Inadequate Uses of the Bible: Perspectives

Various inadequate uses of the Bible from a Biblical perspective, emphasizing the multifaceted nature of the holy scripture beyond simplistic applications for everyday challenges. Includes helpful verses for different life situations.

• Bible
• Biblical Perspectives
• Inadequate Uses
• Verses
• Life Situations

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1. Some inadequate uses of the Bible Biblical Perspectives Southern Nazarene University Howard Culbertson 1 Biblical Perspectives

2. Not bad uses . . . just uses that, in and by themselves, are inadequate Biblical Perspectives 2

3. That is to say, they re inadequate uses . . . if they re the only or even the No. 1 use we make of the Bible 3 Biblical Perspectives

4. 1. Medicine Chest Following Biblical principles can bring emotional and even physical healing, but the Bible is far more than a how-to- solve-this-problem book. Biblical Perspectives 4

5. Some Helpful Verses Afraid: Psalm 23:4; Psalm 34:4; Matthew 10:28 Anxious: Psalm 46; Matthew 6:19-34; Philippians 4:6; I Backsliding: Psalm 51; I John 1:4-9 Bereaved: Matthew 5:4; 2 Corinthians 1:3, 4 Bitter or Critical: I Corinthians 13 Conscious of Sin: Proverbs 28:13 Defeated: Romans 8:31-39 Depressed: Psalm 34 Disaster Threatens: Psalm 91; Psalm 118:5,6; Discouraged: Psalm 23; Psalm 42:6-11; Psalm 55:22 Doubting: Matthew 8:26; Hebrews 11 Facing a Crisis: Psalm 121; Matthew 6:25-34 Faith Fails: Psalm 42:5; Hebrews 11 Friends Fail: Psalm 41:9-13; Luke 17:3,4 Leaving Home: Psalm 121; Matthew 10:16-20 Lonely: Psalm 23; Hebrews 13:5, 6 Needing God's Protection: Psalm 27:1-6 Needing Guidance: Psalm 32:8; Proverbs 3:5, 6 Needing Peace: John 14:1-4; John 16:33 Biblical Perspectives 5

6. 2. Refrigerator Biblical Perspectives 6

7. 3. Crystal Ball The Bible does speak of things to come, but it is far more than a collection of prophecies about the future Biblical Perspectives 7

8. 4. Promise Book Biblical Perspectives 8

9. 5. Moral Code Biblical Perspectives 9

10. 5. Debate solver Biblical Perspectives 10

11. 6. Proof of our own integrity I swear on a stack of Bibles . . . Biblical Perspectives 11

12. Depending only on scraps of Scripture will never enable you to comprehend the magnificence of divine revelation. Biblical Perspectives 12

13. The Bible was given to bear witness to one God, Creator and Sustainer of the universe, through Christ, Redeemer of sinful man. It presents one continuous story, that of human redemption -- Merrill Unger Biblical Perspectives 13

14. Some inadequate uses of the Bible (end) Biblical Perspectives Southern Nazarene University Howard Culbertson 14 Biblical Perspectives

15. This PowerPoint presentation is available along with related materials and other PowerPoint presentations at http://home.snu.edu/~hculbert/ppt.htm 15 Biblical Perspectives