WHAT GOD SAYS IN HIS HOLY WORD

The passages on the next two pages come from God's word, often called the Bible. Reading them can offer guidance, hope and inner peace.

The words and numbers before each reading tells where these statements can be found in the Bible.

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Psalms 14:1a "The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.'"
Romans 1:20 "For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities -His eternal power and divine nature -have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse."
Psalms 104:24 "In wisdom You made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures. "
Acts 14:17 "Yet he has not left Himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; He provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy."

HOW CAN I FIND OUT ABOUT GOD? - Page 3
Isaiah 44:18-19 "They know nothing, they understand nothing; their eyes are plastered over so they cannot see, and their minds closed so they cannot understand. No one stops to think, no one has the knowledge or understanding to say, 'Half of it I used for fuel; I even baked bread over its coals, I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make a detestable thing from what is left? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?'"
2 Peter 1:21 "For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit."
John 5:39 "You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about Me."
Psalms 119:105 "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path."

WHAT MAKES THE BIBLE DIFFERENT THAN OTHER BOOKS? - Page 4
John 5:39 "You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about Me."
2 Timothy 3:16-17 "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work."
Matthew 7:24-25 "Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock."
Proverbs 30:5-6 "Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him. Do not add to His words, or He will rebuke you and prove you a liar."

IN WHAT WAY IS GOD LIKE OUR FATHER? - Page 5
Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."
Malachi 2:10 "Have we not all one Father? Did not one God create us? Why do we profane the covenant of our fathers by breaking faith with one another?"
Psalms 145:15-16 "The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food at the proper time. You open Your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing."
Matthew 6:8 "...your Father knows what you need before you ask Him."
Hebrews 12:10 "Our fathers [on earth] disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in His holiness."
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life."

HOW CAN GOD BE OUR SAVIOR? - Page 6
Genesis 2:7 "And the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being."
Romans 5:12 "Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned -- "
2 Corinthians 5:21 "God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God."
2 Corinthians 8:9 "For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich."
Philippians 2:7 "But made Himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness."
John 5:24-25 "I tell you the truth, whoever hears My word and believes him who sent Me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life. I tell you the truth, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live."
John 11:25-26 "Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?'"

HOW DOES GOD SHOW US THE WAY TO HIM? - Page 7
1 Corinthians 2:14 "The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned."
2 Thessalonians 2:14 "He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ."
1 Corinthians 12:3 "Therefore I tell you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, 'Jesus be cursed,' and no one can say, 'Jesus is Lord,' except by the Holy Spirit."
2 Corinthians 5:21 "God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God."
John 14:6 "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me."
2 Timothy 3:15 "...from infancy [childhood] you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus."

DO CHRISTIANS WORSHIP ONE GOD OR THREE GODS? - Page 8
1 Corinthians 8:4b "We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world and that there is no God but one."
Matthew 28:19 "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit."