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The term "Scriptures" refers to the sacred writings of Christianity, encompassing both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible. These texts are considered divinely inspired and authoritative for faith and practice. The Scriptures serve as the foundation for Christian doctrine, moral guidance, and the revelation of God's will to humanity.
Old TestamentThe Old Testament, also known as the Hebrew Bible, consists of 39 books that were written over a span of centuries. It includes the Law (Torah), the Prophets (Nevi'im), and the Writings (Ketuvim). The Old Testament lays the groundwork for the coming of the Messiah and contains prophecies, historical narratives, poetry, and laws. Key passages include:
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Genesis 1:1: "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."
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Exodus 20:1-3: "And God spoke all these words: 'I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before Me.'"
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Isaiah 53:5: "But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed."
New TestamentThe New Testament contains 27 books, including the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, Epistles, and Revelation. It reveals the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the establishment of the Church, and teachings for Christian living. Key passages include:
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John 1:1: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
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Matthew 28:19-20: "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
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Romans 10:9: "If you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved."
Inspiration and AuthorityThe Scriptures are believed to be inspired by God, as stated in
2 Timothy 3:16-17: "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work." This divine inspiration ensures the reliability and authority of the Bible in matters of faith and conduct.
Role in Christian LifeThe Scriptures play a central role in the life of believers, providing guidance, comfort, and instruction.
Psalm 119:105 declares, "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." Christians are encouraged to study and meditate on the Scriptures regularly, as seen in
Joshua 1:8: "This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do."
Interpretation and StudyThe interpretation of Scriptures requires careful study and reliance on the Holy Spirit for understanding.
2 Peter 1:20-21 emphasizes, "Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one's own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever brought about through human initiative, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit." Christians are encouraged to seek wisdom and discernment in their study of the Bible, ensuring that their understanding aligns with the truth of God's Word.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
SEARCH THE SCRIPTURESThe sentence beginning with (eraunate), in John 5:39 the King James Version has been almost universally regarded as meaning "Search the scriptures, for in them ye think ye have eternal life." But one cannot read as far as dokeite, "ye think," without feeling that there is something wrong with the ordinary version. This verb is at least a disturbing element in the current of thought (if not superfluous), and only when the first verb is taken as an indicative does the meaning of the writer become clear. The utterance is not a command, but a declaration: "Ye search the scriptures, because ye think that in them," etc. Robert Barclay as early as 1675, in his Apology for the True Christian Divinity (91;), refers to two scholars before him who had handed down the correct tradition: "Moreover, that place may be taken in the indicative mood, Ye search the Scriptures; which interpretation the Greek word will bear, and so Pasor translated it: which by the reproof following seemeth also to be the more genuine interpretation, as Cyrillus long ago hath observed." So Dr. Edwin A. Abbott, in his Johannine Grammar (London, 1906, section 2439 (i)). See also Transactions American Philological Association, 1901, 64 f.
J. E. Harry
SCRIPTURES, SEARCH THE
skrip'-turz.
See SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES.
Greek
1124. graphe -- a writing, scripture ... of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: graphe Phonetic Spelling: (graf-ay')
Short Definition: a writing, passage of scripture, the
scriptures Definition: (a
... 3551. nomos -- that which is assigned, hence usage, law
... a force or influence impelling to action; of the Mosaic law; meton: of the books
which contain the law, the Pentateuch, the Old Testament scriptures in general ...
2315. theopneustos -- God-breathed, ie inspired by God
... 2315 ("God-breathed"), likely a term , "expresses the sacred nature of the Scriptures
(their divine origin) and their power to sanctify believers" (C. Spicq, 2 ...
3547. nomodidaskalos -- a teacher of the law
... This person was so highly learned (scholarly) in the Hebrew Scriptures (OT), they
had the status of "" -- ie a premier "teacher of the Law" who gave "expert ...
1321. didasko -- to teach
... disseminate information). In the NT, 1321 ("teach") nearly always refers to
teaching the Scriptures (the written Word of God). The key ...
1425. dusnoetos -- hard to understand
... in them of these things, in which are some things (1425 ), which the untaught and
unstable distort, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures, to their own ...
1125. grapho -- to write
... Transliteration: grapho Phonetic Spelling: (graf'-o) Short Definition: I write
Definition: I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures). ...
4102. pistis -- faith, faithfulness
... Christ, the living word, is our sufficiency . . . (Charles Price, , Logos/publications).
: On the distinction between (belief), and in the Scriptures see Js 2 ...
Library
The Scriptures
... 2. Introduction 2. The Scriptures. ... How does it appear that the Scriptures
have a Jus Divinum, a divine authority stamped upon them? ...
The Scriptures.
... III. THE SCRIPTURES. THE Scriptures carry such a blessed beauty in them
to that soul that has faith in the things contained in them ...
Understanding the Scriptures
Understanding the Scriptures. <. Understanding the Scriptures Francis
McConnell. Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Tiffany ...
Search the Scriptures
... Search the Scriptures. A Sermon ... Come ye, and search the Scriptures; they are no such
mysterious fables or learned volumes of hard words as some men say. ...
The Scriptures.
... THE SCRIPTURES. 194. " The Scriptures. 194. LM Anonymous. The Scriptures.
1 Lamp of our feet! whose hallowed beam Deep in our ...
When the Scriptures are Quoted, or Alluded To, they are Quoted ...
... PART I. SECTION II. When the Scriptures are quoted, or alluded to, they
are quoted with peculiar respect? When the Scriptures ...
The Scriptures a Safeguard.
... 37. THE SCRIPTURES A SAFEGUARD. [Illustration: Chapter header.] "To the
law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to ...
The Duty of Searching the Scriptures
... The Duty of Searching the Scriptures. John 5:39 " "Search the Scriptures."
When the Sadducees came to our blessed Lord, and put ...
On the Perspicuity of the Scriptures I.
... DISPUTATION VIII ON THE PERSPICUITY OF THE SCRIPTURES I. The perspicuity of the
Scriptures is a quality agreeing with them as with a sign, according. ...
Of the Scriptures
... Lecture V. Of The Scriptures. Eph. ... But yet there are many who do not reject the
Scriptures in judgment, who, notwithstanding, do not build on them in practice. ...
Thesaurus
Scriptures (25 Occurrences)... SEARCH THE
SCRIPTURES.
... The utterance is not a command, but a declaration: "Ye
search the
scriptures, because ye think that in them," etc.
...Search (186 Occurrences)
... (2) When applied to the Scriptures, as in Ezra 4:15, 19 (baqqer); John 5:39 1 Peter
1:11 (eraunao), it means to examine, to study out the meaning. ...
Allegory (6 Occurrences)
... Pilgrim's Progress. Allegories of this character abound in the Scriptures,
both in Old Testament and in New Testament. Instructive ...
Apollos (11 Occurrences)
... A Jew "born at Alexandria," a man well versed in the Scriptures and eloquent
(Acts 18:24; RV, "learned"). ... He was mighty in the Scriptures. ...
Nebuchadrezzar (31 Occurrences)
... Babylon. Of all the heathen monarchs mentioned by name in the Scriptures,
Nebuchadnezzar is the most prominent and the most important. ...
Wealthy (22 Occurrences)
... of God (Ecclesiastes 5:19; Ecclesiastes 6:2). The doctrine of "blessed are the poor,
and cursed are the rich" finds no countenance in the Scriptures, for Luke 6 ...
Wealth (340 Occurrences)
... of God (Ecclesiastes 5:19; Ecclesiastes 6:2). The doctrine of "blessed are the poor,
and cursed are the rich" finds no countenance in the Scriptures, for Luke 6 ...
Fulfilled (143 Occurrences)
... (KJV WBS). Matthew 26:54 How then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that
it must be so?" (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
Theology
... we are to believe, and the duties we are to practice; divinity; (as more commonly
understood) the knowledge derivable from the Scriptures, the systematic ...
Eunice (1 Occurrence)
... mother of Timothy, a believing Jewess, but married to a Greek (Acts 16:1). She trained
her son from his childhood in the knowledge of the Scriptures (2 Timothy ...
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