God Speaks Through Scripture
“which He promised before through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures” (Rom. 1:2)
“this Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus” (Act. 1:16)
“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” (2 Tim. 3:16)
The Preaching of the Apostles Is the Word of God
“And when they arrived in Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. They also had John as their assistant” (Act. 13:5)
“But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was preached by Paul at Berea, they came there also and stirred up the crowds” (Act. 17:13)
“For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe” (1 Thess. 2:13)
The Savior’s Commandment to Read the Scriptures
“You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me” (John. 5:39)
“Jesus answered and said to them, ‘You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God’” (Matt. 22:29; Mark. 12:24)
Reading Scripture Is Profitable for Salvation
“and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus” (2 Tim. 3:15)
Scripture Cannot Be Broken
“the Scripture cannot be broken” (John. 10:35)
Scripture Is Not a Tribute to History, but Was Written for the Person of Today
“For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope” (Rom. 15:4)
Understanding Scripture
“no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit” (2 Pet. 1:20-21)
The Apostles Knew Scripture, but They Needed the Savior’s Explanation
“And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself” (Luke. 24:27; 24:32)
God Gave the Apostles the Ability to Understand Scripture
“And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures” (Luke. 24:45)
The Apostles Taught the Jews in the Synagogue to Understand Scripture Rightly
“Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so” (Act. 17:10-11)
Not Everything in Scripture Is Easy to Understand. The Ignorant Twist Scripture
“as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures” (2 Pet. 3:16)
The Jew Apollos Proved from Scripture That Jesus Is the Christ
“for he vigorously refuted the Jews publicly, showing from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ” (Act. 18:28)