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The Most Important Word in Jesus’ Bible


Let’s begin by making sure we understand what Jesus’ Bible was. When most people read the word “Scriptures” in their Bible, many picture “their Bible.”

“But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is given by inspiration of God and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” (2 Timothy 3:14-17)

Is your Bible what you pictured when you read the above verses? Is your Bible what the author of those words had in his mind too? If we believe that the verses above mean our Bible, then we assume that the author’s Scriptures meant our Bible. But what if he had something else in mind – then what do we do?

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