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XXV. Lesson Twenty-five - Christian Theism
A. Key Principle: God placed His stamp of approval on Jesus' entire message concerning both His Person and His other teachings because God would not raise a heretic from the dead, and other options are improbable.
B. God approved Christ's Person, and Christ claimed deity.
C. God approved Christ's teachings on His deity, the Kingdom of God, the way of salvation, eternal life, and the inspiration of Scriptures.
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XXVII. Lesson Twenty-seven - The Inspiration of Scripture
A. The Old Testament
1. Jesus said that the whole Old Testament is inspired (John 10:35 and Luke 24:44).
2. He said that different sections are inspired.
a. The Law (Matthew 5:18, Matthew 22:31-32 (compare Exodus 3:6))
b. The Writings (Mark 12:36)
c. The Prophets (Luke 24:44 and other prophesies)
3. The words of the Old Testament are inspired (Luke 16:17 and Matthew 5:18).
B. The New Testament
1. Christ's words are from God and therefore inspired, as demonstrated by His resurrection (Matthew 24:35, John 8:47, John 12:49-50, John 14:10, and John 17:8).
2. Jesus made a two-fold promise to His disciples.
a. His disciples were His chosen witnesses to explain the truth (Matthew 10:14, Matthew 10:40, Luke 24:48, Acts 1:8, John 13:18, John 13:20, and John 15:27).
b. His disciples would be inspired by the Holy Spirit (John 14:26 and John 16:12-16).
3. The New Testament writers personally claimed those promises (II Peter 3:2, Hebrews 2:3-4, I Corinthians 2:13, and Ephesians 2:20).
4. These promises were claimed for other New Testament authors (I Timothy 5:18, I Peter 3:15, and II Timothy 3:16).
Tom of Bethany "He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life." (I John 5:12)
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