Knowing the Holy Scriptures - Sermon Notes | Bible Baptist Church of Ballincollig

I. Introduction (2 Timothy 3:15)

“And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.”

Romans 10:13-17
- 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
- 10:14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
- 10:15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
- 10:16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
- 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
In John 6:63, Jesus said, It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
Matthew 4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
John 15:7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
John 20:31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

The truth is - You cannot get saved without a Bible! Any old faith will NOT do you on judgment day! You have to do things GOD’S way, or there is no way!
You will not ever grow and become mature until this Book becomes the source for your confidence and joy!
You will never get victory over your core sins (pride, bitterness, wrath, lust), until you saturate your thoughts and feelings with these words!
And you will never accomplish anything of value with your life until your life lines up with what God says is right and good and true.

People are ignorant of both God and His word, the Bible
A few years ago, a test of Bible knowledge was given to five classes of unsuspecting secondary school seniors. Most of them failed the exam completely! Some were so confused that they thought Sodom and Gomorrah were lovers, or that the gospels were written by Matthew, Mark, Luther, and John. Others said that Eve was created from an apple, and that the stories Jesus used in teaching were called parodies and not parables.
If I asked your teenaged son or daughter:
- How many books are in the Bible? Would they know? Do you know?
- Why did God judge Sodom and Gomorrah?
- How could Noah carry all the animals on the Ark?
- Why did Cain murder his brother in Genesis 4?
- What does the name Jesus mean?
- Where do we find the Ten Commandments in the Bible?
- Could you or anyone in your family point on a map to where the nation of Israel even is? Where Egypt is?

Last year, in 2020 alone, 3.8 billion people regularly used some form of social media. That is more than half the entire world’s population
Every second, 11 people use social media for the first time
On average, people around the world spend 144 minutes every day on social media
- North America, 126 minutes (2 hours 6 mins every day)
- South America, 204 minutes (3 hrs 24 mins)
- Africa, 190 minutes (3 hrs 10 mins)
- Europe, 75 minutes (1hr 15mins every day)
- Asia/Oceania, 136 minutes (2 hrs 16 mins)
The World Health Organisation estimates that if people live to be around 72 years of age, they will have spent nearly 7 years non-stop online on social media!
And that doesn’t include all the time watching the news, movies, etc.

Too busy to read the Bible, Too busy to wait and pray, Too busy to speak out kindly To someone by the way…

The Bible is the most important book you will ever hold. Make time for it. Let it transform your life, your family, and your future.