4. we are to be judged by the word at the last day
John 12:48 - Rev. 20:12
5. The word is able to save, Jas. 1:21
b) It was written by holy men of God as they were moved by the Holy Spirit, II Pet. 1: 21 Acts 2: 4.
c) We should consider the fact that in the Bible God"s will to man is to be found ; and that it is the complete,perfect,and final revelation of God"s will to man, II Tim. 3:16,17 ; Jude 3.
d) The Bible is the standard of authority in religion. It is the final and highest court of appeal for settling all religious questions, I John. 4:6, II Tthess.2:15.
e) We must respect the Bible as a revelation from God . We must not tamper with its contents by adding to or taking away, Deut. 12:32; Rev. 22:18,19.
f) The silence of the Scriptures must also be respected. The secret things belong to God; but the things that are revealed belong to us. Deut. 29:29. we can know God's will only as he has revealed it, I cor.2:9-14.
g) When understood aright, the Bible will be understood alike. God is no respecter of persons. It is absurd to think that God would make a statement and let it mean different things to different persons but not to the same person.
Gideon's army of 32,000 understood alike,Judges 7:3. About 3,000 understood alike in Acts 2:38-41.
