Trust the Canon• 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (p.915)• Isaiah 40:8 (p.547)• 40 authors over 1500 yearsThe Bible
was METICULOUSLY copied –– Bruce Metzger – over 20,000 lines in NT –
only 40 are debatable.– We have over 5,000 copies of the NT.– The Dead Sea Scrolls, found in 1948.
Trust the Canon• How the Bible was formed:• Church did not make the
authority; it recognized the authority of the Bible.
• The Question: do you recognize the authority of the Bible?
Eat this Book• Table of Contents• Psalm 119:105 (p.470)• Read – Reflect – Respond • Next Steps:
– Bible Studies– Study Bibles– Bible Dictionary, Commentaries
Trust Me with Your Life• Matthew 24:35 (p.755)• A brief history:• The Bible is meant to be lived.• Hebrews 4:12 (p.922)