My understanding of the Bible is that it is a gift from God. The Bible is a group of stories, it has accurate history, scientific facts, prophecy and beautiful songs of praise. The Bible explains how and why humans were created it reveals the purpose of our life. The information in the Bible is how God revealed himself to me.
One way God revealed himself in my life was being admitted to Edward Waters College. I had no idea that college was possible for someone like me. I grew up raised by my grandmother who took us in at a time when our parents were unable to care for us. There were many of us in a small house and it took faith for our survival on limited income. As Ientered my senior year of high school, we had no idea how to provide
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I didn't know I was eligible; applied late to receive the news that the financial aid which would assist me in paying for my tuition, and with that I also received a Pell Grant and many other blessings along the way.
God reveals himself to speak to man based on faith. The Bible states in Author, Donald Miller in one of the book "Prayer and the Art of Volkswagen Maintenance: Finding God on the
· Open Road" quoted in one of his books, "When we switch from a loud, showy public faith to a private, quiet faith, we will find God begins to work and we don't have to work as hard." (Miller, 2013) He supports faith in God based of maybe a trial or tribulation that he faced in his life and God stepped in to work the situation out. This quote means to me that when I step back and just let God work for me, new beginnings will be revealed to me. A scripture in the Bible quotes,
Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." God revealed himself to man to show that even in doubt and hard times; he will be there in spite of. I
Part of having faith is that you are able to believe in God without doubt, even when others do not. Although there is skepticism and disbelief by strangers, close friends, or even your own family, this belief must be strong enough that you can follow Him without needing the approval of other people.
In Hebrews chapter 11 God expects us to have faith. By having faith that means those who believe, believe without seeing. God rewards those who have faith. This tells us that God cares and has compassion on human beings. He could just expect us to believe and leave it at that, but he does not.
The Bible is the account of God’s action in the world through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. It also explains what God’s purpose is for His people and creation. I believe that it is important to spend time in this Living Word, so that we can better understand the way God intends for us to live and further His kingdom. “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16). I believe these words were given to us for a reason and have so many lessons pertaining to each scripture. Understanding what is written can often be tricky, so it is essential to spend time in devotion, interpreting scriptures, and seeking God to reveal more meaning behind them. Two challenging scriptures to discern are 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 and Matthew 5:27-30.
“A thousand times in history a baby has become a king but only once in history did a king become a baby.” The Bible and other written documentation was written by man, so people think it’s flawed and not the word of God. They’re not able to walk by faith and not by sight. This means that if they don’t see Jesus and the miracles that He performed, they don’t believe all the “stories” in the Bible happened in real life. People who believe in the Bible, walk by faith, meaning that they trust in God. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was born of a virgin, died and was resurrected for the sake of all humanity.
My own understanding of the bible comesfrom experiences that I have had in my life such as attending church services and bible studies growing up as well as religiousfunction which serve the purpose of increasing my understanding of the bible ad h which contributed too much of my current knowledge and understanding of the bible. I ampersonally very focused and locked into the "/ienefits of the scripture of the bible and the insight itprovides us to the past present and future of our history here on earth.
“Faith is the substance of the things hope for the evidence of the things not seen. Heb. 11:1, KJV Faith is important because it is the connector to a higher power. For Christians, that higher power is God. In comparison of biblical faith and human capacity of faith, all humans have the capacity for faith.
The bible is a book, used as a guide, and the vital proof of the faith of many
My understanding of the bible is very limited at this point historically, but I hope to gain a lot of clarity from this class. The bible is a mystery that goes back many years although I believe and agree in the inspiration of the Bible, there are many questions that remain to me to be answered.
The Bible The Bible is a collection of scriptures that Christians believe are the result of divine inspiration. There are several versions of the Bible, and some of the scriptures have been questioned if there were inspired by God. The Bible is important for any person that follows Christian religions.
The Bible is a very important book. It’s a book made up of seventy-three books. The Bible plays a huge role in my faith. It’s the written word and acts of God. The New Testament and Old Testament are both the written works of God.
Ever since I was born I have been attending church. At this young age they teach you everything about the main stories or the main points of the Bible. At my church I learned stories from Noah’s ark to the story of Adam and Eve eating the apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. I learned about who was the narrator of the Bible and who created our earth. I never knew who were the people that printed out the pages or chose a specific font for the Bible. I didn’t have the background knowledge of what country or if it were the Romans that actually created the Bible. In this world there has been several theories that the Romans were the ones that wrote it or it was the English that wrote it and printed it out. After reading the book “How we got the Bible” by Neil R. Lightfoot, it gave me the right knowledge and understanding of who wrote the wonderful collection of books. Understanding how we got the Bible means that we have to know how it was written, on what it was written and who wrote it.
The Bible is one of the most direct ways that a God has chosen to communicate to his creation. Knowing this the Bible should be considered a priceless treasure. The Bible is reliable and should be the solid foundation of everything in our lives. Regardless of one's previous background, it is not possible to live unchanged knowing that Bible is reliable and is the word of
The second power of faith is, “Faith Honors God” (Luther 1520, p.60). When humans have faith in God, they are letting him steer
Jesus—perhaps the most discoursed name in history. He has transformed and influenced many lives including mine. To some people, He was a prophet. To others He is a mere legend. To me, he is a father and a friend, but most of all, He is my Lord and Savior through justification, sanctification, and redemption.
The bible was written as an account of what many viewed that God had accomplished so his actions and words could be passed on for generations. Some believe it is a literary account and some believe it is a historical account. The word of God in the bible comes in many forms and is left up to interpretation by the reader. Some believe that the word of God should be the only word and should be strictly followed. Some believe that the words are meant as a guideline to help us through life. Whatever your belief is you can always seem to find the meaning behind your belief through the word of God in the Bible.