Discipleship Training Course

PHASE 1 – TAKE THE JOURNEY
Chapter Nine
The Bible
Is it not wonderful to know that we serve the living God? The God
who is interested in our lives and desires a personal relationship
with us? It‟s so exciting to know that God didn‟t just leave us to
fend for ourselves or even discover His plan for us by chance, but
that He gave us His own heart and thoughts through the Bible. In
this chapter we discover how important the word of God is and
that it is of utmost importance that we take the responsibility of our
spiritual growth seriously. We can never point a finger of blame for
our immaturity as a believer, each of us needs to have an attitude
of self-development and growth as a Christian, and we have the
best book in the world to guide us. The Bible.
Let‟s start off by looking at some facts about the Bible.
The Bible is the Word of God
The main title that the Bible has for itself is “The Word of God.” This
means several things. For one, it is, was and will forever be God‟s
Word. It‟s essence and identity have not changed. Also, though
God used many people to do the actual writing, it is primarily
God‟s Word. It is not a collection of mere human books put
together with Gods stamp of approval.
I Thess. 2:13 Therefore, we never stop thanking God that when you
received his message from us, you didn‘t think of our words as
mere human ideas. You accepted what we said as the very word
of God—which, of course, it is. And this word continues to work in
you who believe.
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