Trusting an Ancient Book 2 Timothy 3 13

Trusting an Ancient Book? 2 Timothy 3: 13 -17

Text— 2 Timothy 3: 13 -17 13 But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. 14 But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, 15 and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Introducing the Lesson • • • The lack of trust in the Bible Ancient book, copied thousands of time—must be filled with errors Written in ancient languages, cannot be translated in worthy manner Possibly true about almost all books, but leaves God out of it God affirmed that the Bible is truth and it is eternal truth Ignorance of many is why the last of trust is accepted - Failure to understand INSPIRATION - Failure to understand TRANSMISSION - Failure to understand TRANSLATION

The INSPIRATION of the Bible God Man (Inspired Prophets)

The INSPIRATION of the Bible 16 For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty. 17 For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. " 18 And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain. 19 And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts; 20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, 21 for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

The INSPIRATION of the Bible 8 which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 9 But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the hear of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him. " 10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. 11 For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. 13 These things we also speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

The INSPIRATION of the Bible Inspiration Defined “God Breathed” Ten Commandments Given by “Fingerspiration” The Entire Bible Given by Inspiration of God 14 But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, 15 and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

The INSPIRATION of the Bible Thus says the Lord. . . Thus says the Lord. . . Thus say the Lord. . Thus says the Lord. . . God said. . . The Lord said. . . etc. The phrase above appear over 1, 000 times in the Bible One study showed that Bible says it is God speaking 3, 006 times

The TRANSMISSION of the Bible God Man (Inspired Prophets) Man

The TRANSMISSION of the Bible Autograph Copy of a copy We have NO original copies!

The TRANSMISSION of the Bible An Illustration of Transmission When Autograph is Lost • • • Teacher Letter from President Copied by students Copies, copied by others Original lost, can she restore text?

The TRANSMISSION of the Bible Transmission Interval – Autograph to Copy—Secular vs. Divine • • • Sophocles Aeschylus Euripides Plato Demosthenes Horace New Testament 1400 years 1600 years 1300 years 1200 years 900 years 25 years/250 years

The TRANSMISSION of the Bible Transmission Number of of Manuscripts—Secular vs. Divine • • Sophocles Aeschylus Tacitus Annals Catullus • New Testament 100 copies 50 copies 1 copy 3 copies 5000 Greek Manuscripts 9000 Translations “Church Fathers”

The TRANSMISSION of the Bible David Dalrymple • Scotland • Parliament • Scholar/lecturer • 1726 -1792 Quotations from “Church Fathers” “Suppose that the New Testament had been destroyed, and every copy of it lost by the end of the 3 rd century, could it have been collected together again from the writings of the Fathers of the 2 nd and 3 rd centuries? ” “You remember the question about the NT and the Fathers? That question roused my curiosity, and as I possessed all the existing works of the Fathers of the 2 nd and 3 rd centuries, I commenced to search, and up to this time I have found the entire NT, except eleven verses.

The TRANSMISSION of the Bible Fill in the Blank Quotations from Seven “Church Fathers” Just seven church “fathers” (Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Clement of Alexander, Tertullian, Hippolytus, and Eusebius) before the fourth century quoted the New Testament ____ times!

The TRANSMISSION of the Bible Quotations from Seven “Church Fathers” Just seven church “fathers” (Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Clement of Alexander, Tertullian, Hippolytus, and Eusebius) before the fourth century quoted the New Testament 36, 289 times!

The TRANSLATION of the Bible God Man (Inspired Prophets) Man Language (Greek Hebrew) Languages

The TRANSLATION of the Bible Completely accurate translation happen every day. The reputation of every translator is at stake. Translation=putting the listener or the reader of the translated document in the precise position of the reader of the original document!

The TRANSLATION of the Bible Major Translations John Wycliffe William Tyndale Geneva Bible Bishops’ Bible King James Revised Version American Standard Revised Standard New American Standard New International Ver. New King James 1382 1526 1560 1568 1611 1881 1901 1946 1960 1974 1982

The TRANSLATION of the Bible Which Translation? ? ? • Principles of Translations • Read the Preface • “Let the buyer beware” God selected every word in the original text, get a translation that allows you to look at every word God gave

Trust the Bible Obey Him Today • Believe John 3: 16 • Repent Acts 17: 30 • Confess Faith in Him Rom. 10: 10 • Be Baptized Into Him Gal. 3: 27 Added to His Church, His Kingdom, His Family, His One Body • Be Faithful Rev. 2: 10