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“How Did We Get the Bible?”

Trust the Origin of Scripture

It’s hard to get far into a new Bible study without establishing why we look to the Bible. Answering that question requires explaining what the Bible is and how we got such a special book from God. In our second Square One session, we focused on some of those issues, asking, “What does the Bible have to do with me?” To support you in questions that might arise in leading that conversation, we wanted to give a little more information on how we got the Bible.

How did God inspire the Bible?

Here’s the Bible’s description of how God wrote the Old Testament: “Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets ...” (Heb. 1:1). The culmination of God’s revelation came in his Son (Hebrews 1:2) but Jesus never wrote any books. Instead he gave the church apostles and prophets (Eph. 4:12ff) as the church’s foundation (Eph. 2:20).

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“4 Ways to Use Square One”

Guide Someone on Their Journey to Jesus

We’ve worked the past few months to create a series that can take someone from square one — knowing next to nothing about the gospel — into discipleship. As we launch our Square One series, I want to share a few suggestions on different ways you can use these resources.

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