How does God speak to me? How do we know the Bible is God’s Word still? God had His prophets write down His word, and promised to preserve it for us. Through manuscripts and translations, we can still be sure that God speaks to us through His word. Will we obey Him?

1. Bible
The
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2. How does
God
talk to
me?
2

3. Apostles &
Prophets
3

4. “All scripture is
breathed out by God”
— 2 Timothy 3.16
4

5. “not to go beyond
what is written”
— 1 Corinthians 4.6
5

6. “And Moses wrote down
all the words of Jehovah”
— Exodus 24.
4
6

7. “to write an orderly
account for you”
— Luke 1.3
7

8. “These are written so
that you may believe”
— John 20.31
8

9. “When you read, you
may understand”
— Ephesians 3.
4
9

10. “For whatever was written
in former days was written
for our instruction.”
— Romans 15.
4
10

11. 11

12. 12

13. 13

14. 14

15. 15

16. 16

17. Earliest
Written Copy
17

18. The Iliad
(Homer)
643
copies
700 B.C.
Earliest
Written 1200 A.D. Copy
18

19. Aristotle
49
copies
322 B.C.
Earliest
Written 1100 A.D. Copy
19

20. Herodotus
8
copies
425 B.C.
Earliest
Written 900 A.D. Copy
20

21. New Testament
5735
copies
100 A.D. 325 A.D.
Earliest
Written Copy
21

22. 22

23. Apostles &
Prophets
23

24. 24

25. “word for
word”
25

26. “thought
for
thought”
26

27. 27

28. Individual
28

29. Denominational
29

30. 30

31. 31

32. Apostles &
Prophets
32

33. 33

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35. Compiled and Presented by:
Fellowship with God Dave Stewart
Bible 29 March 2009
Las Cruces, NM
#03 www.churchofchristmiranda.com
The Bible
1 Corinthians 4.6
Synopsis: How does God speak to me? How do we know the Bible is
God’s Word still? God had His prophets write down His word, and
promised to preserve it for us. Through manuscripts and translations, we
can still be sure that God speaks to us through His word. Will we obey
Him?
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