God And His Word - A Question And Answer Approach To Understanding The Bible

9. HOW CAN WE KNOW THE TRUE MEANING OF THE BIBLE? 1 Corinthians 2:14. Four things are essential to understand the Bible: [1] You must be a child of God. [2] You must be inspired by God’s Spirit. [3] You must read and study with an open mind (free from prejudice). [4] You must receive teaching and instruction from God-inspired ministries set in the Church. 10. WHAT ARE THE TWO GREAT DOCTRINES OF THE BIBLE? Law and Gospel are the two great doctrines of the Bible. 11. WHAT IS THE LAW? The Law is that doctrine of the Bible in which God tells us how we are to be and what we are to do and not to do. Leviticus 19:2; Exodus 24:11; and Deuteronomy 6:6, 7. 12. WHAT IS THE GOSPEL? "Gospel" means "Good News." The Gospel is that doctrine of the Bible in which God tells us the good news of our salvation in Jesus Christ. 1 John 4:9; John 3: 16; Romans 1: 16. 13. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LAW AND THE GOSPEL? A. The Law teaches what we are to do and not to do; and the Gospel teaches what God has done, and still does, for our Salvation. B. The Law shows us our sin and the wrath of God; the Gospel shows us our Saviour and the Grace of God.

LESSON 1 STUDY QUESTIONS BASED ON "BASIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BIBLE"

1. What is the Bible? 2. Who produced the Bible? 3. What does "The Word of God" mean? 4. Why is the Bible the Word of God although it was written by man? 5. What does "By Inspiration of God" mean? 6. What do we mean when we say that the entire Bible is inspired? 7. For what purpose did God give us the Bible? 8. What use should we make of the Bible?

9. How can we know the true meaning of the Bible? 10. What are the two great doctrines of the Bible?

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