How To Read And Understand The Bible

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How To Read And Understand The Bible
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How To Read And Understand The Bible

• Ephesians 33-5 how that by revelation He made
  known to me the mystery (as I have briefly
  written already, 4 by which, when you read, you
  may understand my knowledge in the mystery of
  Christ), 5 which in other ages was not made known
  to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed
  by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets

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Realize That The Bible Is The Word Of God

• 1 Thessalonians 213 For this reason we also
  thank God without ceasing, because when you
  received the word of God which you heard from us,
  you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it
  is in truth, the word of God, which also
  effectively works in you who believe.

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Realize That The Bible Is The Word Of God

• 2 Peter 121
• for prophecy never came by the will of man, but
  holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the
  Holy Spirit.

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Realize That The Bible Is The Word Of God

• Galatians 111-12
• But I make known to you, brethren, that the
  gospel which was preached by me is not according
  to man. 12 For I neither received it from man,
  nor was I taught it, but it came through the
  revelation of Jesus Christ.

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Realize That The Bible Is The Word Of God

• 2 Timothy 316-17
• All Scripture is given by inspiration of God,
• and is profitable for doctrine,
• for reproof,
• for correction,
• for instruction in righteousness,
• 17 that the man of God may be complete,
  thoroughly equipped for every good work.

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Understand That There Is A First And Second
Covenant

• Hebrews 86-7 But now He has obtained a more
  excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also
  Mediator of a better covenant, which was
  established on better promises. 7 For if that
  first covenant had been faultless, then no place
  would have been sought for a second

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Understand That There Is A First And Second
Covenant

• Hebrews 813 In that He says, "A new covenant,"
  He has made the first obsolete. Now what is
  becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to
  vanish away.
• Hebrews 109 then He said, "Behold, I have come
  to do Your will, O God." He takes away the first
  that He may establish the second.

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Understand That There Is A First And Second
Covenant

• Hebrews 718 For on the one hand there is an
  annulling of the former commandment because of
  its weakness and unprofitableness,
• Galatians 324-25 Therefore the law was our tutor
  to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified
  by faith. 25 But after faith has come, we are no
  longer under a tutor.

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Understand That There Is A First And Second
Covenant

• Galatians 421-26
• 24 which things are symbolic. For these are the
  two covenants
• Galatians 430-31 Nevertheless what does the
  Scripture say? "Cast out the bondwoman and her
  son, for the son of the bondwoman shall not be
  heir with the son of the freewoman."

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The New Covenant Is A Covenant Of Grace And Law

• Hebrews 812 For I will be merciful to their
  unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless
  deeds I will remember no more.
• Matthew 2628 For this is My blood of the new
  covenant, which is shed for many for the
  remission of sins.

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The New Covenant Is A Covenant Of Grace And Law

• John 117 For the law was given through Moses,
  but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
• Hebrews 712 For the priesthood being changed, of
  necessity there is also a change of the law.

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The New Covenant Is A Covenant Of Grace And Law

• James 125 But he who looks into the perfect law
  of liberty and continues in it, and is not a
  forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one
  will be blessed in what he does.
• James 212 So speak and so do as those who will
  be judged by the law of liberty.

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The New Covenant Is A Covenant Of Grace And Law

• John 1248 He who rejects Me, and does not
  receive My words, has that which judges him the
  word that I have spoken will judge him in the
  last day.
• John 1415 "If you love Me, keep My commandments.

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