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THE BIBLE:
The
The Greatest
Greatest Weapon
Weapon

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 HEBREWS 4:12

For the Word of God is living and powerful and

sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even
to the dividing apart of soul and spirit, and of the
joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the
thoughts and intents of the heart.

The word of God is more than enough to overcome every

struggle that you have been experiencing.

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 KEY POINTS……

1. The Bible is a love letter from God.

He does not look at you with scary eyes.
The word is not against me!

2. The Bible is an instruction manual.

If you wanna be successful in your life,
the Bible has answers for every area of your
life.

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 KEY POINTS…..

3. The Bible is alive.

• 2 Tim 3:16 The Bible makes us realize what is wrong in our
life. … leaving us wondering why the preacher/speaker/pastor
knows us… They don’t, God does!
• It is sharp! It will cut through the mask & pretense &
posturing. It will show what is really going on in our life!
• It is like a mirror!
• It renews our mind! We are who we hang out with.
• As he is working in your life, He is also working in the life in
your people who are not in here.
• It teaches us to establish norms in our lives. You will find out
what is normal and stable! It gives us boundaries that we
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4. The Bible is the food of the spirit.
• Matt. 4:4 “Man shall not live by bread alone; but by
every that comes from the mouth of God”
• It is like a mirror! (Not a side mirror…..)
• It renews our mind! We are who we hang out with.
• As he is working in your life, He is also working in
the life in your people who are not in here.
• It teaches us to establish norms in our lives. You will
find out what is normal and stable! It gives us
boundaries that we need to be successful and
victorious!
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 CONCLUSION

• Do you believe that the Bible is Holy…

• What is Holy in this bible is the Content, and
the more it become holy when you read it
and apply on it.

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• Confess or Declare this:

“This is my Bible. The Bible is the word

of God. I am what it says I am. I have
what it says I have. I can do what it
says I can…. “

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Avoid circular reasoning

The Bible is true The Bible is

because it is the God’s Word
Word of God because it says so

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 Bible claims about
about itself
(Inspired
(Inspired by
by God)
God)

• All Scripture is God-breathed and is

useful for teaching, rebuking,
correcting and training in
righteousness
- 2 Tim 3:16

• Above all, you must understand that

no prophecy of Scripture came
about by the prophet's own
interpretation. For prophecy never
had its origin in the will of man, but
men spoke from God as they were
carried along by the Holy Spirit.
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- 2 Peter 1:20-21
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 God’s Word

• If the Bible is inspired by a perfect and

sovereign God, then we can expect it to be:
• Unique from any other book.
• Inerrant – without any errors in its original
written language.
– Historical and archeological accuracy (100%)
– Prophetic accuracy (100%)
• Relevant to peoples of any time and culture.
• It is what God wants us to know about Him.
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 Evidences for the Bible

Historical Archeology
Uniqueness
Evidence Evidence

Fulfilled
Manuscript
Prophecy
Evidence

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 Uniqueness
Uniqueness of
of the
the Bible
Bible
(Continuity)
(Continuity)

• Unique in its continuity

– Written over a 1,500 year time span
– Written over 40 generations
– Written during times of war and peace
• David during war
• Solomon during peace
– Written in different places on 3 continents
• Moses in the wilderness
• Jeremiah, in a dungeon
• Daniel, on a hillside and palace
• Luke, while traveling
• John, in exile on the island of Patmos

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 Uniqueness of the
the Bible
(Continuity)
(Continuity)

– Written by over 40 authors from every walk of life

• Moses, a political leader
• Peter, a fisherman
• Amos, a herdsman
• Joshua, a military general
• Luke, a doctor
• Matthew, a tax collector
• Paul, a rabbi
• Solomon, a king
• Daniel, a prime minister
• Nehemiah, a cup bearer

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 Uniqueness of the
the Bible
(Continuity)
(Continuity)

– Yet the Biblical authors spoke with

harmony and continuity from
Genesis to Revelation. There is one
unfolding story: “God’s redemption
of man.”

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 Uniqueness of the
the Bible
(Circulation)
(Circulation)

• Unique in its circulation

– The Bible has been read by more people and
published in more languages than any other book
in history.
– More copies of its entirety and more portions and
selections have been produced than any other
book. No other book even compares.

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 Uniqueness of the
the Bible
(Translation)
(Translation)

• One of the first major books ever translated.

• It is the most translated book in history.
• Total languages in the world: 6,912
• Total people in the world: 6.5 billion

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 Uniqueness of the
the Bible
(Survival)
(Survival)

• Unique in its survival

– Survival through time.

• Having been written before the invention of the printing press on

material that perishes and having to be recopied for hundreds of
years did not diminish the style, correctness, or existence of the
Bible. Compared with other ancient writings, there is much,
much more manuscript evidence than any other book.

– Survival through persecution.

• The Bible has withstood attacks of its enemies as no other book

has. Many have tried to burn it, ban it, and outlaw it throughout
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 Uniqueness of the
the Bible
(Survival)
(Survival)

– Survival through criticism.

• It has withstood the attacks of skeptics

for hundreds of years. A French king
once proposed the persecution of
Christians and was told: “Sire, the
Church of God is an anvil that has worn
out many hammers.”

I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth

disappear, not the smallest letter, not the
least stroke of a pen, will by any means
disappear from the Law until everything is
accomplished. - Matthew 5:18
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 Uniqueness of the
the Bible
(Teaching)
(Teaching)

• Prophecy
– It is the only book in which is found a large body of specific,
accurate prophecies related to individual nations and all
peoples of the earth.
• History
– Astonishingly accurate. Used successfully as a guide by
professional historians and archeologists to find lost
civilizations.
• Personalities
– The Bible deals very frankly with the sins of its characters.
It doesn’t paint a false picture of Biblical heroes as many
books used in other religions do. It simply tells it as it is.
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 Uniqueness of the
the Bible
(Conclusion)
(Conclusion)

• The obvious conclusion is:

– The Bible is unique from any other book in
history.

– This uniqueness doesn’t prove it is the Word of

God, however it does imply that if you are looking
for truth that you should start by reading the book
that has drawn more attention than any other.

– A strong evidence of the power of God’s word is

the testimony of transformed lives
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