B. Believing that the
Old and New Testaments of the holy Bible are inspired by God, and are therefore
the only authentic scriptures to testify the truth, as well as the standard
guide of a Christian way of life.
1.
All scriptures are inspired by God
(2 Tim
).
a.
Only when the spirit of God moves a
person, can that person prophesy (2 Pet 1:2).
b.
The Ten
Commandments were written by God Himself (Ex 31:18).
c.
Though there were about forty people who
wrote the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, they are only like forty pens
and the person who really holds these pens is God (cf. 2 Sam 23:2; Mt 22:43).
2.
It is the only authentic scripture to testify
the truth.
a.
The Lord said that the Scriptures cannot
be broken (Jn ;
Mt ).
b.
The Lord used the Scriptures to testify
that He is the Christ (Jn
5:39, 46; Lk
24:44-47).
c.
The
word preached by the church must be in accordance with the Bible (Gal 1:6-9;
Acts 17: 2, 3).
3.
The standard guide to the Christian way of life.
a.
The Bible is the lamp to the feet and the
light to the path of believers (Ps 119:105).
b.
The Bible
is the standard guide for human beings (2 Tim ,
17; Isa ).
c.
The
Bible never changes though time changes (Prov 30:5, 6).
