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Matthew

• John 1:1 – “In the beginning In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with was with

God, and the Word waswas God.”

• John 1:1 – “In the beginning In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with was with God, and the Word waswas God.”

• John 1:14 – “And the Word was made flesh, and and dwelt among usdwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the

glory as ofas of the only begotten of the Fatherof the Father,) full of grace and truth.”

• 1 John 5:7 – “For there are threethree that bear record in

heaven, the Fatherthe Father, the Word, and the Holy the Holy

GhostGhost: and these three are one”.

• John 1:14 – “And the Word was made flesh, and and dwelt among usdwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as ofas of the only begotten of the Fatherof the Father,) full of grace

and truth.”• Colossians 1:15 – “Who (speaking of Christ) is the is the

image of the invisible Godimage of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature”

Acts 1:9 – “And when He had spoken these things, while they beheld, He was taken

up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.”

• 1 Corinthians 15:53-54 – “For this corruptiblecorruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must

put on immortality. So when this corruptible corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall

have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed

up in victory.”

Matthew

• John 1:1 – “In the beginning In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with was with God, and the Word waswas God.”

• John 1:14 – “And the Word was made flesh, and and dwelt among usdwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the

glory as ofas of the only begotten of the Fatherof the Father,) full of grace and truth.”

Why The

Attack?Because of the Because of the PreeminencePreeminence GOD HAS PLACED UPON IT.GOD HAS PLACED UPON IT.Because Because SatanSatan Wants to Wants to

Destroy Your ConfidenceDestroy Your Confidence IN a IN a Final AuthorityFinal Authority

Because Because SatanSatan Must Divert Must Divert the attention away from the the attention away from the

Bibles obvious Bibles obvious proofproof of of divine divine authorship authorship and and supernatural supernatural

constructionconstruction

1 Corinthians 15:1-4 – “Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the I declare unto you the gospelgospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and

wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have

believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also

received, how that Christ died for that Christ died for our sins according to the our sins according to the

scriptures; And that he was buried, scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third and that he rose again the third day according to the scripturesday according to the scriptures”

• John 17:17 – “John 17:17 – “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truththy word is truth.”

• John 14:6 – “John 14:6 – “Jesus saith Jesus saith unto him, I am the I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

Hebrews 4:12-13 Hebrews 4:12-13 For For the the word of Godword of God is quick, and is quick, and powerfulpowerful, and sharper than , and sharper than

any twoedged any twoedged swordsword, piercing , piercing even to the dividing asunder even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and joints and marrow, and is a is a

discerner of the thoughts and discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heartintents of the heart. . Neither Neither is there any creature that is there any creature that

is not manifest in his is not manifest in his sightsight: : but all things are but all things are naked and opened unto naked and opened unto

the eyes of himthe eyes of him with whom with whom we have to do.we have to do.

Psalms 119:105 “Thy word is a lamplamp unto my

feet, and a lightlight unto my

path.”

Acts 22:9 Acts 22:9 - - “And they “And they that were with me that were with me

saw indeed the light, saw indeed the light, and were afraid; and were afraid; but but they heard not the they heard not the voice of him that voice of him that spake to mespake to me.” .”

Acts 9:4-5Acts 9:4-5 - “And he fell to the - “And he fell to the earth, and earth, and heard a voiceheard a voice

saying unto him, Saul, Saul, saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? why persecutest thou me? And he said, Who art thou, And he said, Who art thou,

Lord? Lord? And the Lord said, I And the Lord said, I am Jesus am Jesus whom thou whom thou

persecutest: it is hard for thee persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.”to kick against the pricks.”

Psalms 119:105 “Thy word is a lamplamp unto my

feet, and a lightlight unto my

path.”

The Word - UnderstoodBELIEVEBELIEVE What The Word The Word

SaysSaysRECEIVERECEIVE WHAT THE WORD WHAT THE WORD

SAYSSAYSDIVIDEDIVIDE WHAT THE WORD WHAT THE WORD

SAYSSAYS

What What ChristianitChristianit

y today y today THINKSTHINKS it it

SEESSEES::

What What GodGod SEES and says SEES and says is is REALREAL::

What God What God SEESSEES and says and says is is REALREAL::

““These These days are days are marvellomarvello

us!”us!”

These times are These times are PERILOUS! PERILOUS! 2nd 2nd

Timothy 3:1Timothy 3:1 – “This know also, – “This know also, that in the last days that in the last days perilousperilous

timestimes shall come.” shall come.”

““These These days are days are marvellomarvello

usus!”!”

What God What God SEESSEES and says and says is is REALREAL::

““These These are are

times of times of GREAT GREAT FAITH!”FAITH!”

Romans 10:17Romans 10:17 – – “So then “So then faith faith

cometh bycometh by hearinghearing, and , and

hearinghearing by the by the word of Godword of God.”.”

These are times when These are times when men are men are DEPARTINGDEPARTING from from

THETHE FAITH! FAITH! 1 Timothy 4:11 Timothy 4:1 – – “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall that in the latter times some shall

depart from the faithdepart from the faith, …”, …”

““These These are are

times of times of GREAT GREAT FAITH!”FAITH!”

What God What God SEESSEES and says and says is is REALREAL::

These are These are times times when when

there is a there is a GREAT GREAT

move of move of the the

SPIRIT!SPIRIT!

These are times when there These are times when there is a great move of the is a great move of the

SEDUCING SPIRITSSEDUCING SPIRITS!! 1 Timothy 1 Timothy 4:14:1 – “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, – “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, from the faith, giving heed to seducing giving heed to seducing

spirits, and doctrines of devilsspirits, and doctrines of devils;;

These are These are times when times when there is a there is a

GREAT GREAT move of move of

the SPIRIT!the SPIRIT!

What God What God SEESSEES and says and says is is REALREAL::

These are These are times times when when Jesus’ Jesus’

prayer for prayer for UNITY in UNITY in

John 17 is John 17 is being being

answered!answered!

These are times when These are times when SATANSATAN is bringing is bringing

“christianity” together to put “christianity” together to put his his falsefalse Christ on the throne Christ on the throne over a ANTI-CHRIST churchover a ANTI-CHRIST church!!

These are These are times when times when

Jesus’ prayer Jesus’ prayer for for UNITYUNITY in in

John 17 is John 17 is being being

answered!answered!

• Revelation 13:8 - “And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of

the world.”

What God What God SEESSEES and says and says is is REALREAL::

These are These are times when times when men need men need

to set to set DOCTRINE DOCTRINE ASIDE, and ASIDE, and emphasize emphasize “UNITY”!“UNITY”!

These are times when men These are times when men will NOT ENDURE will NOT ENDURE

SOUND DOCTRINE!SOUND DOCTRINE! 2 Timothy 4:3 (a)- “For the 2 Timothy 4:3 (a)- “For the

time will come when they will not time will come when they will not

endure sound doctrine;…”endure sound doctrine;…”

These are These are times when times when men need to men need to

set DOCTRINE set DOCTRINE ASIDE, and ASIDE, and emphasize emphasize “UNITY”!“UNITY”!

• 1 Timothy 4:1 “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to

seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils”doctrines of devils”• 2 Corinthians 11:4 “For if he that cometh preacheth another another

JesusJesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospelanother gospel, which ye

have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.”

• 1 Corinthians 1:10 – “Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speakspeak the same thing, and that there

be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mindsame mind and in

the same judgmentsame judgment.”

What God What God SEESSEES and says and says is is REALREAL::

These are These are times when times when

more more biblical biblical

TRUTH is TRUTH is known known

than any than any other other time”!time”!

These are times when men These are times when men are EVER LEARNING and are EVER LEARNING and nevernever ableable to come to the to come to the

knowledge of the TRUTH! knowledge of the TRUTH! 2 Timothy 3:72 Timothy 3:7 – “Ever learning, – “Ever learning,

and and never able to come to the never able to come to the knowledge of the truthknowledge of the truth.”.”

These are These are times when times when

more biblical more biblical TRUTH is TRUTH is

known than known than any other any other

time”!time”!

• 1 Corinthians 1:10 – “Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speakspeak the same thing, and that there

be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mindsame mind and in

the same judgmentsame judgment.”

The Word - UnderstoodBELIEVEBELIEVE What The Word The Word

SaysSaysRECEIVERECEIVE WHAT THE WORD WHAT THE WORD

SAYSSAYSDIVIDEDIVIDE WHAT THE WORD WHAT THE WORD

SAYSSAYS

2 Corinthians 2:11 “Lest Satan

should get an advantageadvantage of

us: for we are not ignorant of his ignorant of his

devicesdevices.”

Why The

Attack?Because of the Because of the PreeminencePreeminence GOD HAS PLACED UPON IT.GOD HAS PLACED UPON IT.Because Because SatanSatan Wants to Wants to

Destroy Your ConfidenceDestroy Your Confidence IN a IN a Final AuthorityFinal Authority

Because Because SatanSatan Must Divert Must Divert the attention away from the the attention away from the

Bibles obvious Bibles obvious proofproof of of divine divine authorship authorship and and supernatural supernatural

constructionconstruction

The The Supernatural Supernatural

ElementsElements1. Unexplainable Unity1. Unexplainable Unity

2. Utter Indestructibility2. Utter Indestructibility

3. Uncoincidental 3. Uncoincidental FulfillmentsFulfillments

4. Unprecedented 4. Unprecedented Scientific AccuracyScientific Accuracy

5. 5. Unimaginable Unimaginable DoctrinesDoctrines

•““Man Man COULD NOT COULD NOT write the Bible if he write the Bible if he

WOULDWOULD… man … man WOULD NOTWOULD NOT write write

the Bible if he the Bible if he COULDCOULD””

UnimaginabUnimaginablele

DoctrineDoctriness

The DOCTRINE of The DOCTRINE of GODGOD

UnimaginableUnimaginable DoctrinesDoctrines

• 1 John 1:5 – “This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God God

is lightis light, and in him is no darkness at all.”• 1 John 4:8 – “He that loveth not knoweth not God;

for God is loveGod is love.”

1 Peter 3:18 – “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the just for the unjust, that he the unjust, that he might bring us to might bring us to GodGod, being put to

death in the flesh, but quickened by the

Spirit”

UnexplainUnexplainableable UnityUnityLENGTH OF TIMELENGTH OF TIME

•The Bible was written over a period of more than 1500 1500

yearsyears.•Over 60 generations60 generations of people.

UnexplainUnexplainableable UnityUnityThe many The many

AUTHORSAUTHORS•There were over 40 40 different authorsdifferent authors from

every walk of life.

UnexplainUnexplainableable UnityUnityThe many The many

BACKGROUNDSBACKGROUNDS•Job was a rich farmer.•Amos was poor farmer.

•Ezra was a scribe.•Isaiah was a prophet.

•Daniel was prime minister.•Nehemiah was a cupbearer.

UnexplainUnexplainableable UnityUnityThe many The many PLACESPLACES

•They wrote from all kinds of different places…on 3 on 3 different continentsdifferent continents!

UnexplainUnexplainableable UnityUnityLANGUAGESLANGUAGES

•The Bible was written in 3 different languages…

Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic

UnexplainUnexplainableable UnityUnityThe many The many PLACESPLACES

•Wilderness, Desert, Mountains, Islands, Palaces,

Prisons…

The DOCTRINE of The DOCTRINE of GODGOD

UnimaginableUnimaginable DoctrinesDoctrines

The DOCTRINE of The DOCTRINE of MANMAN

UnimaginableUnimaginable DoctrinesDoctrines

• Romans 3:10 – “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not oneno, not one”

• Romans 3:12 – “They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth goodnone that doeth good, no, not oneno, not one.”

NOAH

Genesis 6:9 – “These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man Noah was a just man and perfectperfect in his

generations, and Noah walked with GodNoah walked with God.”

NOAH

Hebrews 11:7 – “By faith NoahBy faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by

the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by the righteousness which is by

faith”faith”.

Genesis 9:21-24

Numbers 12:3 Numbers 12:3 (Now the man (Now the man Moses was very Moses was very meek, above all meek, above all the men the men which were upon the which were upon the

face of the earth.)face of the earth.)

MosesMoses

Exodus 2:11-13 And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was

grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and

looked on their burdens: and he spied an

Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his

brethren. And he looked this way and that way,

and when he saw and when he saw that there was no that there was no man, he slew the man, he slew the

EgyptianEgyptian, and hid him in the sand. And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of

the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou

thy fellow?

Numbers 20:7-12

DAVIDDAVID

Acts 13:22Acts 13:22 – “And when – “And when he had removed him, he he had removed him, he

raised up unto them raised up unto them David to be their king; David to be their king; to whom also he gave to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I testimony, and said, I have found have found David the David the

son of Jesse, a man after son of Jesse, a man after mine own heartmine own heart, which , which shall fulfil all my will.”shall fulfil all my will.”

1 1 Samuel 13:14Samuel 13:14 – “But now – “But now thy kingdom shall not thy kingdom shall not

continue: continue: the LORD hath the LORD hath sought him a man after sought him a man after his own hearthis own heart,, and the and the

LORD hath commanded him LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his to be captain over his

people, because thou hast people, because thou hast not kept that which the not kept that which the

LORD commanded thee.”LORD commanded thee.”

11stst Samuel 24 Samuel 24

2nd Samuel 11

jezebeljezebel

The DOCTRINE of The DOCTRINE of SINSIN UnimaginableUnimaginable

DoctrinesDoctrines

John 8:24 – “I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe for if ye believe

not that I am he, ye shall die in your sinsnot that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.”

Luke 16:19-31

Matthew 23:33 - “Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape

the damnation of helldamnation of hell?”

Mark 9:48 – “Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not

quenched.”

Matthew 18:8 – “Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them

from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands

or two feet to be cast into everlasting fireeverlasting fire.”

Matthew 8:12 - “But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer outer

darkness: there shall be weeping and darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teethgnashing of teeth.”

Luke 16:24 – “And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his he may dip the tip of his

finger in water, and cool my tonguefinger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.”

Revelation 14:11 - “And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor nighthave no rest day nor night, who

worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.”

Jehovah’s FALSE

Witnesses“Hell”…is the

grave.

Matthew 25:41 - “Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from

me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels”

“A Heaven of infinite bliss and a Hell of infinite torment is an impossible contradiction. The kind of people who would qualify for Heaven would not be in bliss knowing that there are a lot of people suffering with no chance whatever for change. These suitable for Heaven would want to go to Hell to be alongside them in their needs. Jesus, as shown by the reports of his ministry on earth, would b e there alongside them too. God in His Heaven would find Himself lonely, and might well join everybody there- or change the whole scheme”

“What appears to the sense to be death is but a

mortal illusion, for to the real

man and the real universe there is

no death process”-

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Key to the Scriptures”

The DOCTRINE of The DOCTRINE of SALVATIONSALVATION

UnimaginableUnimaginable DoctrinesDoctrines

Ephesians 2:8-9 - “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of

yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of Not of works, lest any man should boastworks, lest any man should boast.”

Romans 11:6 - “And if by grace, then is it And if by grace, then is it no more of worksno more of works: otherwise grace is no

more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no

more work.”

Galatians 2:16 - “Knowing that a man is not Knowing that a man is not justified by the works justified by the works of the law, but by the faith

of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of that we might be justified by the faith of

ChristChrist, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.”

2 Timothy 1:9 - “Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according not according

to our worksto our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in

Christ Jesus before the world began”

Titus 3:5 - “Not by works of righteousness Not by works of righteousness which we have donewhich we have done, but according to his

mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy

Ghost”

Isaiah 64:6 - “But we are all as an unclean But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy ragsfilthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have

taken us away.”

2 Corinthians 5:21 – “For he hath made him to be sin for usbe sin for us, who knew no sin;

that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”

1 Peter 1:18-19 - “Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as

silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with But with the precious blood of Christ,the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without

blemish and without spot”

Titus 3:5-6 – “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on Which he shed on

us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviourus abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour”

Ephesians 2:13 -“But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made made

nigh by the blood of Christnigh by the blood of Christ.”

1 John 1:7 “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one

with another, and the blood of Jesus the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sinChrist his Son cleanseth us from all sin.”