Conversion & Calling, Student Workbook, SW01

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C O N V E R S I O N A N D C A L L I N G

B. Because they are inspired of God, it is impossible, therefore, for the Scriptures to return void, empty, or fruitless back to him. In every way, God’s Word is seen as completely reliable and absolutely authoritative, worthy of our trust and study.

1. Isa. 55.8-11

a. God’s ways are infinitely above our ways, that is, absolutely beyond our searching or discovery.

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b. God’s Word is completely effective in all that God ordains and orders it to do.

2. God asserts the absolute certainty of his divine Word, Isa. 44.26-28.

a. God declares that he will confirm the word of his servant and fulfill the counsel of his messengers. His Word is truth.

b. God confirms his Word with absolute certainty and faithfulness. As Jesus said in John 10.35, “The Scriptures cannot be broken.”

C. Because of its perfect reliability, the Word is everywhere extolled and praised in the Bible.

1. It is praised for its absolute eternality, Matt. 5.18.

2. It is praised through God’s exaltation of his Word, Isa. 42.21.