What is the Bible?
"... By what authority are You doing these things ..." (Matthew 21:23)?


Que:CAN I KNOW ABOUT GOD WITHOUT THE BIBLE?
"For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made ..." (Romans 1:20).
Que:WHY THEN DO I NEED THE BIBLE?
"...the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus" (II Timothy 3:15)
Que:HOW USEFUL IS THE BIBLE?
"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable ... for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work: (II Timothy 3:16-17).
Que:WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF THE BIBLE?
"God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by his Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds" (Hebrews 1:1-2).
Que:HOW DID GOD SPEAK THROUGH THE PROPHETS?
"Knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came at the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit" (II Peter 1:20-21)
Que:HOW HAS GOD SPOKEN THROUGH HIS SON?
"For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure" (John 3:34).
Que:WHAT AUTHORITY DOES CHRIST HAVE?
"... All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth (Matthew 28:18).
Que:WHERE DOES CHRIST's AUTHORITY APPLY?
"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 28:19).
Que:HOW FAR DOES CHRIST's AUTHORITY GO?
"... teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you ..." (Matthew 28:20).
Que:DOES CHRIST's AUTHORITY STILL APPLY?
"... and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age" (Matthew 28:20).
Que:WHAT DID CHRIST PROMISE HIS APOSTLES?
"... the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name. He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrances all things that I said to you (John 14:26).
Que:WHAT DID CHRIST's APOSTLES DO?
"And they [disciples] went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen" (Mark 16:20).
Que:WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF CHRIST's MESSAGE?
"... and disobedience received a just reward, how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard him" (Hebrews 2:2-3).
Que:ARE THERE OTHER WAYS OF SALVATION?
"Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved" (Acts 4:12).
Que:SHOULD PEOPLE CHANGE THE BIBLE MESSAGE?
"But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you that what we have preached to you, let him be accursed" (Galatians 1:8).
Que:WHAT IF I DON'T ACCEPT THE BIBLE?
"He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him—the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day" (John 12:48).
Que:HOW CAN I ACCEPT THE BIBLE?
"But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized (Acts 8:12).

What Must I do to be Saved?
--Believe

"But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him" (Hebrews 11:6. See also John 3:16; 20:30-31).
When the Bible speaks of believers being saved, it means obedient believers and not disobedient ones (Acts 16:34; 2:44; Galatians 5:6). Faith alone will not save (James 2:24).

--Repent

"... but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish" (Luke 13:3; 24:46-47; Acts 17:30-31). To repent means to change one's mind and conduct (Matthew 21:28-29).

--Confess

"Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven" (Matthew 10:32-33; Romans 10:9-10; Acts 8:37).
One is not to confess that he is taking Jesus Christ as his personal Savior, or that God for Christ's sake has pardoned his sins, but that "... Jesus Christ is the Son of God" (Acts 8:37).

--Be Baptized

"Repent and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins" (Acts 2:38; 22:16; Mark 16:15, 16; I Peter 3:21; Galatians 3:27). Baptism Is A Burial In Water
Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life" (Romans 6:4; 6:17; Colossians 2:12; Acts 8:37-39).

What Must I do to Stay Saved?
--Follow after the things of the Spirit

"There is therefore no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the spirit" (Romans 8:1; 8:13; Galatians 5:19, 23; I Corinthians 9:27).

--Live a Godly Life

"For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age" (Titus 2:11-12; Colossians 3:5, 12; Revelation 21:8; 21:27).

--Faithfully Follow the Teaching of Christ to the End of Life

And you will be hated by all for My name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved" (Matthew 10:22; Revelation 2:20; I Corinthians 10:1, 12).
When one departs from the commands of Christ, it is worse than if he had never known them (II Peter 2:20, 22; Hebrews 6:4, 6; 10:26, 29).

--Add the Christian Graces and Bear Spiritual Fruit

"But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love ... for if you do these things you will never stumble" (II Peter 1:5-10; John 15:1-6).

--Repent, Confess and Pray

When we sin we must repent of it, confess it, and pray to God that we may be forgiven. "Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you" (Acts 8:22; I John 1:8, 10; James 5:16, 19).