Understanding The Bible. 1. The Purpose of the Bible. 2 Understanding The Bible 1. The Purpose of the Bible 2. The Land of the Bible 3. The Story of the Bible – Old Testament 4. The Story of the Bible – New Testament 5. The Message of the Bible 6. The Authority of the Bible 7. The Interpretation of the Bible ☛ Intro & The Enlightenment of the Holy Spirit • The Christian's Disciplined Study     • The Teaching of the Church • The Natural Sense • The Original Sense • The General Sense (part 1) • The General Sense (part 2) 8. The Use of the Bible

“If the Bible is indeed God's Word written, we should spare no pains and grudge no effort to discover what he has said (and says) in Scripture.” John Stott

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. 2 Peter 1:21

Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God. John 3:3 The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. 1 Corinthians 2:14

At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.” Matthew 11:25-26

Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law. Psalms 119:18 ...that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might. Ephesians 1:17-19

If anyone’s will is to do God’s will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority. John 7:17 Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him. John 14:21

You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. Matthew 5:14-15