The Bible

"All scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for correction, for reproof, for instruction in righteousness."  

~2 Timothy 3:16

Let's look at some interesting facts about the Bible:

• Did you know that the name "God" is said 4473 times in the King James Bible?  The total number of words is 788,258.
• The total number of verses is 31,102 and 3+1+1+0+2=7  and that the word seven is defined in the Strong's dictionary as perfect, complete or pure.
• According to scripture, Jesus fulfilled over 300 prophecies about himself.  A Dr. Peter Stoner calculated the probability of a man fulfilling just eight of those prophecies and discover that there was a 1 in 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 chance that a man could. 

The Word of God is perfect in all ways.  We should live by nothing but the Bible.  Man's words should never be taken above God's words.  If we hear something, even from the pulpit, we must remember that all men are sinful and fallible (Romans 3:23).  Satan's counterfeits will try to deceive us (Daniel 7:25) but if we are firm in our knowledge of the scriptures, we cannot be deceived.

If you have a Bible of your own, I'd like to take a look at a few verses:

• Matthew 26:56 about Christ fulfilled his prophecies
• Psalm 19:7-11 about the power of God's word
• Psalm 119:11 knowing God's word keeps us from sin
• The other verses in brackets highlighted red throughout the text.

"For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." 

 ~Hebrews 4:12