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WHY THE BIBLE?

In our previous post, we said that all what God ask us to teach with were documented and they are all chronicled in the bible.
We also said that the bible was the material that God gave us to teach from.

The question is why the Bible?
2 Peter 1:16-21. 2 Timothy 3:15-16.

The bible is the collection of God inspired writings by holy men who wrote supernatural events and prophesies concerning the works of redemption and the fulfilment thereof.

In it, contains all the promises and plan of God for redemption and also the identity of the man in Christ and the fate of the unbelieving man.

Beginning from exodus, we see that God will tell his prophets to write. So God understands the importance of writing and asked us to teach from what we have written.
Joshua1:8 God asked Joshua not to neglect the writings of Moses(the book of the law) but to study, meditate and teach the Jewish nation from it.
I used to say that Genesis, Exodus till Deutronomy or what we call the pentateuch was Moses's teaching note to the Hebrew nation in captivity enroute canaanland.
In Joshua, God ask Joshua to study and teach from it.

Luke24:25-27 was Jesus teaching from the old testament books. Also Luke4, we saw Jesus teaching from the writings of the prophet and in Acts 28:23, we saw Apostle Paul teaching also from the book of law and the prophets.

What are the gains of bible interpretation.
2Timothy3:16
When the Bible is rightly divided, it will be advantageous in
1) Doctrine(Didaskalia) it means in teaching or explanation. There is no book any where that is the highest authority in the explanation or teaching of God and godliness. It reveals God and the His work of redemption. Because some of the writers were eye witnesses(1 John 1:1-4)who wrote in the lifetime of other eye witnesses. They gave a first hand reportage of supernatural events which happened before them as an evidence that what was prophesied did manifested and fulfilled.
2) For Reproof(elektos) which means evidence. That means that the bible can persuade you. It can convince you to believe.
That means that the bible will help the teacher to convince and persuade his audience on the topic of salvation.
3) Another gain of the bible is correction {ephanatosis). It means that the bible will correct your notion about Christ.
It can correct your behavior, way of life and thinking pattern.
4) Instructions in righteousness. The Bible is filled with life changing and influencing instructions which will