The Bible quotes

• What does 'The Bible' mean?

  The Book
• What languages were the old testament written in?

  Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic
• What are the different genres in the Bible?

  -love poetry

  -history

  -God's rules

  -letters (Paul's letters)
• Why is the Bible so important to Christians today?

  1)Source of authority- many Christians believe that the Bible is the direct word of God, so when they read it, they believe it contains direct instructions from God, we can experience God's power through the Bible

  2)Guidance- guidance/source on morality and ways to practise their faith

  3)It allows them to have a more personal relationship with God- as some believe it is the direct word of God

  4)Comfort- source of comfort and encouragement through tough times, people turn to the Bible at low points (in prison or at their deathbed)

  5)Meditating on the Bible can provide insight into God and his power
• What is a source of authority?

  someone or something in a position of power, power to influence people's thoughts, beliefs, or actions
• Why do Christians believe that the Bible is a source of authority?

  They believe the words of the Bible are the direct word of God, a direct way of communication through the words of the Bible.
• Who was Dietrich Bonhoeffer?

  He was a German christian who was involved in a plot to kill Hitler (during WW2). He was previously a pacifist, but became involved in the plot because he believed God was calling him to get rid of the evil in the world, based on his meditations of the Bible.
• What did Dietrich Bonhoeffer say about the use of the Bible?

  "It is not necessary that we should discover new ideas in our meditation. It is far sufficient, and far more important, if the Word, as we read and understand it, penetrates us and dwells inside of us."

  He is saying that all of the answers are in the Bible, from the word of God. Once we understand it, have meditated on it,
• What passages of the Bible are set for moral advice?

  Ecclesiastes (12:13-14)

  Luke (6:36-37)
• What does Ecclesiastes 12:12-14 say/mean? How does it provide moral advice?


  "Fear God and keep his commandments"

  It means that morality entails fearing God and follow his commandments (10 Commandments). God's word is the right way to be a good person. If you do not follow God's law, it is immoral and you should fear judgment. We should fear God's impending judgment and keep it in mind. Examples, parable of the sheeps and the goats.
• What does Luke 6:36-37 say/mean? How does it provide moral advice?

  "Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful"

  It provides moral advice by saying that we should mirror the merciful characteristics, we should be inspired by God's attributes in order to be moral. Christians may demonstrate being merciful by showing compassion or forgiveness to others. For example, feeding the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, give shelter to travellers, visit the sick, visit prisoners, and bury the dead (7 corporal acts of mercy).
• What passages of the bible are used for guide to living?

  Psalm 119:

  Psalm 119:
• What does Psalm 119: 9-16 (Beth) say/mean? How does this provide a guide for living?

  Beth:

  "How can a young person stay on the path of purity?

  By living according to your word."

  "I rejoice in following your statues

  as one rejoices in great riches.

  I meditate on your precepts"

  "I delight in your decrees;

  I will not neglect your word"

  This provides a guide for life as it suggests that the Bible is a source of happiness and should not be neglected because it is the word of God.
• What does Psalm 119: 105-112 (Nun) say/mean? How does this provide a guide for living?

  "Your word is a lamp at my feet, a light on my path."

  "I have taken an oath, and confirmed it, that I will follow your righteous laws"

  "The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from your precepts"

  "Your statutes are my heritage forever,

  they are the joy of my heart"

  "My heart is set on keeping your decrees to the very end"

  Nun means that she finds the word of the Bible as a source of illumination in her life. It serves as guidance on her path (of life). It also shows that following the word of the Bible will bring joy into people's lives. So, it is a guide to living a happy life too, if you do not stray from what it says.
• What does Genesis 1: 26-28 say/mean? How does this provide meaning and purpose of life?

  "Let us make mankind in our own image, in our likeness"

  We are made in the same image of God, and we possess the same qualities.

  "So that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and all the creates that move along the ground"

  God created humans to have dominion over all other animals (implications of speciesism), we may use animals for however we want because we 'rule' over them?

  "Be fruitful and increase in number, fill the earth and subdue it."

  God instructs humans to populate the earth, and bring the earth under control (quieten or overcome).

  
  

  This all provides a meaning and purpose of life for humans because it places humans with a task of dominion over the world, and other species in it. It implies that we are made with the same qualities of God, we should reflect those in our dominion of the world. It also gives humans incentive to procreate, to take over or bring under control the earth.
• What does Ecclesiastes 9: 5-9 say/mean? How does this provide meaning and purpose of life?

  "For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing"

  "Never again will they have a part in anything that happens under the sun"

  "Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for God has already approved what you do"

  "Always be clothed in white, and always anoint your head with oil" importance of Christian practices

  "Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of meaningless life that God has given you under the sun- all your meaningless days."

  "For this is your lot in life and in your toilsome labour under the sun"

  These lines show the finite nature of life. So, it gives meaning and purpose of life when it says to enjoy your life. God instructs us to be happy by doing things we love: 'eat your food with gladness, drink your wine with a joyful heart'. Yet, it also stresses the need to continue Christian practices (wearing white and anointing oil) in life. Even days that seem 'meaningless', have meaning because God has provided them. We may suffer in hard or tedious work in life, but we still should enjoy life.
• What does Psalm 43: 1-3 say/mean? How does this give comfort and encouragement?

  "Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation"

  "O deliver me from deceitful and unjust man"

  "For thou art the God of my strength"

  "O send out thy light and thy truth, let them lead me"

  This extract describes someone's struggle amongst the sin and nature of man, in a nation that does not believe in God, or does not represent the qualities of God. He concludes that the antidote to discouragement and despair in the face of negativity is hope in the Lord and trust in his teachings. This brings comfort and encouragement because Christians can see from this that, they may suffer, or not be supported in their faith, but they can trust in the influence of God (figurative light) through his teachings/words in the Bible.
• What does Matthew 6:25 say/mean? How does this give comfort and encouragment?

  "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear."

  "Is life not more than food, and the body more than clothes?"

  "Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them?"

  Look to the world around you and see how animals act. Humans do not need to care about trivial things, God will look after them as he does animals.

  "Can any one of you, by worrying, add a single hour to your life?"

  This extract means that we should not worry about trivial things and look to how animals behave. God is telling us that worrying about things is futile, nothing will come from it. This gives comfort and encouragement because it shows that struggles that Christians worry about should not be dwelled upon, God will look after them as he does animals, who do not worry about things.
• What are the quotes supporting the sacrifice model?

  John 1: "Behold, the lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world"

  Augustine: "Jesus offered sacrifice for our sins, and where did he find that pure victim he would offer? He offered himself"
• What is the quote supporting the ransom model?

  Matthew 20-28: "The son of man... who came to give his life a ransom for many."
• What is the quote supporting the Christ as victor model?

  Karl Barth: "God has taken triumphant action on behalf of humanity."
• What is the quote supporting the satisfaction model? 


  Anselm: "This is the sole and complete debt of honour which we owe to God, and which God requires of us."
• What is the quote that supports the penal substitution model?

  Galatians: "Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us."
• What is the quote supporting the cross as moral example model?

  John 3: "We know love by this, that he laid his life down for us."