Today Pastor Alex started our new 66+ week series looking at an overview of the Bible. The hope is that this new knowledge of the Bible is not just for information, but for transformation. Psalm 119 shows us the importance of what the Word is for us, and how it needs to be essential for our lives. 2 Timothy 3:16 says, “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.

1. The Bible is the inspired, inerrant, and trustworthy Word of God. 2 Peter 1:21

Inerrant – without error (Psalm 12)

Trustworthy – written over 1500 years by 40 authors on 3 continents and in 3

languages.

2. The Bible is:

1 Book

2 Halves called testaments that make up a

4 act “drama” told by (creation, fall, redemption, restoration)

66 books

3. The 2 Halves are

OT 39

NT 27

4. The 39 Books of the OT are seen like this:

5 in Torah 5 Major Prophets

5 Wisdom/Poetry

12 History 12 Minor Prophets

5. One simple way to ‘see’ the OT

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Creation 400 BC

Genesis (Esther)

All the Wisdom Books and Prophetic Books in in here

6. The 27 Books of the NT

5 Books of History

21 Epistles (letters)

1 Book of Prophecy

7. The Big Picture of the Bible

Anticipation Genesis – Malachi

Manifestation Matthew – John

Proclamation Acts

Explanation Romans – Jude

Consummation Revelation

The Goal – The transforming work of Scripture through the Holy Spirit by seeing the Big Picture and then investigating the small passages.