You're ready.

You're going to be. Year after year, the Bible remains the number one best-selling book of all time.

How is this possible for a book that was written thousands of years ago?

Today on Truth for Life, Alastairbegg explains what the Bible is, who wrote it, and why it's a book like no other.

I invite you to turn now with me to the New Testament to 2 Timothy Chapter 3 and the instruction that Paul gives to Timothy

as his young understudy in pastoral ministry at a time where paganism attacks the church

from outside and confusion assails it from within. And in verse 14 of 2 Timothy 3,

Paul writes to him as follows. But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of because you know those from whom you

learned it. And how, from infancy, you've known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you

wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

All scripture is God breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and

training and righteousness so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good

work.

You may want to hold that before you, although I'll mention a

couple of references as we go along. And if you don't normally take notes, today would be a good

day to take notes. I say that just because there are so many different things that I have to say

that are informational rather than inspirational. And you will be aided in the information by

making note of them, I'm sure. I'll try and be clear in delineating the points as I go along.

If you've been attending Parkside for any length of time at all, you will be familiar with

the steady drumbeat of biblical exposition. You know that

it doesn't matter who is standing behind this pulpit, but in each and every instance, it will be

apparent to all that the Bible is afforded a central place in all we do. And indeed, some who,

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