Essentially, the word scripture means “writing.” In the Old Testament, it occurs in the King James Version only once, “the scripture of truth,” in Daniel 10:21.
In the New Testament, “scripture” denotes the definite collection of sacred books, regarded as given by the inspiration of God, which we usually call the Old Testament. It was God’s purpose thus to perpetuate his revealed will.
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From time to time he raised up men to commit to writing in an infallible record the revelation he gave. The “Scripture,” or collection of sacred writings, was thus enlarged from time to time as God saw necessary. We have now a completed “Scripture,” consisting of the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible.
Here are the 5 reasons Christians should believe the scriptures:
1: It Guards You Against False Teachings
As it has been prefaced, false teaching is very dangerous, and it should never be underestimated. We should look at false teaching as a disease; it is a deadly virus that seeks to infect and contaminate individuals and even entire congregations. Likewise, we should see the truth that is God’s Word as the vaccination or cure that will stop its spread and eradicate the damage it causes spiritually to your life.
2: It Increases Your Level of Discernment
The renowned nineteenth century revivalist Charles Spurgeon made a fascinating statement that reveals just how important discernment is. He said that “discernment is not just knowing the difference between right and wrong, it is knowing the difference between right and almost right”.
3: It Is Able to Make You Wise unto Salvation
There are many things in this world that we can choose to be wise to, but there is no greater wisdom to which we can attain to than the wisdom we receive through the earnest study of God’s Word concerning who we are in Christ.
4: It Keeps You from Wrongly Dividing the Word
If Scripture can be rightly divided, then surely it can also be wrongly divided—and none of us want to be that one who does such a thing. As we study His Word, the Holy Spirit, who superintended the writing of the Word, will guide us into truth.
5: It Will Bless You When Its Principles Are Kept and Applied
The Word of God will never be able to accomplish its desired effect in our lives unless we apply to our lives what we have received. By default, not doing so causes us to be the dreaded hearers of the Word, and not doers (James 1:22). Rather we should continue to look into the Word—and that with purpose.
5 Reasons To Have Faith In God
Recall that Christian Info reported that God in Christianity is believed to be the eternal, supreme being who created and preserves all things.
Christians believe in a monotheistic conception of God, which is both transcendent (wholly independent of, and removed from, the material universe) and immanent (involved in the material universe).
Faith, at its core, is deep-rooted in the expectation of good things to come. It goes beyond hope. While much of hope lives in the mind, faith is steeped in the heart and the spirit.
Christian Info will discuss extensively 5 reasons why all mortals should have faith in God with some scriptures to enable our readers understand the aforementioned headline. Nobody ever said having faith would be easy, but it will be worth it and here is why.
