Unshakable Truth 2: God's Word (Chapters 8-11)

HOW DO YOU ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS (From The Unshakable Truth Study Guide)

Do you trust the Bible to be true and reliable? There’s a reason you can trust the Bible to be reliable, and that is…

Or, do you struggle with trusting the Bible to be reliable because…

Read 2 Timothy 3:16-17. Based on this verse, what would you say the purpose of Scripture is in your life?

2 Timothy 3:16-17 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Timothy%203:16-17&version=CEV)

¹⁶ Everything in the Scriptures is God’s Word. All of it is useful for teaching and helping people and for correcting them and showing them how to live. ¹⁷ The Scriptures train God’s servants to do all kinds of good deeds.

Deuteronomy 11:26-28 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%2011:26-28&version=CEV)

²⁶ You have a choice—do you want the Lord to bless you, or do you want him to put a curse on you? ²⁷ Today I am giving you his laws, and if you obey him, he will bless you. ²⁸ But if you disobey him and worship those gods that have never done anything for you, the Lord will put a curse on you.

Psalm 119:33-34 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20119:33-34&version=CEV)

^33 33 Point out your rules to me,
    and I won’t disobey
    even one of them.
³⁴ Help me to understand your Law;
    I promise to obey it
    with all my heart.

Luke 6:38 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%206:38&version=CEV)

³⁸ If you give to others, you will be given a full amount in return. It will be packed down, shaken together, and spilling over into your lap. The way you treat others is the way you will be treated.

1 Peter 5:7 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Peter%205:7&version=CEV)

⁷ God cares for you, so turn all your worries over to him.

Exodus 20:12 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%2020:12&version=CEV)

¹² Respect your father and your mother, and you will live a long time in the land I am giving you.

Proverbs 3:5-6 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%203:5-6&version=CEV)

^5 5 With all your heart
you must trust the Lord
    and not your own judgment.
⁶ Always let him lead you,
    and he will clear the road
    for you to follow.

Matthew 5:4 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%205:4&version=CEV)

⁴ God blesses those people
who grieve.
    They will find comfort!

1 John 1:9 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%201:9%20&version=CEV)

⁹ But if we confess our sins to God, he can always be trusted to forgive us and take our sins away.

Psalm 119:4-16 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20119:4-16&version=CEV)

⁴ You have ordered us always
    to obey your teachings;
⁵     I don’t ever want to stray
    from your laws.
⁶ Thinking about your commands
    will keep me from doing
    some foolish thing.
⁷ I will do right and praise you
    by learning to respect
    your perfect laws.
⁸ I will obey all of them!
    Don’t turn your back on me.

⁹ Young people can live
a clean life
    by obeying your word.
¹⁰ I worship you
    with all my heart.
    Don’t let me walk away
    from your commands.
¹¹ I treasure your word
    above all else;
    it keeps me from sinning
    against you.
¹² I praise you, Lord!
    Teach me your laws.
¹³ With my own mouth,
    I tell others the laws
    that you have spoken.
¹⁴ Obeying your instructions
brings as much happiness
    as being rich.
¹⁵ I will study your teachings
    and follow your footsteps.
¹⁶ I will take pleasure
in your laws
    and remember your words.

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