We live in a changing world that is full of questions, and the answers must come from the unchanging truth of God's word.

Today we look into Scripture with Scott Pauli to discover what the Bible says. Ask the Lord to speak to you

and to give you truth to share with others.

Did you know that by the time of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Old Testament books had been generally accepted as inspired writings?

And then that the New Testament books were listed in their current form by AD 397.

Now, most of them were accepted immediately after the time of the apostles.

But by AD 397, all of them had, if you will, pass the test. In other words, they bore the mark of

divine authority. They were accepted by local New Testament churches as having evidence of being

the very word of a living God. And on and on through the centuries, the Word of God was passed on to us.

It's beautiful to see how God has superintended the preservation of His Word to every generation.

And I thank God for that because the Word of God is the foundation of our faith.

But I want to come full circle now back in our discussion of what the Bible says about the Word of God is the foundation of our faith. But I want to come full circle now

back in our discussion of what the Bible says about the Word of God to where we live, to our

hearts, to its application, to our lives. Because you see, my friend, you could accept the fact

that the Bible is God's revelation of himself. You can say you believe that God breathed it. It was

inspired of God. You can even agree that that God breathed it, it was inspired of God.

You can even agree that God has promised to preserve his word to every generation, but if you don't

allow that book to affect your life, you've fallen short. You've missed the whole point.

You see, God gave His Word so that it would change our lives. Did you know that there is a work God does through the Word and a work we are to do in the Word?

That's what I want to zero in on today as we conclude our study of what the Bible says,

because I'm praying that this series will be the impetus, the motivation, the prod, the goad, if you will,

for you to love the scriptures more and get into the

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