Can't Touch This!! (Fail Not 3: Strengthen Your Faith that God’s Word Is Translated!)
(A Message to the Members of the Body of Christ)
(Preached Wednesday Evening, September 9, 2020)
“And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.”
(Luke 22:31-32)
“So we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts. But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.”
(2 Peter 1:19-21, NASB)
- God reveals his Word to awaken you!
“So we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts. ” (2 Peter 1:19)
- God translates his Word to speak to you!
“But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation,” (2 Peter 1:20)
- God uses his Word to move you!
“For no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.” (2 Peter 1:21)
Conclusion
“For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.” (Psalm 119:89)
“Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the Lord, which he had spoken unto him, upon a roll of a book.” (Jeremiah 36:4)
“Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, after that the king had burned the roll, and the words which Baruch wrote at the mouth of Jeremiah, saying, ‘Take thee again another roll, and write in it all the former words that were in the first roll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath burned.” (Jeremiah 36:27-28)
“Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.” (Luke 21:33)
“For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.” (Matthew 5:18)
- Strengthen your faith that God’s Word is translated!
- How does God preserve the Bible for His purposes? (1:06)
- The King James Bible – The History of English (1:18)
- Which Bible Translation Should I Read (00:00-03:56)
- Which Bible Translation Is Best for You? (5:50)
- Which Bible Translation Is Best (00:00-09:16)
- Are Bible Translations Reliable? (4:06)
- Bible Version Debate Explained (20:56)
Next Week: Strengthen Your Faith that God’s Word is Your Guide!
OUTLINE:
“Fail Not” 3: Strengthen Your Faith that God’s Word Is Translated!
“So we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts. But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.” (2 Peter 1:19-21, NASB)
- God reveals his Word to awaken you!
- God translates his Word to speak to you!
- God uses his Word to move you!
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