a/c 586912. Contents: Part 1. Receiving God's words, written for his people, by his Spirit, about his Son. 1. Receiving God's words. 2. Written for his people. 3. By his Spirit. 4. About his Son. Part 2. Receiving God's words. 5. God came down to speak (Exodus 19-25) 6. The power of the word of the Lord (Isaiah 55) 7. God's people receive the law of the Lord (Ezra 7; Nehemiah 8) Part 3: Receiving God's words written for his people. 8. Loving the law of the Lord (Psalm 1) 9. Understanding God's words (Matthew 22. Mark 7) 10. Written down for us (1 Corinthians 10, Romans 15) Part 4. Receiving God's words written for his people by his Spirit. 11. The scriptures: holy, inspired, useful, and effective (2 Timothy 3-4) 12. Moved by the Holy Spirit, they spoke from God (2 peter 1-2) 13. The Spirit and the word of the cross (1 Corinthians 1-2) Part 5: Receiving God's words written for his people by his Spirit about his Son. 14. Everything written about Christ must be fulfilled (Luke 24) 15. The good news promised to our ancestors and now fulfilled in Christ (Acts 13) 16. Receiving God's words written for his people by his Spirit about his Son (Hebrews) Part 6; Jesus and the Bible in John's gospel. 17. God's words in the Old Testament (John 5) 18. Jesus' own words and teaching (John 8 and 17) 19. Jesus, the Spirit of truth, and the New Testament (John 14-16) 20. Receiving God's words, written for his people, by his Spirit, about his Son (John.

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