Why Was The Why Was The Bible Written?Bible Written?

Our Opinion Does Not Matter• Isaiah 55:8,9 -- God’s “thoughts are not

your thoughts, Nor are your ways” God’s ways

• Best to let God through the Holy Spirit, tell us Why it was given unto man – 1 Corinthians 2:6-16 ; 2 Timothy 2:15 –

helps us to use it more effectively

Understanding Reasons Will Help us Receive Benefits &

Blessings• 2 Corinthians 2:4 “that you might know”• Ephesians 3:3-5 “when you read, you

may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ… revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets”

The Bible Was NOT Written:• Psalm 50:12 “the world is Mine,

and all its fullness”• Philippians 3:8; 1 Corinthians

4:9-13 “loss of all things”• Money was Not their

motivation!

The Bible Was NOT Written:• To Satisfy Idle Curiosity• Acts 17:18-31 – Paul did not

simply satisfy their curiosity• Deuteronomy 29:29 “secret

things belong to God”

The Bible Was NOT Written:• To Reflect the Culture, Beliefs &

Superstitions of Writer’s Era-• Genesis 24:2; Ruth 4:7,8;

Romans 16:16; 1 Samuel 6; 1 Kings 20; Acts 14:11,12

• Was Not Written to Perpetuate Them 2 Peter 1:16

The Bible Was NOT Written:• To Define Current Events of the

Day-

• Not an “Eschatological Road Map”

• What did it mean 2,000 years ago?

The Bible Was NOT Written:• To Cause Hurt, Grief, Pain and

Shame – though it may – not its primary objective• 1 Corinthians 4:14; 2 Corinthians

2:4; 7:8,9,12; 10:9,10

The Bible Was NOT Written:• To Cause Hurt, Grief, Pain and

Shame – though it may – not its primary objective• Acts 2:37; 7:54; 2 Corinthians 7:8-

10; Jeremiah 23:29; Hosea 6:5

The Bible Was NOT Written:• To Cause Hurt, Grief, Pain and

Shame – though it may – not its primary objective• Psalm 141:5 – “let the righteous

strike me, it shall be a kindness And let him rebuke me; It shall be as excellent oil”

The Bible Was NOT Written:• To Promote “Self Esteem” or a

“Positive Mental Attitude”-• Proverbs 4:23; 23:7; 14:14;

Philippians 4:4-8; Ephesians 2:12ff; Colossians 2:8-10

• Need to See Yourself as God Sees You-• Luke 18:9-14