Why the Bible? John 14:15-26 John 16:5-7 What is the Bible? Instruction manual? → Library of God's character Jesus is the center of the story (Luke 24:13-49) Why trust it? WE TRUST THE BIBLE. We depend on Scripture as our primary guide for life because God leads us most directly through His Word. What is guiding our faith? What is our connection to Jesus? How are we growing in Jesus? Additional Resources Articles English Bible Translations Family Tree Video Explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvre1MNat-8 How and when was the canon of the Bible put together? Got Questions:https://www.gotquestions.org/canon-Bible.html Why do our Bibles contain these books and not others? Tyndale House. ‘The Biblical Canon’. The Gospel Coalition: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/essay/the-biblical-canon/ ‘Did Nicaea Really Create the Bible?’ Text and Canon Institute (2021): https://textandcanon.org/the-council-of-nicea-and-the-biblical-canon/ ‘Why Are Protestant and Catholic Bibles Different?’ Text and Canon Institute (2021): https://textandcanon.org/articles/?_sft_category=apocrypha Videos ‘How the Canon of the Bible Was Formed’ (2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0BCm2cRx9w ‘Why You Can Rely On the Canon’ The Gospel Coalition interview with Michael Kruger (2014): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWm2Sg-qRrg