CFTN | Week of September 18th | www.cftn.com | Dr. Michael Maiden God’s Promises are ALWAYS TRUE II Corinthians 1:20 For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us. II Peter 1:2-4 2 Grace and peace be mul- tiplied to you in the knowl- edge of God and of Jesus our Lord, 3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, 4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Psalm 19:7-11 7 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the sim- ple; 8 The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes; 9 The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for- ever; The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. 10 More to be de- sired are they than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the hon- eycomb. 11 Moreover by them Your servant is warned, And in keeping them there is great reward. II Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is given by in- spiration of God, and is profit- able for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, Proverbs 30:5-6 5 Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him. 6 Do not add to His words, Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar. Psalm 119:9,11,103-105,129- 130 9 How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. 11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You. 103 How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth! 104 Through Your precepts I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way 105 Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. 129 Your testimonies are wonderful; Therefore my soul keeps them. 130 The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple. Genesis 3:1-5 1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God in- deed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?” 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the gar- den; 3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.’” 4 Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” Matthew 4:1-4 1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. 3 Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” 4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that pro- ceeds from the mouth of God.’” Matthew 13:3-9,18-23 3 Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them. 5 Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they imme- diately sprang up because they had no depth of earth. 6 But when the sun was up they were scorched, and be- cause they had no root they withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them. 8 But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9 He who has ears to hear, let him hear!” 18 “Therefore hear the par- able of the sower: 19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not un- derstand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who re- ceived seed by the wayside. 20 But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; 21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles. 22 Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he be- comes unfruitful. 23 But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundred- fold, some sixty, some thirty.”
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God’s Promises are ALWAYS TRUE
II Corinthians 1:20 For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.
II Peter 1:2-4 2 Grace and peace be mul-tiplied to you in the knowl-edge of God and of Jesus our Lord, 3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, 4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the
division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Psalm 19:7-11 7 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the sim-ple; 8 The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes; 9 The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for-ever; The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. 10 More to be de-sired are they than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the hon-eycomb. 11 Moreover by them Your servant is warned, And in keeping them there is great reward.
II Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is given by in-spiration of God, and is profit-able for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,
Proverbs 30:5-6 5 Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him. 6 Do not add to His words, Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.
Psalm 119:9,11,103-105,129-130 9 How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. 11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You. 103 How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth! 104 Through Your precepts
I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way 105 Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. 129 Your testimonies are wonderful; Therefore my soul keeps them. 130 The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple.
Genesis 3:1-5 1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God in-deed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?” 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the gar-den; 3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.’” 4 Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
Matthew 4:1-4 1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. 3 Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” 4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that pro-ceeds from the mouth of God.’”
Matthew 13:3-9,18-23 3 Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them. 5 Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they imme-diately sprang up because they had no depth of earth. 6 But when the sun was up they were scorched, and be-cause they had no root they withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them. 8 But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9 He who has ears to hear, let him hear!” 18 “Therefore hear the par-able of the sower: 19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not un-derstand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who re-ceived seed by the wayside. 20 But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; 21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles. 22 Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he be-comes unfruitful. 23 But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundred-fold, some sixty, some thirty.”
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Romans 10:17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Romans 12:1-2 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be trans-formed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
At the very core and foundation of our Christian faith and doctrine is the absolute belief that the Bible is the Word of God. Not that the Bible merely includes or records some of God’s Word, but that the entirety of the 66 books of the Bible, every word from beginning to end, is the Word of God. The Bible says this about itself in II Timothy 3:15-17 (NKJV)
II Timothy 3:15-17 15 and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salva-tion through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for re-proof, for correction, for in-struction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
The Divine Inspiration of the ScripturesAll scripture is given to us by the “inspiration of God”. The Greek word for “inspired of God” is “theopneustos” which literally means “God-breathed”. The Bible is not the past history of ancient peoples or a compilation of various human stories, myths, and ideas. The Bible is the inspired Word of God. The Bible does not represent the greatest and highest expression of human or intellectual enlightenment, but all scripture, the entirety of the Bible is ‘breathed’ from God Himself to us. The process by which God accomplished this is revealed in II Peter
1:20-21 (NKJV).
The Scriptures are not the opinions, thoughts, or concepts of men’s minds and beliefs. Men wrote the Scriptures as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. God inspired the authors of the scripture—He used their human intellect, ability, education, and gifts. These writers were placed under the complete control and divine inspiration of the Holy Spirit to perfectly ac-complish His will in the revelation of His Word to mankind. This is what separates the Bible from every other book and teaching. The Bible is authored by God himself who revealed His Word in divine inspiration to men, who recorded it for us. This is invaluable, irreplaceable, and absolutely essential for you to securely grasp and understand. In all the world, there are many books that may contain some truly inspired thoughts and truth, but there is only one book that is wholly and perfectly divinely inspired in its entirety. That book is the Bible, the Word of God. Without settling this in your heart, you will never be able to truly know God and the amazing truth that His Word alone contains for your life. Everything we are to learn about God in this life can only be safely and truthfully discovered through the study and revelation of scriptures which in themselves are the complete revelation of God to man. The faithful study and ap-plication of scriptures will allow us to be this person.
The description of the Bible being divinely inspired in every single word is called the “plenary verbal inspiration of the Scriptures”. This is what we as followers of Christ believe is the ab-solute truth. This belief grants us access by faith into the fullness of God’s blessings, will, and Kingdom that His Word unveils to our lives.
The Inerrancy of God’s WordThe foundation for Biblical inerrancy is shown to us in the miraculous delivery of God’s Word throughout the ages beginning with the individual writers the Holy Spirit wrote the Scriptures through. Inerrancy means that in the original manuscripts of each book of the Bible there was no error or mistake. No factual, historical, or theological distortions, deceptions, or imperfec-tions. The Bible was transmitted to us inerrant (perfectly). Not only were the original ancient manuscripts faultless, but the subsequent retransmissions (copies or the manuscripts made down through time) were accomplished perfectly (inerrant). In all of history, there has never been such a carefully meticulous process as what even secular, non-religious scholars of his-tory and literature acknowledge occurred in the copying of the Scriptures. Inerrancy means what we now read in our Bibles is exactly or perfectly what God revealed by divine inspiration not the writers of the Scriptures.
The Infallible Word of GodThe second aspect of the perfection of the Scriptures is what we call Infallible. This means the Bible is completely unfailing in its promises and truth. It is the expression of God’s absolute truth to us in every promise and revelation. Because of that, we can receive it with absolute faith and trust in its unfailing (infallible) ability. God is incapable of lying as these writers attest:Titus 1:2 (NKJV), Hebrews 6:18 (NKJV), Numbers 23:19 (NKJV), Psalm 119:89-91 (NKJV), Mark 13:31 (NKJV) (MSG) (NLT), Isaiah 40:8 (NKJV) (MSG)
