Theology 101

Scripture is the inspired and preserved words of God contained in the 66 books of the Bible: 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament, preserved by God in copies and translations that people can hold in their hands, read for themselves, study, preach, teach, and even ignore if they so choose. In this episode we wrap up our study of "What is the Bible?" by taking a look at how Scripture is accessible. 1. It is available: God did not lose the inspired Scriptures like we lose our car keys. 2. It is obtainable: God speaks more languages than just Hebrew and Greek. 3. It is understandable: God did not make the Bible that difficult (it depends more on attitude that aptitude). [This episode forms part of the MOADiS, also referred to by some as TCD...] Notes: https://bible.kedrovsky.net/moadis_overview_0_intro https://bible.kedrovsky.net/_media/12_moadis/003_what_is_the_bible_3_accessible.pdf History & Heritage of the Bible: https://bible.kedrovsky.net/topical_king_james_bible#history_heritage_of_the_bible

Midweek special! This is a message I preached in English a while ago (at Crest Bible Church, I believe). And this week I will be preaching it in Spanish at La Biblia Dice in Medellin, Colombia. Church YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/LaBibliadiceMedelli1/videos Please pray for us this week, that God would pleased with the preaching and the saints would be edified! Notes (in English... with photos!): https://bible.kedrovsky.net/topical_alpha#ichabod

The Bible, because of its nature and formal character as a divine covenant corpus, is authoritative. It is God's final authority over man, given to change man's conduct. 1. The Bible is authoritative in its origin: The words of Scripture are inspired by God. 2. The Bible is authoritative in its purpose: God inspired Scripture to govern us. Scripture, as a covenant corpus, confronts us with God's absolute and final authority over us and our lives as the subjects living in the Kingdom He created. [This episode forms part of the MOADiS, also referred to by some as TCD...] Notes: https://bible.kedrovsky.net/moadis_overview_0_intro https://bible.kedrovsky.net/_media/12_moadis/002_what_is_the_bible_2_authoritative.pdf

The Bible is a covenant corpus. It is a body, a collection, of covenants. That is what Scripture is by nature and in its formal character. We saw this in the last episode studying the two "Testaments," the Old Testament and the New Testament. In this episode we take a look at how the contents of the Bible "crystallize" around the eight major covenants. These covenants are not just a nifty way to outline the Bible. They are the Bible. And I'd like to bring this out in this lesson. [This episode forms part of the MOADiS, also referred to by some as TCD...] Notes for this episode and the last can be found here: https://bible.kedrovsky.net/moadis_overview_0_intro#a_covenant_corpus

Seriously. What is the Bible? We read the Bible. We study the Bible. We say we "love" the Bible. But what is it? Have you ever taken a step back from all the details in the Bible to ask yourself that question? What is the "formal character" of the Bible--its "nature." What is it? - Is it a religious book? - Is it a history book? - Is it a self-help book ("chicken soup for your soul")? - Is it a love letter? - Is it a book of Jewish myths and maxims? We are going to answer this question in three parts, and the first part is this one... Our topic of study in this lesson: The Bible is a covenant corpus. Why? Because that's its very nature! [This episode forms part of the MOADiS, also referred to by some as TCD...]