Lesson Book, Level 6: The Bible—The Word of God

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I. The Spirit within and the Bible without must be balanced
II. To know the Bible requiring the exercise of the Spirit and the training in the mind
III. The origin of the Bible
A. The Bible being God-breathed
B. The Bible being the speaking from God by men borne by the Holy Spirit
C. The Bible being God’s speaking in the prophets and in the Son
D. The Bible being the Holy Spirit’s revelation
IV. The Bible being the embodiment of God the Spirit
A. The expression of God the Spirit
B. The dwelling place of God the Spirit
C. The means of God the Spirit
V. The functions of the Bible
A. Testifying concerning the Lord Jesus
B. Making men wise unto salvation
C. Causing men to be regenerated
D. Being the believers’ spiritual milk
E. Being the believers’ bread of life
F. Making the believers complete
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The writing of the Bible (1) _les.2
The writing of the Bible (2) _les.3

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I. The subject of the Bible
A. The subject of the Old Testament
B. The subject of the New Testament
II. The central thought of the Bible
A. The central thought of the Old Testament — leading man to Christ for redemption
B. The central thought of the New Testament — in Christ the church being redeemed and built up
III. Subdivision according to its structure
A. The Old Testament:
1. The Pentateuch
2. History
3. Psalms
4. The books of the prophets
a. The books of the prophets before the captivity
b. The Books of the Prophets during the captivity
c. The books of the prophets after the captivity
B. The New Testament
IV. Subdivision according to spiritual experience
A. The Old Testament
B. The New Testament
V. Subdivision of the Old Testament according to the Jews or the rabbis
A. The law of Moses
B. The prophets: divided into the former prophets and the latter prophets
C. The other books
VI. Subdivision of the Old Testament by the Lord Jesus
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The difference between the New Testament and the Old Testament, the Apocrypha, the false revelations, and the translations _les.4

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I. The difference between the New tESTAMENT AND THE OLD TESTAMENT
A. The New Testament and the Old Testament — the Two Covenants God Made with Man
1. The Old Testament — a Covenant Which Was Added and Abolished
a. Ordained in the Hand of Moses
b. Dedicated with the blood of bulls and goats
c. Based upon the law, which cannot give life, as its condition
d. Requiring man only to work, not to believe
e. Applying only to the Old Testament age
2. The New Testament — a covenant which is better and eternal
a. Accomplished by Jesus Christ
b. Established with the blood of Jesus, the Son of God
c. Based upon grace, which gives life, as its condition
d. Requiring man only to believe, not to work
e. Applying to the New Testament age and eternity
Summary
II. The Apocrypha
A. Not being in the Bible in the beginning
1. The proof of Josephus
2. The proof of Cyril
3. The proof of the Lord Jesus and the apostles
B. Having been added into the Vatican Manuscript
C. The recognition by the Roman Catholic Church
III. Some false revelations
A. The Koran of Islam
B. The Book of Mormon
C. The “Bible” of the Jehovah’s Witnesses
IV. The translations of the Bible
A. The Septuagint Version
B. The Vulgate Version
C. The Authorized (King James) version
D. The Revised Version
E. The American Standard Version
F. Many other versions
G. Paraphrased versions of the Bible
H. The Recovery Versions of the New Testament
1. Accuracy
2. Readability
3. Outlines
4. Footnotes
5. References
6. Life-study messages of the New Testament
Conclusion
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The proof of the Bible being the Word of God (1) _les.5
The proof of the Bible being the Word of God (2) _les.6

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I. The proof by the history of the JEWISH PEOPLE
A. Chosen by God
B. Becoming a great nation
C. Being led by the Judges
D. The height of their experience
E. Degradation
F. Being tossed to and fro
G. The recovery of the temple and the city of Jerusalem
H. The Lord’s first coming to them
I. The destruction of the temple and the city; their being scattered again
J. Their being kept as a people
K. The restoration of the nation of Israel
Conclusion
II. The proof by its indestructibility
III. The proof by its spread during persecution
A. A Bible hidden inside a chair
B. A Bible baked inside a loaf of bread
IV. The proof by the Word of the Lord and other writers of the Bible
V. The proof by ancient documents
A. Three main ancient manuscripts
B. Books and letters of early believers
VI. The proof by archaeology
A. The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls
B. The discovery of clay tablets
C. The discovery of Nineveh
Conclusion
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Key topics of the Bible (1) God, Christ, the Holy Spirit, and the cross of Christ _les.7

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I. God
A. The unique true God
B. Elohim — the faithful mighty one
C. Jehovah — the self-existing and ever-existing I Am
D. The Triune God
1. The matter of the Father, the Son, and the Spirit
2. The Father, the Son, and the Spirit all being God
3. The Father, the Son, and the Spirit all being eternal
4. The Father, the Son, and the Spirit coexisting simultaneously
5. The Father, the Son, and the Spirit coinhering and being inseparable
6. The three — the Father, the Son, and the Spirit — being one
E. The reason for God being triune
II. CHRIST
A. The titles of Christ
B. The person of Christ
1. God
2. The Son of God
3. Man
4. The Creator
5. The Firstborn of all creation
C. The work of Christ
1. Creating
2. Becoming flesh
3. Being crucified on the cross
4. Being resurrected from among the dead
5. Ascending into the heavens
6. Fulfilling His heavenly ministry
7. Coming again
8. Establishing the millennial kingdom
9. Being the center of the New Jerusalem in the new heaven and the new earth
III. The Holy Spirit
A. The ultimate expression of the Triune God
B. The Triune God reaching and entering into the believers
C. What the Holy Spirit is
D. The two aspects of the Holy Spirit
E. The work of the Holy Spirit
IV. The cross of Christ
A. The cross being prophesied by God
B. The cross being a Roman form of execution
C. The time when Christ was crucified
D. The accomplishments of the cross
E. Boasting in the cross
Summary
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Key topics of the Bible (2) man, salvation, the eternal life, and the believers _les.8

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I. Man
A. The creation of man
1. Man being created according to God’s image and likeness
a. To have man to express God
b. To have man to exercise God’s dominion
2. God placing man in front of the tree of life in order for man to receive Him as life
B. The fall of man
1. The first step of the fall
a. The cause
1) The serpent’s temptation
2) The woman’s assuming the headship
b. The process
c. The result
2. The second step of the fall
3. The third step of the fall
4. The fourth step of the fall
II. Salvation
A. God’s promise
1. The seed of the woman
2. The seed of Abraham
B. Salvation being in three stages
1. The initial stage
2. The progressing stage
3. The completing stage
III. Eternal life
A. The definition of eternal life
B. Laying hold of eternal life
IV. The believers
A. The baptism of the believers
B. The regeneration of the believers
C. The growth of the believers
D. The function of the believers
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Key topics of the Bible (3) the church, the kingdom, and the New Jerusalem _les.9

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I. The church
A. What the church is
1. The called out assembly
2. The Body of Christ
3. The counterpart of Christ
4. The house of God
5. The new man
B. The constituents of the church
C. The two aspects of the church
1. The universal aspect
2. The local aspect
D. The designation of the church
1. It has no special name
2. It may be designated by the name of its locality
II. The kingdom
A. The divine image and the divine authority
B. The kingdom and the chosen race
C. The kingdom in the New Testament
D. The kingdom of God
E. The kingdom not being suspended
F. The three aspects of the kingdom of the heavens
III. The New Jerusalem
A. Not a physical city
B. The crystallized product and masterpiece of God’s work of the new creation throughout the generations
C. A composition of the redeemed saints throughout the generations
1. The Old Testament saints
2. The New Testament believers
D. The bride of the Lamb
E. The consummation of the Bible
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Key topics of the Bible (4) the covenants, the dispensations, and Satan _les.10

The books of law — the Pentateuch — Genesis through Deuteronomy _les.11

Outline
Text
I. The Bible
A. The writer(s), the place, and the time
B. The subject
C. The background
D. The central thought
E. The general sketch
F. The sections
1. The Old Testament
2. The New Testament
II. Genesis
A. The writer(s), the place, and the time
B. The subject
C. The background
D. The central thought
E. The general sketch
F. The sections
III. Exodus
A. The writer(s), the place, and the time
B. The subject
C. The background
D. The central thought
E. The general sketch
F. The sections
IV. Leviticus
A. The writer(s), the place, and the time
B. The subject
C. The background
D. The central thought
E. The general sketch
F. The sections
V. Numbers
A. The writer(s), the place, and the time
B. The subject
C. The background
D. The central thought
E. The general sketch
F. The sections
VI. Deuteronomy
A. The writer(s), the place, and the time
B. The subject
C. The background
D. The central thought
E. The general sketch
F. The sections
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The books of history — Joshua through Esther _les.12

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I. Joshua
II. Judges
III. Ruth
IV. 1 Samuel
V. 2 Samuel
VI. 1 Kings
VII. 2 Kings
VIII. 1 Chronicles
IX. 2 Chronicles
X. Ezra
XI. Nehemiah
XII. Esther
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The books of poetry — Job through the Song of Songs _les.13

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I. Job
II. Psalms
III. Proverbs
IV. Ecclesiastes
V. Song of Songs
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The books of prophecy (1) — the major prophets — Isaiah through Daniel _les.14
The books of prophecy (2) — the Minor Prophets — Hosea through Malachi _les.15

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I. Hosea
II. Joel
III. Amos
IV. Obadiah
V. Jonah
VI. Micah
VII. Nahum
VIII. Habakkuk
IX. Zephaniah
X. Haggai
XI. Zechariah
XII. Malachi
Conclusion
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The books of history — Matthew through Acts _les.16

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I. Matthew
II. Mark
III. Luke
IV. John
V. Acts
Conclusion
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The Epistles (1) — Paul’s Epistles — Romans through Ephesians _les.17

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Text
I. Romans
II. 1 Corinthians
III. 2 Corinthians
IV. Galatians
V. Ephesians
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The Epistles (2) — Paul’s Epistles — Philippians through 2 Timothy _les.18

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I. Philippians
II. Colossians
III. 1 Thessalonians
IV. 2 Thessalonians
V. 1 Timothy
VI. 2 Timothy
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The Epistles (3) — Paul’s Epistles — Titus through Hebrews _les.19

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I. Titus
II. Philemon
III. Hebrews
Conclusion
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The Epistles (4) — James through 2 Peter _les.20

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I. James
II. 1 Peter
III. 2 Peter
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The Epistles (5) 1 John through Jude and the book of prophecy Revelation _les.21

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I. 1 John
II. 2 John
III. 3 John
IV. Jude
V. Revelation
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Principles of interpretation _les.22

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I. As literally as possible
II. No literal and spiritual interpretation within the same sentence, verse, or section
III. One portion not sufficient to represent a whole truth
IV. Every verse containing all the truths
V. Not sacrificing any portion of the Word
VI. All appositional expressions being equal
VII. Neither being confined by the background nor ignoring the background
VIII. Paying attention to the differences in the dispensations
IX. Taking care of the difference in the persons being addressed
X. Persons, events, and objects in the Old Testament not clearly referred to as types not to be treated as types but as illustrations
Conclusion
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Our attitude toward the Bible _les.23

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Text
I. The need to believe the Bible
A. Accepting the Word of God
B. Agreeing with the Word of God
C. Believing the Word of God
D. Having faith by hearing the Word of God
II. The need to know the truth in the Bible
A. Knowing the interpreted truth
B. Knowing the truth for ourselves
C. Knowing the truth for the church
D. Knowing the truth for the gospel
III. The need to apply the truth of the Bible
A. Applying the truth in our daily Christian life
B. Applying the truth in the church life
Conclusion
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The way to enjoy the Bible — by letting the Word of Christ dwell in us richly _les.24

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