Lesson One: What is the Bible?
Welcome to Lesson One!
This lesson focuses on the Bible. Scripture is important to Christians because it is the primary means of how God communicates with us. Before we can study the Scriptures we have to know what they are, where they came from and how it's organized. This lesson will help you do that.
By the end of this lesson you will be able to:
This lesson focuses on the Bible. Scripture is important to Christians because it is the primary means of how God communicates with us. Before we can study the Scriptures we have to know what they are, where they came from and how it's organized. This lesson will help you do that.
By the end of this lesson you will be able to:
- Tell what the Bible is
- Explain where the Bible came from
- Use the way the Bible is organized to find verses
- Explain what God's word does and how we benefit from it
- Begin to apply God's word to our lives
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These are words that you will learn about in this lesson. Write the words in your notebooks for future reference.
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What is the Bible?
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The Bible is actually a collection of writings that tells God's story.
It tells us of God's plan for redemption from creation to the end of time.
Here is a short video that gives a basic overview.
It tells us of God's plan for redemption from creation to the end of time.
Here is a short video that gives a basic overview.
Now that we know what the Bible is and how it's organized we need to know where it came from.
Here are a couple of videos that tell us about how the canon was formed..
Here are a couple of videos that tell us about how the canon was formed..
Review
Today we learned about where the Bible came from. We also learned about the Bible is organized and some key verses from the Bible that can help us as we go about our daily lives. Take this quiz to see how much you remember. When you are finished click submit then, click submit another response to reset the quiz for the next person.
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