It relates the persecution during the past to the persecution going on today by the Governments.
God has and alway will protect the true Church of Jesus Christ. The True Church believes in Christ alone, by Faith alone, through Scriptures alone, for salvation. I’m other words man’s traditions have nothing to do with salvation.
Divinely inspired means that God is the source, which is objective and absolute truth. It definitely doesn't mean subjective feelings or "someone's truth."
2 Timothy 3:16 NKJV
[16] All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,
Inspiration means God breathed.
The men who wrote the New Testament were eye witnesses of Jesus for the 3 years of His ministry.
Jesus also said, “John 14:26 NKJV
[26] But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.
2 Peter 1:20-21 NKJV
[20] knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, [21] for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
If you say it is written by men who were not inspired by God, then it is not believable, and your faith cannot save you.
Romans 10:9-11 NKJV
[9] that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. [10] For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. [11] For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame."
Go watch the movie, “The Essential Church”.
It relates the persecution during the past to the persecution going on today by the Governments.
God has and alway will protect the true Church of Jesus Christ. The True Church believes in Christ alone, by Faith alone, through Scriptures alone, for salvation. I’m other words man’s traditions have nothing to do with salvation.
No they were not directly written by God. They were written by men who were divinely inspired by God.
Divinely inspired means that God is the source, which is objective and absolute truth. It definitely doesn't mean subjective feelings or "someone's truth."
2 Timothy 3:16 NKJV [16] All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,
Inspiration means God breathed.
The men who wrote the New Testament were eye witnesses of Jesus for the 3 years of His ministry.
Jesus also said, “John 14:26 NKJV [26] But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.
2 Peter 1:20-21 NKJV [20] knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, [21] for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
If you say it is written by men who were not inspired by God, then it is not believable, and your faith cannot save you.
Romans 10:9-11 NKJV [9] that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. [10] For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. [11] For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame."