1. What is the difference between General Revelation (Romans 1:20; Psalm 19:1-6) and God’s special revelation? (Acts 1:21-26; Exodus 3:2; 28:30; Job 38:1; Genesis 20:3, 6; Revelation 1:1; 2 Samuel 23:2; Numbers 12:6-8; 2 Peter 1:21)

2. Why is general revelation insufficient for our needs? (2 Peter 3:16; John 17:17)

3. Is there still special revelation today? (Hebrews 1:1-2; John 16:13; Jer-emiah 23:16; Revelation 22:18; Ephesians 2:20; Num 23:19; Proverbs 19:21)

4. What is the most significant example of God’s special revelation? (John 1:14; Matthew 1:22 – 23; Luke 24:24; Revelation 21:1 -5)

1.       What does it mean that the Bible is inspired? (1 Corinthians 2:12-13; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20,21)

2.       Did the writers of the Bible and Jesus ever claim that it was inspired? (2 Samuel 23:2; Jeremiah 2:1-2; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-2; Revelation 1:1; Matthew 5:18; Luke 24:44)

3.       There are 4 different theories for biblical inspiration. Can any be supported biblically? (Zechariah 7:12; Acts 4:24-25; Deuteronomy 18:18; Psalm 19:160; Matthew 4:4,7,10; Deuteronomy 4:2; Isaiah 59:21; Galatians 1:12)

a) Natural inspiration – There is no supernatural element. The Bible was written by great men, who often erred.

b) Partial inspiration – The Bible contains God’s words but must be sorted out (“demythologized”) to find them. Other parts are purely human and may be in error.

c) Conceptual inspiration – The thoughts of scripture are inspired but the actual words used are not. There is factual and scientific error.

d) Dictation theory of inspiration – The writers passively recorded God’s words without any

e) Verbal, plenary inspiration – All the actual words of the Bible are inspired and without error (see “verbal, plenary” below). This fits the Bible’s description of inspiration.

4. What are the limits of inspiration? Consider other letters that Paul wrote and the arguments for KJV only?

5.  Are there any other arguments for the inspiration of the Bible?

1.       What is meant by the term inerrancy? (Matthew 4:4-11; Titus 1:2; Hebrews 6:18)

2.       How accurate are our copies of the original Hebrew and Greek texts? Did God preserve His Word? (Isaiah 40:8; Matthew 24:35; Psalm 12:6-7)

3.       How many angels were at Christ’s tomb? (Matthew 28:1-7; Luke 24:4)

4.       What was the inscription on the cross? (Matthew 27:37; John 19:19)

 5.       Did David pay Araunah 50 shekels of silver or 600 shekels of gold? (2 Samuel 24:24; 1 Chronicles 21:25)

6.       Who killed Goliath? (2 Samuel 17:50; 2 Samule 21:19)

7.       What material was the scripture written on? (Exodus 24:12; 2 John 12; 2 Timothy 4:13

8.       Why does the ESV omit or box certain scriptures? (Mark 16:9 – 20; John 7:53 – 8:11; Matt 18:11; Mark 11:26; Mark 15:28; Acts 8:37;  Romans 16:24; 1 John 5:7-8)

1. What do the flowing bible verses tell us about the test of Canonicity? (Jeremiah 22:1; 2 Peter 1:21; 2 Timothy 3:16; 1 Corinthians 14:33; Hebrews 4:12; 1 Thessalonians 2:13)

2.  Do the Masoretic and Septuagint differences (specifically in Jeremiah, Daniel and Esther) undermine confidence in the Old Testament?

3.  What are the apocryphal gospels?

4.  Should we use a paraphrase version of the Bible like the Message?

5.  What are the most accurate translations? What are the most readable translation? What translations are the easiest to understand? What is the best translation for those learning English?

1. Does scripture have many interpretations or one? How can we know what is true? (2 Peter 1:20; Acts 17:11)

2. What errors (intentional or unintentional) are made in the interpretation of scripture that can lead to wrong understanding? (Acts 20:27 - 30; 2 Thessalonians 2:15; Colossians 2:8; Galatians 1:6-8; Matthew 22:16-17)

3. Why do unbelievers find the Bible so hard to understand, whereas Christians can generally grasp the meaning readily? (1 Corinthians 1:13 – 19; 1 Corinthians 2:14; John 16:12 – 15; Romans 8:9; 1 John 2:27)

4. What does it mean to apply scripture? What is required of us every time we read the Bible or sit under the preaching of God’s Word? (James 1:22 – 25; Psalm 1:1-2; Psalm 139:23-24; Romans 12:2)