2. All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable
for teaching,
for rebuking,
for correcting,
for training in righteousness,
so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:16-17

3. No prophecy of Scripture…ever came by the will of man; instead, men spoke from God as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
2 Peter 1:21

4. “I will try to read the Bible at least twice/week for the rest of January.”

5. Accountability List Deanne Alexander Debbie Allison Greg Allison
Chester Berg
Ruby Berg
Brady Bergman
Steve Blasdel
Kim Bontrager
Lyle Bontrager
Tami Bontrager
Jack Boucher
Pam Boucher
Kay Boyd
Laila Brownlee
Carlin Buhrman
Bob Calvert
Carla Calvert
Thomas Calvert
Donna Cox
Bob Dick
Doug Dick
Tiffany Dick
Janise Eck
Jenel Edwards
Matt Ehresman

6. Accountability List Stephanie Eitzen Joni Ens Karis Ens Tim Ens
Carli Eppright
Kay Esau
Vergil Esau
Cherise Eutsler
Dennis Farrell
Joyce Fortner
Eleanor Franz
Harold Franz
Emily Gagnebin
Michael Gagnebin
Noah Gagnebin
Levi Gagnebin
Adela Garton
Kyle Goings
Taylor Gould
Michelle Harms
Mike Hearne
Sage Hemmert
Sheena Hemmert
Lori Herrington
Ty Herrington

7. Accountability List Brad Heyen Gene Hildebrandt Wade Hoagboon
Liz Hofer
Janelle Hoopes
Kelly Ingle
Rick Ingle
Allison Jantz
Scott Kersten
Kendra Kinkaid
Becky Klassen
Sam Klein
Tom Klein
Kim Klein
Bradford Majher
Gretchen Majher
Alexandra Marintzer
Jim Means
Melissa Myers
Jan Miller
Krista Miller
Ryan Neufeld
Stacey Neufeld
John Oelze
Linda Oelze
Lee Owens

8. Accountability List Deanna Plank Kevin Plank Cheryl Plucker
Betty Riemen
Peter Rusack
Jerrod Shafer
Savannah Scarbrough
Christine Schrag
Rynnell Schrag
Jack Soden
Nancy Spohr
Colby Stull
Julie Stull
David Topham
Aaron Uhl
Brent Warkentin
Joan Warkentin
Estey Wichert
Erica Williams
John Wohlford
Waneta Yoder
Logan Zielke
Karen Znamenak

9. Any plan from YouVersionOR
John 1-21 (one chapter/day)

10. Fact #1: You can’t prove the Bible is God’s Word.

11. Anyone who comes to God must believe that He exists.
Hebrews 11:6
God’s invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen since the creation of the world, being understood through what He has made. As a result, people are without excuse.
Romans 1:20

12. Fact #1: You can’t prove the Bible is God’s Word.
Fact #2: There are no original copies of any “ancient” book. We only have copies of copies….
Fact #3: The 66 books of the Bible are the most reliable copies of any ancient book in the world.

13. How do we know that the 66 books of the Bible are the right books?

14. The Old Testament “Canon”

15. The Old Testament “Canon”
The 39 books were always considered “sacred” by the Jews.
The compilation of the 39 books of the Old Testament was a gradual process.
By 400 BC the Jews had classified the 39 books under “The Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”
3) Jesus affirmed the 39 books in Luke 24:44.

16. The Apocrypha
14 books written between 450 B.C. and 50 A.D.
The Roman Catholic Church formally declared seven Apocryphal books to be the inspired Word of God at the Council of Trent in 1546.

17. The New Testament “Canon”
1 Many have undertaken to compile a narrative about the events that have been fulfilled among us, 2 just as the original eyewitnesses and servants of the word handed them down to us.
Luke 1:1-4

18. The New Testament “Canon”
3 It also seemed good to me, since I have carefully investigated everything from the very first, to write to you in an orderly sequence, most honorable Theophilus, 4 so that you may know the certainty of the things about which you have been instructed.
Luke 1:1-4

19. Examples of other books about Jesus
The Apocalypse of Peter
The Epistle of Barnabas
The Infancy Gospel of James
The First Gospel of the Infancy of Christ

20. 1 Timothy 5:18 For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain” (Deut. 5:24) and, “the worker is worthy of his wages” (Luke 10:7).
2 Peter 3:16 Paul speaks about these things in all his letters in which there are some matters that are hard to understand. The untaught and unstable twist them to their own destruction, as they also do with the rest of the Scriptures.

21. The New Testament “Canon”
The 27 New Testament books were collected (grouped) shortly after 100 A.D. and formally affirmed at the Council of Carthage in 397 AD.

22. The New Testament “Canon”
Was the author an Apostle (or have a close connection to an Apostle)?
Was the book accepted as God’s Word by the “church?”
Is there consistency of doctrine and teaching with the other NT books?
Does the book reflect the work of the Holy Spirit?