israel to dwell in safety Ezek 38v8

Babylon

• Babylon was a powerful nation that ruled in Daniel's time - Dan 4v28-30
• The prophecies of Isaiah 13v19-22 & Jeremiah 51v53-58; 50v9-11 came to pass
• Babylon was completely destroyed and became desolate forever

Russia

• Ezekiel 38v1-2,4-7,14-16 & Daniel 11v40 predicted a powerful nation north of Israel
• The nation is the prince of Rosh, Meshech & Tubal
• This nation can be identified as Russia, Moscow and Tobolski (or Siberia)
• The military might of this power and its impending invasion of the Middle East are the subject of a Bible prophecy made 2,500 years ago
• Only in the last 50 years has a powerful Russia and a regathered Israel existed

Persia, Ethiopia & Libya

• Events concerning these nations today were predicted long ago in Ezekiel 38v5
• All have come under Russian influence

How to Read

• The Bible contains a diverse range of literary styles
• Narrative describes what actually occurred
• Some parts are symbolic, like Revelation
• Parables are stories with a concealed lesson, as seen in Matthew
• Prophetical predicts future events
• Types foreshadow a future event
• Metaphors are a graphic expression
• Personification refers to an abstract thing as a human
• Metonymy transposes cause and effect

What the Bible can do for us

• Give us wisdom unto salvation, as mentioned in 2 Timothy
• Bring hope of eternal life Romans, Peter and Acts
• Purify our characters, as mentioned in John, Psalms and 2 Corinthians
• Encouraging us to continue, found in Hebrews
• Provide peace of mind, from Collossians
• Offers abundant living and immortality, from 1 Timothy

The Gospel

• Means glad tidings
• The message comes from God with the power to save
• Romans 1v16; Mark 16v15-16; Matthew 28v19-20
• It must be enacted in a life of obedience, baptism, and dedication for salvation

2 key elements of the gospel

• Gospel of Kingdom of God
• Salvation offered in Jesus Christ

What the bible teaches

• Only one true gospel that can give salvation
• Paul, and co argued against people who taught false doctrine
• Christ predicted few would find it Matthew 7v13-14
• Let the Bible speak as the authority Isaiah 8v20; 1 Thess 5v21
• Believing error denies salvation 2 Peter 3v17-18

God's Purpose

• God created the Earth to fill it with His glory Number 14v21, Isaiah 11v9; Habakkuk. 2v14, Psalm 72v19
• The glory will be revealed in both the natural and the spiritual creation
• The glory is His eternal qualities and character, as well as His physical majesty Ex 34v5-7
• It can be described under two main headings
• God is, or intended man to be, a reflection of His glory of Character
• Man was made with the unique capacity to think like God imitate Him
• God intends to grant those who respond immortality
• This earth will be filled with God's glory with the return of Jesus Christ; a world wide Kingdom
• All sin and death will be removed

About God

• God is a personal and physical being
• Also eternal, infinite creator
• Has a bodily presence and dwells in Heaven, in unapproachable light
• one God
• Father of all
• Not a trinity
• Omnipresent and omniscient
• His spirit fills heaven and earth, proceeding as light and heat from the sun
• Omnipotent
• All powerful, wise, immortal, eternal and the sustainer of all
• Just
• Epitome of kindness and mercy, balanced by truth and just severity to the disobedient
• Demands that man know Him and believe His purpose and existence

Manifestation

• Reveals Himself through agents because God is physically unapproachable
• Messengers or ambassadors are Gods representatives
• Angels are called 'God'
• Speak on behalf of him
• Men are called ‘God’
• Because they represent him

The Bible

• Jesus called God because he revealed and manifested
• Jesus did God’s work
• Jesus spoke God’s words
• Jesus did God’s will
• Jesus manifested His name
• We should also bear Gods name by revealing him
• The days of creation also teach lessons for those seeking to obey God
• Day 1: Light must penetrate darkness
• Day 2: Separation must occur
• Day 3: God calls people to be separated for fruits to be produced

The Creation

• All written for those who would understand God and seek his will
• Day 2/ Separation Day: must occur from the troubled sea of nations
• God requires his servants to be apart from the world in baptism
• Day 3/ Fruits are Produced - the fruits that God requires are obedience and right actions
• Day 4/ Light Must Shine- followers will radiate their faith
• Day 5/ Grace to Gentiles, the birds and fish represent those that are calling, Rom 6v4-5 developed with personal choice
• Day 6/ Man and Bride, Eph 4v24-30; Rev 19v7—8: culminating in the 6,000yr creation together with Christ and His partner

The flood

• Day 7, resting from labours, prefigures the Kingdom of God

Genesis

• Who was created? The angels that carried out God’s power to create God did not want man to work 7 days a week, so He set one day aside so man might consider God Ex 31v12-27, Isa 58v13-14, Mark 2v27

Genesis

• Why was man created?
• To use mental understanding to understand and subdue animals
• Did they take dominion?
• Can be regained when we become fully subjected
• In Christ, made of the elohim, gender becomes equivalent

The Fall

• God did not need rest but to establish a principle for man
• God is creating a perfect state from chaos
• God set this day apart to teach a lesson

Garden of Eden

• Is a shadow of Kingdom
• This will be 1,000 yrs of rest, as God is creating a chaos-free state
• Bless the blessed, set completely apart, observe as a nation
• Day does not fulfil the need for a literal Sabbath
• Should search the Torah

Earth's Climate

• When created, a different system was enacted Gen 2v5-6: water
• Remained until long after, even with first experiences with rain
• With three basic elements, detail is now supplied
• With dust, breath, and spirit of God, man will return to death

Adam

• Was Saturday and the 7th day - scripture from Genesis 1
• Suggestion is not implied and in Exodus is not repeated
• "the bible speaks nothing of its keeping"
• It is the elohim who worked, not Adam.
• God is full of Yahweh as people would soon be subservient
• Moses wrote, “God sanctified but there was no suggestion that Adam and eve observed it.”

Key Aspects of the Garden and God's Law

• God put two trees to signify life and death in genesis 2 and there was also
• The need to work to keep Eden, and a law in Genesis to test man.
• It is necessary to test to faith to perfect it!

The point of a tree:

• In Genesis 2, Adam, a responsible student, taught Eve that God created life and put the knowledge in them.
• Genesis 3:22, the death of the eater and the responsibility to never seek something bad in the world.
• There is a reason to test faith, as God tests even men

Woman's Creation

• The desire to share God's love as said in 1 Cor 11, that Eve
• Needed someone to care for, which is the result
• She is designed for the glory is an expression from Paul who states,
• The Man provides all he could for her but also allows feelings

The wife's role:

• subjection to her husband
• Should have his bone flesh by giving
• Their expression is written by the word!
• As Genesis says by this: Man’s a blessing from those above

Key aspectS of marraige

• They need to both feel together: in their longings, and to the word, like one in 2 Cor 11
• Marriage was put to the world by Adam and Eve to the earth, and a glorious bond.

Adam and Gods' relationship

• One must always be there with God. He created two for such and gave them hope. It
• Was meant only Eve, in their trials and desires

Paul spoke greatly of this concept:

• That two to be together like the lamp
  • and
• As in  2 Cor 11 as Christ is to be as lamb
• For what He had spoken.
• "Like bone you shall not speak."

Law of Temptation

• Temptation tests our faith to resist

Serpent

• Was among the beasts and was very good
• God is in this world. He is in you.

Women  

• Do not possess a great enough mind to understand

What God said about Man

• 1 John 2v 16
• Must believe as man believes

Important Genesis information

• Adams'  answer testified by his test
• God tested his serpent as now Adam now answers
• There was no shame as serpent felt only that man awakened from
• His actions and answer now shows his guilt.

The two now shared by Christ

• The process is by the first redeemed to take  Adam to heaven and share his life with the blessed

Cain and Able lessons

• Genesis 4

Important

• Cain, earth, and Abel, flock.
• In time, God is with us.
• Cain and Able must believe and follow this lesson.
• "The only for us “
• Be to accept as such by sincerty
• Sincerity without trust will not save!
• Hebrew 11:3

Able

• a type
• As the Lord of Jesus Christ

Is a savior from these lessons

• Was second
• Shepherd
• Pleased to give and take
• Abel’s offering was of faith which is hearing God's message, as well as raised

The lessons were similar

• As they should have gave the spirit and the life
• Outside, literal, not in the bible, but in their faith

Life Expectancy

• Shem 600 years
• Arphaxad 438 years
• Salah 433 years
• Eber 468 years
• Peleg 239 years
• Reu 239 years
• Nahor 148 years
• Life was eventually reduced to normal, with an emphasis needs it for the future by God.

The Flood

• With all its problems, there was always a new world
• Bear this in mind and keep the lessons of the flood close

What to say in the event of the event, this was Genesis. The flood's purpose is here

• God says that his soul cannot come to the evil tendencies of ours, therefore God will end the reign for us
• By not allowing marriage to non believers, there is more separation
• The flood was a punishment.
• 120 is for trial and probation.

Heaven and Earth

• The earth with much great people the flood was a means to an end
  • Such as his people; Righteous, Just, Walking, The prepared, God Believers

With His love:

• World was in an act of Salvation
• With its uselessness.
• We had to do what had to be done.
• Therefore believe! A

The flood, a lesson..

- Is not what we will be is salvation in the
- Flood but instead to believe and with action!

Tower of Babel

• The power of three was important to Babel, they
• were all in a new union now
• They can on a new way of life