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Inspiration of the NewTestament

From the Father, to Christ, to theapostles and prophets, to us

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Inspiration of the N. Testament

God, after He spoke long ago to thefathers in the prophets in many portions

and in many ways, in these last days has

spoken to us in His Son

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Inspiration of the N. Testament

Jesus was a prophet

I will raise up a prophet from among their 

countrymen like you, and I will put My words in

His mouth, and he shall speak to them Deut.

18:18

Peter said the prophet was Christ Acts 3: 22

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Book of John

Identifies Christ differently from the other gospels

Records for us the specific instructions for the apostles (Jn.13 17) relating to their ministries.

Inspiration of the New Testament

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Book of John

Inspiration of the N. Testament

1. John 1:18 Christ revealed the Father

2. Jn. 3:34 John the Baptist said of Jesus He whom God sentspeaks the words of God.

3. Jn. 12:49 Jesus did not speak for Himself but for God.

 Jesus was an inspired prophet!!!

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- The critic saysso

what?

- It is called the New and

Living Testament of 

Jesus Christ

- Yet Christ never penned

a word in our Bibles

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there has to be a link between

Christ and the NT writers

if we cannot understand this process, then

 we how do we know they are inspired?

this is one of the most foundational studies to our faith

the link is the Holy Spirit

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Book of John«

John 13:20 is what all these verses hinge on

Truly, truly I say to you, he who receives

whomever I send receives Me; and he who

receives Me receives Him who sent Me.

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Book of John«

1. Jn. 14: 16 21; Jesus will send the Holy Spirit

2. Jn. 14:26; the role of the Holy Spirit

3. Jn. 15:26; the Holy Spirit testifies Christ4. Jn. 16:7; Christ had to send the Helper

5. Jn. 16:13; speaks the words of God, cf. 12:49

6. Acts 1:4, 5 & 2:1-4 shows this promisefulfilled

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Holy Spirit and Jesus

1. Did not speak on their own initiative (Jn. 12:49& 16:13)

2. Were both sent from the Father (Jn. 3:34 &

15:26)

3. Both revealed the Father (Jn. 1:18 & 1 Cor.2:10)

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But this refers to the apostles right?

Did only apostles write the NT?

The apostles wrote 21 of the 27 books

Jude, James, Mark, & Luke were not

apostles

So their writings were not inspired

men?

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9 Spiritual Gifts from 1 Cor. 12

Wisdom

Knowledge

Faith

HealingWorking of miracles

Prophecy

Discerning of spirits

Various languages

Interpretation of languages

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How gifts, like prophecy, were

passed

Acts 8:18

now when Simon saw that

the Spirit was bestowed

through the laying on theapostles hands, he offered

them money

you have no part or portion inthis matter..repent - Peter

2 Timothy 1:6

for this reason I remind you

to kindle afresh the gift of 

God which is in you through

the laying on of my hands

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ApostlesAND Prophets

Ephesians 2:20 - foundation of the apostles andprophets

Ephesians 3:5, 11 some apostles, someprophets; both received revelation

Hebrews 2: 3, 4 the word was confirmed to the

Hebrew writer

1 Timothy 5:18 Luke is quoted as Scripture

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