Essential Bible Studies

How did Christians living in the first century know what was true and what should be included in the Bible? How can we be confident what is in the Bible is what is supposed to be there? The answer is in the Bible. Jay Mayock and Tim Young discuss the role of prophets and how the Holy Spirit gifts of the first century were used to test the prophet's words to be true or false. This essential Bible study brings us confidence in the Bible as the word of God and provides the tools to reject false doctrines. Theme Verse – 2 Timothy 2:15 “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.” Show Outline: The Gospel of Judas A copy was found that is 1700 years old Released in 2006 (National Geographic published an article) Reverses the role of Judas, vindicates him as the one who understood Jesus There were lots of ‘false gospels’ circulated in the early days of Christianity How did first century Christians know what was really