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God cannot lie, and He cannot make a mistake. He is perfect. So we know that His Word, the Bible, was written down exactly the way He wanted it — true and without error. MAIN IDEA ESV 2

PSALM 119:160 The sum of Your word is truth, and every one of Your righteous rules endures forever. MEMORY VERSE ESV 3

Share what you wrote about or drew in Start Here. INTRODUCTION ESV 4

How did you know these three things about that person were true? INTRODUCTION ESV 5

MAIN LESSON 1. Everything in the Bible is true. Every event in the Bible really happened and each person in the Bible really lived. ESV 6

MAIN LESSON Psalm 119:160 The sum of Your word is truth, and every one of Your righteous rules endures forever. ESV 7

MAIN LESSON 2. We can be sure the Bible is true because many of the writers were eyewitnesses, and people in Bible times either saw the same things or believed the writers were telling the truth. ESV 8

MAIN LESSON John 20:30-31 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name. ESV 9

MAIN LESSON 3. We can also be sure the Bible is true because many things it has told us about the future (prophecies) have already come true and all the remaining things will come true. ESV 10

MAIN LESSON 2 Peter 1:16-21 For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty. For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, and the ESV 11

MAIN LESSON ESV 2 Peter 1:16-21, continued voice was borne to Him by the Majestic Glory, "This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased," we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with Him on the holy mountain. And we have the prophetic 12

MAIN LESSON ESV 2 Peter 1:16-21, continued word more fully confirmed to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from 13

MAIN LESSON ESV 2 Peter 1:16-21, continued someone's own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. 14

MAIN LESSON 4. Finally, we know God is perfect, and He doesn’t lie. He has told us that all His Words are true, and the Holy Spirit told the Bible writers exactly what to write and made sure there were no errors! ESV 15

MAIN LESSON Psalm 119:160 The sum of Your word is truth, and every one of Your righteous rules endures forever. ESV 16

FAITH IN ACTION 1.Does God ever lie? 2.Which of the words in the Bible are from God? 3.Can we trust the Bible? Why? 4.How will this affect the way you think about God’s Word as you study it and tell others about it? ESV 17

SUM IT UP ESV Everything in the Bible is true. Every event in the Bible really happened and each person in the Bible really lived. 18

We can be sure the Bible is true because many of the writers were eyewitnesses, and people in Bible times either saw the same things or believed the writers were telling the truth. SUM IT UP ESV 19

SUM IT UP ESV We can also be sure the Bible is true because many things it has told us about the future (prophecies) have already come true and all the remaining things will come true. 20

SUM IT UP ESV Finally, we know God is perfect, and He doesn’t lie. He has told us that all His Words are true, and the Holy Spirit told the Bible writers exactly what to write and made sure there were no errors! 21

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