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If the text is God’s Word, it is appropriate that we respond with reverence, a certain fear, a holy joy, a questing obedience.

D. A. Carson

God in his infinite wisdom chose to give us his Word in the 66 canonical books, with all of their variations in theme, emphasis, vocabulary, literary form, and distinctive contributions across time.
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Contribution Distinctive God Vocabulary
We are told that God hates the sinner, His wrath is on the liar, and so forth. In the Bible, the wrath of God rests both on the sin (Romans 1:18ff) and on the sinner (John 3:36).
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Abandoned God Sinner Told
God has disclosed of himself in human words with such magnificent self accommodation to our limitations. Precisely so that we may be his holy people and reverence everything that he says, cherish it, value it, and thus live it out.
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Limitation May People Self
Some have argued that the Christian notion of Scripture is not epistemologically sustainable. It’s not philosophically possible with rigor to uphold the Christian understanding of Scripture.
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Christian Scripture Understanding
That God normally operates the universe consistently makes science possible; that he does not always do so ought to keep science humble.
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Doe Humble Ought
A prayerless person is a disaster waiting to happen.
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Disaster Persons Waiting
Some people say What’s the use of the term if it has to be so fully documented and constrained and footnoted and all the rest.
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Doe People Philosophical
If God had perceived that our greatest need was economic, he would have sent an economist. If he had perceived that our greatest need was entertainment, he would have sent us a comedian or an artist.
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Artists Doctors Economist Profound
It’s not as if the New Testament writers came along and said, “The culmination of Old Testament books is more books, New Testament books.”
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Book Father Son
Justice is not always done in this world; we see that everyday. But on the Last Day it will be done for all to see. And no one will be able to complain by saying, “This isn’t fair.”
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Day Every Justice Lasts
There is no long-range effective teaching of the Bible that is not accompanied by long hours of ongoing study of the Bible.
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Long Teaching
Draw nigh to God, so that you may dread the grave as little as your bed. Draw nigh to God, that you may live a happy and useful life.
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Blessing Drawing Prayer
There is a certain kind of maturity that can be attained only through the discipline of suffering.
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Christian Discipline Maturity
Study Bibles tend to circulate widely, so they play a disproportionate role in helping Christians and others understand holy Scripture.
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Christian Holy Play Scripture Two
Systematic theology will ask questions like “What are the attributes of God? What is sin? What does the cross achieve?” Biblical theology tends to ask questions such as “What is the theology of the prophecy of Isaiah? What do we learn from John’s Gospel?
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Biblical Important Systematic
As long as young people are asking, ‘Can I get away with this?’ or ‘Can I get away with that?’ I wonder if they’re regenerate. If they’re asking, instead, ‘How can I grow in holiness?’ then I suspect they’ve begun to understand.
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Holiness People Suspect Wonder Young

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