iPhone Questions: "Is the Bible Really God's Word?"

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Do you think the bible is God's word? Why or why not?

John 1:1 (NIV) says "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."

The Word of God is how we, as humans, are able to battle the different situations in our lives.

¹⁵ and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. ¹⁶ All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, ¹⁷ so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
~2 Timothy 3 (NIV)

We can't prove that the foundation of Christianity was based on if the bible (the Word of God) is truly the Word of God. We have to believe and have faith that it is.

iPhone Questions: "Does God Exist?"

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I) Mindful Faith

• mindful means to think, be wise, appraise, evaluate
• we regularly practice mindfulness in everyday activities: sitting in a chair, walking into basement
• Paul gave instruction to be mindful (“study”): 2 Tim 2:15
• King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
• Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
• King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
• Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
• American King James Version
• Study to show yourself approved to God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
• Douay-Rheims Bible
• Carefully study to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
• Paul was very educated. He did not exercise faith in ignorance, but with knowledge. Acts 26:24
• Paul is on trial in Rome; accused of disturbing the Pax Romana and treason
• At this point Festus interrupted Paul's defense. "You are out of your mind, Paul!" he shouted. "Your great learning is driving you insane."
• Peter advised to always be prepared (ready) to give an answer 1 Peter 3:15
• New International Version (©1984)
• But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,
• World English Bible
• But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear:
• Solomon, too was very wise and he also chose faith.

II) Does God Exist?

• Gen 1:1 “In the beginning God …”
• What is the Bible about? ⇒ The entire Bible is the story of God.
• If you believe the Bible, then you must also believe that God exists.
• If you don’t believe that God exists, then you can not claim that the Bible is true,
• because the Bible says that God exists.
• General Revelation
• What is General Revelation?
• http://www.blueletterbible.org/faq/don_stewart/stewart.cfm?ID=370
• General revelation is something that all humanity has received. It is general in that it reaches all people in all times and in every place—nobody is without general revelation.
• Validation of General Revelation in the Bible
• Psalm 19:1,2
• New International Version (©1984)
• For the director of music. A psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge.
• Luke 19:40
• New International Version (©1984)
• "I tell you," he replied, "if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out."
• Romans 1:19-20
• 18 The wrath of God(AO) is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.(AP) 20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made,(AQ) so that people are without excuse.(AR)
• A painting, sculpture, or a piece of music does not occur at random. Such works are a testament to the glory of the artist who created it. God’s creation is like that. When you see the earth, and the space that God created, recognize that God exists and exercised tremendous creativity in creating it. When you study biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, recognize the how amazing it is that each of these systems exists and interacts. Recognize the precise balance that enables us to live. Global warming is a hot topic now. The fundamental issue of global warming is concern over disrupting the special balance in the environment.
• In short, God does exist. He has revealed some parts of his nature to everyone through our observation of His creation.

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to TurningPoint! We're very excited to begin our 2012-2013 year with you all, and can't wait to see what this year brings.

To begin, please take a look at our rules and guidelines that we would like you all to follow. It is very important that you follow these rules, especially while you are at TurningPoint (weekly events AND anything we do). These rules will help keep every feeling safe and secure while they are with us.

To begin our year, we'd like to ask you a question:

What is TurningPoint for you?
Is it a place for you to get closer to God? A place for you to just learn about him? Just a place to go to because it's there? What does TP mean to you?