Lesson Theme: The purpose of this lesson is to show the student that the Bible is God’s only inspired pattern for His Church and its member. It will also provide a high level overview of the Bible.
References:
“Pattern Teaching” Woodson, William, Gospel Advocate, November 2003, p. 30-31
The Church of Christ, Wharton,Edward C., Sunset School of Preaching {copied from Chuck Gambill}
“Is the Bible Accurate?: How History and Archaeology Have Confirmed the Innerancy of Scripture”, F. Furman Kearley, Gospel Advocate, May 2003, p 12-13
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Divided into Old Testament and New Testament (Covenant)
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66 Separate books written in 3 languages by 40+ authors
over a period of 2000 years.
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Discuss some popular English translations
Inspiration of Writers
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All scripture is God breathed – 2 Tim 3:16:
o The
Bible is the most accurate history and science book. It is supernaturally accurate.
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Internal Evidence:
o Obadiah
1:18: Prophesied that descendants of
Esau would have no survivors but descendants of Jacob would endure (853-841 BC)
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External Evidence:
o Within
the last century, seventy different people and events from the Bible have been
confirmed as accurate by archeology and science.
o Psalm
8:4: Paths of the sea; sea currents were discovered and mapped
after the American Civil War
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To reproduce anything exactly requires a pattern
o McDonalds
Franchise is a pattern
o Sauder
furniture follows a pattern
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God wants to reproduce Christians and churches
according to his model so he made a pattern
o Rom
6:17-18: Form of teaching
o John
8:32: Truth shall set you free
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What authority do we have to alter the pattern
o Nadab
and Abiju offered unauthorized fire:
Lev 10:1
o Do
not add or take away from the Word: Rev
22:18-20
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What if you add something to your Sauder
furniture? You void your warranty.
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Direct Command
o Example: Great Commission: Matt 28:19-20
o Example: Sing and make music in you heart: Eph 5:19
o Do we have authority to alter or disobey?
· Binding Example
o Example: Conversion of Ethiopian Eunuch: Acts 8:26-40
o If we deviate from the example set, we will not achieve the originally intended result.
· Principle
o Example: Reap what you sow: Gal 6:7
o Learning to apply these will bless your life.
· Building Noah’s Ark: Genesis 6
o God commanded gopher wood, pitch, dimensions, door, window, roof.
o How was Noah to cut the wood, attach it, where should the kitchen be, where should the elephants be housed?
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· Upcoming study of some of the important patterns in scripture
o Patterns of worship
o Patterns of church organization
o Patterns of Christian activity
· Important points to remember
o Bible is completely reliable and accurate
o There is a single acceptable pattern for the church