Master the Bible: How to Get and Keep the Big Picture of the Bible's Story

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Mas ter the B i b l e : How to Get and Keep the B i g P i c ture of the B i b l e ’ s Stor y

3. For the Church, the Scriptures are considered infallible in all matters of faith and practice, Ps. 119.89; Isa. 40.8.

4. Believers worldwide count the Scriptures as inerrant (without error or falsehood) in their original writings, 1 Kings 8.56; Ezek. 12.25.

5. The Scriptures possess transforming power to convert and convict, Isa. 55.10-11; Heb. 4.12.

D. Jesus of Nazareth is the Bible’s central subject and theme. 2

1. Jesus confirmed the truth that the Scriptures spoke of him, Luke 24.25-27; Luke 24.44-48.

2. Jesus fulfilled perfectly the Scripture’s moral Law, Matt. 5.17-18; Gal. 3.23-24.

3. All the prophets spoke of him and his work, John 1.44-45; Acts 10.42-43.

4. Truly, the Bible is his-story!, Heb. 8.1-2; Heb. 9.14-15.

5. Christ is the key to interpreting the Bible; all the Scriptures testify of him, John 5.39-40; Heb. 10.5-7.

E. Through the many stories of the Bible see the one Story of God.

William J. Bausch lists ten propositions related to story theology that help us understand the significance and

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