Monday, 6 April 2020

Lesson 2 (Apr 4-10), The Origin and Nature

The Divine Revelation of the Bible

  1. Why did God wait so long (till Moses) to give humans the Bible?
  2. Apart from what the Bible says, how can we know that the Bible is from God?
  3. What do we mean by men being "moved by the Holy Spirit?"

The Process of Inspiration
  1. Is the Bible inspired or were the writers inspired? What difference does it make?
  2. Why do we claim to believe in "thought" inspiration? How is it superior to "verbal" inspiration?
  3. Was inspiration necessary even for Bible history, poetry, etc, or only for prophecy?
  4. Has science made any part of the Bible unreliable?
The Written Word of God
  1. What is the advantage of the written word over the spoken word?
  2. What are the advantages of an alphabetic script over picture writing for communicating spiritual matters? What is picture writing best suited for?
  3. What would be God's criteria in selecting persons to write the Bible?
The Parallel Between Christ and the Bible
  1. Did Jesus have to take human nature as during his lifetime or the nature of unfallen Adam?
  2. Why didn't God give us the Bible written with his own writing as in the Ten Commandments?
  3. Is the physical Bible to be revered? What about e-Bibles?
  4. How much of a disadvantage is it to read a translation?
Understanding the Bible in Faith
  1. Is it necessary to pray before reading the Bible?
  2. Is it possible to understand the Bible without the presence of the Holy Spirit?
  3. Is there any difference in how a musician is inspired and a Bible writer is?
  4. Does a sceptic have a disadvantage or advantage in approaching the Bible?