Send us a text           August 14, 2022                                                                                                 Solid Ground Week 3The Bible Tour“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” Matthew 7:24-27Get a  translation I like. Formal equivalency - KJV, NKJV, NASB, and ESV Functional equivalency - NLT, Good News, TEV, and NIV Paraphrase - Living Bible, and The Message Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up.  1 Corinthians 13:4 (KJV)Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  1 Corinthians 13:4 (NIV)Love never gives up. Love cares more for others than for self. Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have. Love doesn’t strut, doesn’t have a swelled head.  1 Corinthians 13:4 (MSG)Get a Study Bible. Get a Small Group.Understanding the BibleIt was written over a period of 1600 years in over a dozen countries on three continents by 40 people in three different languages. The Bible was written by poets, prophets, farmers, kings, soldiers, shepherds, princes, priests, historians, fisherman, tax collectors, scholars, businessmen and doctors. The Bible was written in caves, ships, palaces, prisons, and deserts. How did they come up with the same story?All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV)Law Books (5)                                                                    Genesis – Deuteronomy History Books (12)                                                                 Joshua – Esther Poetry Books (5) Job – Song of Solomon Prophecy Books (17) 5 Major Prophets: Isaiah – Daniel 12 Minor Prophets: Hosea – Malachi The Gospels (4) Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John The Book of Acts The historical record of the first Church The Epistles (21) Romans – Jude The Revelation Prophecy of the last days and eternity The Plot - The Mirror ImageThe Subject of the Bible is Jesus. “You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me!”  John 5:39 (NLT)For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 (NIV)The Verb of the Bible is Give. This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.                               1 John 3:16 (NIV)Thank you for listening to the Relate Community Church podcast! Don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode. If today’s message spoke to you, share it with a friend or leave us a review to help spread the word. To learn more about Relate Community Church, visit us at www.relatecommunity.com. You are always welcome here, and remember—you are loved

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