Why Was The Why Was The Bible Written?Bible Written?

The Bible Was NOT Written:• For Profit - Psalm 50:12 “the

world is Mine, and all its fullness” Philippians 3:8; 1 Corinthians 4:9-13 “loss of all things”

The Bible Was NOT Written:• To Satisfy Idle Curiosity• Acts 17:18-31 – Paul did not

simply satisfy their curiosity• Deuteronomy 29:29 “secret

things belong to God”

The Bible Was NOT Written:• To Reflect the Culture, Beliefs &

Superstitions of Writer’s Era-• Genesis 24:2; Ruth 4:7,8;

Romans 16:16; 1 Samuel 6; 1 Kings 20; Acts 14:11,12

• Was Not Written to Perpetuate Them 2 Peter 1:16

The Bible Was NOT Written:• To Define Current Events of the

Day-• Not an “Eschatological Road Map”• What did it mean 2,000 years ago?

The Bible Was NOT Written:• To Cause Hurt, Grief, Pain and

Shame – though it may – not its primary objective• 1 Corinthians 4:14; 2 Corinthians

2:4; 7:8,9,12; 10:9,10

The Bible Was NOT Written:• To Promote “Self Esteem” or a

“Positive Mental Attitude”-• Proverbs 4:23; 23:7; 14:14;

Philippians 4:4-8; Ephesians 2:12ff; Colossians 2:8-10

• Need to See Yourself as God Sees You-• Luke 18:9-14

Why Was The Why Was The Bible Written?Bible Written?

The Bible WAS Written:• “That You Might Believe” – John

20:31,31–Faith Produced by Hearing Word of

God- Romans 10;17; Luke 8:11,12–Begotten by Word of God-James

1:18; 1 Peter 1:23–Trust in Christ after Hearing –

Ephesians 1:13

The Bible WAS Written:• “For Our Admonition” –

1 Corinthians 10:11–Learning/Warning – 1 Corinthians

4:14; 10:6-11

–“Therefores” – 1 Corinthians 10:12,14

The Bible WAS Written:• “For Our Admonition” –

1 Corinthians 10:11–2 Peter 2 & Jude – Preaching that

does not alert & warn with Scriptures is Not Bible Preaching!

The Bible WAS Written:• “For Our Admonition” –

1 Corinthians 10:11–Do YOU Hear Bible Preaching as a

Word of Warning?

–Hebrews 3:12,13

The Bible WAS Written:• To Teach us “How You Ought To

Conduct Yourself” – 1 Timothy 3:15–1 Timothy 4:11; 6:2–Hebrews 3:7-4:1

The Bible WAS Written:• To Teach us “How You Ought To

Conduct Yourself” – 1 Timothy 3:15• Can a Man Walk According to his

own directions? Romans 1:21-28

The Bible WAS Written:• “That You May Not Sin” – 1 John

2:1; 3:4• All have sinned – Romans 3:23• Remedy – 1 John 1:7• “It is written” – Matthew

4:4,7,10; Psalm 119:9-11

The Bible WAS Written:• “That You May Understand” –

Ephesians 3:3,4; 5:17; 1 Peter 2:2• 2 Timothy 2:15• Nehemiah 8:8• Where do you go for the

Answers to the Questions of Life? Psalm 119:105

The Bible WAS Written:• “That You May Be Mindful” –

2 Peter 3:1,2; 1:12-15; Hebrews 2:1• Acts 20:35 “remember the words

of the Lord Jesus”Jude 5 “want to remind you”

The Bible WAS Written:• “That You May Learn …not to

Think Beyond What is Written” – 1 Corinthians 4:6; Matthew 5:23,24; 18:15-17, 21-35• Galatians 2:11-14; 2 Timothy

2:24-26; James 5:16, 19,20 1 Corinthians

1:12,13

The Bible WAS Written:• “That You May Know the

Certainty of Those Things in Which you were Instructed” –Luke 1:3,4; 2 Timothy 3:14; 1 Corinthians 2:6;Proverbs 23:23; 24:21

The Bible WAS Written:• “That You Also May have

Fellowship with Us” – 1 John 1:3; Ephesians 5:11; 1 Corinthians 10:20; Ephesians 3:6,9; John 17:20; 1 John 1:6; John 14:15,23

The Bible WAS Written:• “That Your Joy May Be Full” –

1 John 1:4; Romans 14:17; 15:4; 1Thessalonians 4:18; Philippians 4:4-8; Psalm 23

The Bible WAS Written:• “That You May Know That You

Have Eternal Life” – 1 John 5:13; 1 John 5:11,12; 2 Timothy 2:1,10; John 3:36; 17:3; 1 John 2:3,4

The Bible WAS Written:• “That You Should Earnestly

Contend for The Faith” – Jude 3 “exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith”• Philippians 1:17; 1 Corinthians

9:16

Are We Using The Bible:• For Noble Purposes?• “Rightly” or with Selfish Agenda?• 1 Timothy 4:16 “Take heed to yourself

and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this your will save both yourself & those who hear you?