The King James Bible is a book that God provided, that was written over a 1500 year span where God used 40 men of God to write down God’s words from Shepherds to Kings across three continents (Asia, Africa, and Europe) in three languages (Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek) and translated for the English speaking people to a point of perfection in circa 1611 with no errors and no contradictions.
There is no book in history that has ever came close to meeting any criteria that the King James Bible can stand upon.
It is important to recognize that God Himself pinned the scriptures so we can learn about Him, and about ourselves.
We Teach What We Have Learned
2 Timothy 3:14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
It is important to recognize here the importance of the local church and the importance of Pastors, Teachers and Evangelists. God uses these individuals to help teach and administer the scriptures to our benefit. As such we see Paul telling Timothy to remember whom he has learned the scriptures from. It is also important to identify how important it is to make sure that those you choose to gain knowledge from, preach and teach it straight.
15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
It is important to teach children to love the book. To understand how to rightly divide the word and how to discern truth when it is provided. As such we can help parents help their children to grown in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
How the Bible is Written: (Inspiration)
The Method
2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
Practical exercise:
Find someone to write down a verse or statement exactly as its said:
(Example) Write Down – Psalms 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
- Now who wrote it?
- Who Authored it?
Now have another student copy the words from one paper to another exactly.
- That is a Scribe – and how God spread the written word abroad.
Now hold up both… Which one is the Word of God?
Now if someone wrote this from English to Spanish – it is Translated.
This is the method that God used to write and spread the word of God.
The Purpose
2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
Profitable: For our benefit.
Mark 8:36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Doctrine: Principle, a position or truth.
2 Timothy 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
Reproof: Is Blame – To take responsibility for your actions
This has so much truth as reproof in today’s society has been removed. We need to know and grow from our mistakes. We often deny them, ignore them or blame others rather than acknowledging them.
Proverbs 15:31 The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
32 He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
NOTE: We can not seek correction without reproof.
Correction: To right those things that are wrong; the physical change after reproof (false doctrine, world’s information)
Proverbs 3:11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
Instruction in Righteousness
2 Timothy 3:17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
That we may be perfect
Throughly: Complete to the end. This is a correct spelling. Some modern publishers change this to thoroughly, so let me show you the difference. If you wash the dishes thoroughly, they are clean (or should be). However, they will get dirty again. Throughly means that they will be clean again and again until Jesus comes.
Furnished: Have every thing you need provided
Good Works: What we do to show what God has done for us.
Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Let’s break that down:
God will furnish everything that we need through the word of God until He comes for His Church so that we may be perfect before him.