The Authority of God’s Word*

* Adapted from, Design for Discipleship Book Five: Foundations for Faith, Navpress

How do you see God’s word (Scripture)? Is the Bible just a collection of nice ideas written down for our perusal, or is it something more? How does your life relate to God’s word? Someone has said, “we do what we believe.” What do you believe about God’s word…and is that reflected in your life?

The Author
Q. How do the writers of Scripture attribute their words to God in these passages?
Deuteronomy 28:1-2 ________________________________________________
II Samuel 23:1-3 ___________________________________________________
Jeremiah 1:6-9 _____________________________________________________
1 Thessalonians 2:13 ________________________________________________

II Timothy 3:16 ______________________________________
Psalm 138:2 ______________________________________

How Jesus viewed Scripture
Matthew 4:1-11 ____________________________________________________
Mark 7:6-9 ________________________________________________________
Mark 12:24-27 _____________________________________________________
Luke 10:25-28 _____________________________________________________
Luke 24: 25-27 _____________________________________________________
Matthew 5:17,18 ____________________________________________________
John 17:17 ________________________________________________________

The reliability of God’s word
Joshua 23:14 ______________________________________________________
Psalm 33:11 _______________________________________________________
Proverbs 30:5,6 ____________________________________________________
Luke 1:1-4 ________________________________________________________
II Peter 1:15-21 ____________________________________________________
Compare Matthew 17:1-9 _____________________________________

The sufficiency of God’s word
Psalm 37:31 _______________________________________________________
Psalm 119:130 _____________________________________________________
John 15:3 _________________________________________________________
Acts 20:32 ________________________________________________________
II Timothy 3:16 ____________________________________________________
James 1:21 ________________________________________________________
Mark 4:14 _________________________________________________________
Isaiah 55:10-11 ____________________________________________________
Hebrews 4:12-13 ___________________________________________________
Psalm 119:11, _____________________________________________________
Psalm 19:7-11 _____________________________________________________

Applying God’s word
Luke 6:46 ________________________________________________________
Luke 24:25 _______________________________________________________
II Kings 23:2-4 ____________________________________________________
II Timothy 3:16 compared to Psalm 119:59,60 ___________________________
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Q. Has any Scripture in this lesson spoken to you? What do you think God wants you to do in response to what you have learned? What steps will you take? Who will keep you accountable?