Bible Definition The English word "Bible" comes from bíblia in Latin and bíblos in Greek. The term means book, or books, and may have originated from the ancient Egyptian port of Byblos (in modern-day Lebanon), where papyrus used for making books and scrolls was exported to Greece. Other terms for the Bible are the Holy Scriptures, Holy Writ, Scripture, or the Scriptures, which means "sacred writings." For Christians, the simplest definition of the Bible is " the Word of God to humankind ."
The Bible is a compilation of 66 books and letters written by more than 40 authors during a period of approximately 1,500 years. The original text of the Bible was communicated in just three languages : Hebrew , koine or common Greek, and Aramaic. The Old Testament was written for the most part in Hebrew, with a small percentage in Aramaic. The New Testament was written in Greek.
The Bible is the written Word of God and thus the ultimate set of guiding principles governing all areas of life for the people of God. Through these writings, God communicates his will, his laws, his nature, and his saving purpose to humanity.
The Bible is the written Word of God and thus the ultimate set of guiding principles governing all areas of life for the people of God. Through these writings, God communicates his will, his laws, his nature, and his saving purpose to humanity.
39 HOW MANY BOOKS ARE IN THE PROTESTANT OLD TESTAMENT?
BETHLEHEM IN WHAT CITY WAS JESUS BORN?
Matthias WHO IS CONSIDERED THE 13TH APOSTLE TO REPLACE JUDAS ISCARIOT?
DEBORAH WHO WAS THE ONLY FEMALE JUDGE OF ISRAEL?
Three Reasons to Study Your Bible
1. To learn who God is , know him better, and recognize his voice.
1. To learn who God is,know him better, and recognize his voice. 8 Ayaw gayod kalimti pagbasa ang Libro sa Kasugoan . Pamalandongi kini adlaw ug gabii aron mahibaloan mo kon unsaon pagtuman ang tanan nga nahisulat niini . Ug sa ingon niini nga paagi , magmauswagon ka ug magmalampuson . Josue 1:8
1. To learn who God is,know him better, and recognize his voice. 31 Unya , miingon si Jesus sa mga Judio nga mituo kaniya , “ Kon magpadayon kamo sa pagtuman sa akong mga gitudlo , tinuod gayod nga kamo akong mga tinun -an. 32 Masayran ninyo ang kamatuoran , ug ang kamatuoran mao ang maghatag kaninyo ug kagawasan .” 33 Miingon sila kaniya , “ Mga kaliwat kami ni Abraham, ug wala pa gayod kami maulipon ni bisan kinsa . Nganong nagaingon ka man nga hatagan kami ug kagawasan ?” Juan 8:31-32
2 . To gain wisdom, learn what’s right, correct wrong thinking, and receive guidance.
2. To gain wisdom, learn what’s right, correct wrong thinking , and receive guidance. Hebreo 4:12 APSD Kay ang pulong sa Dios buhi ug gamhanan , ug mas hait pa kaysa espada nga duhay sulab . Modulot kini sa kinahiladman sa kalag ug sa espiritu , ug hangtod sa mga lutalutahan ug sa utok sa bukog . Nasayran niya ang mga butang nga ginahunahuna ug ginapangandoy sa mga tawo .
2 Timoteo 3:16-17 APSD Ang tibuok nga Kasulatan gisulat pinaagi sa gahom sa Dios, ug mapuslanon kini sa pagtudlo sa kamatuoran , sa pagbadlong , sa pagtul -id sa sayop , ug sa pagtudlo sa matarong nga pagkinabuhi aron nga ang tawo nga nag- alagad sa Dios maandam sa pagbuhat sa tanang maayong buhat . 2. To gain wisdom, learn what’s right, correct wrong thinking, and receive guidance.
3. To see and follow Jesus.
We can’t follow someone we do not know, and we get to know JESUS by reading our Bibles . The whole Bible is HIS story: It begins in a garden , it ends in a city , and all the way through, it is about JESUS CHRIST . 3. To see and follow Jesus .
George Washington (first president of the United States) “It is impossible to rightly govern the world without the Bible.”
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR ( AN AMERICAN MILITARY LEADER WHO SERVED AS GENERAL OF THE ARMY FOR THE UNITED STATES, AS WELL AS A FIELD MARSHAL TO THE PHILIPPINE ARMY.) “BELIEVE ME, SIR, NEVER A NIGHT GOES BY, BE I EVER SO TIRED, BUT I READ THE WORD OF GOD BEFORE I GO TO BED.”
Let the study of the Bible become central in your life–not just so you will know it, but that you will obey it.