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“The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, ‘Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?’”

GENESIS 3:1

• Apologetics: reasoned arguments or writings in justification of something, typically a theory or religious doctrine

• YOU HAVE AN ENEMY. 
• “IT’S IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHAT THE BIBLE IS AND WHY YOU CAN RELY ON IT BECAUSE YOU HAVE AN ENEMY.”

• “IT’S IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHAT THE BIBLE IS AND WHY YOU CAN RELY ON IT BECAUSE 1 PETER 3:15”

Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it.”

1 PETER 3:15 

• GOD WANTS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PEOPLE HE CREATED.
• PEOPLE IN RELATIONSHIPS SELF-DEFINE.
• “You can only be in a relationship with somebody who’s willing to tell you who they are.” 
• IT’S A GOD BOOK, NOT A MAN BOOK. 

All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 17 God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.”

2 TIMOTHY 3:16

“Our mission is to help people experience the Bible as a unified story that leads to Jesus.” - The Bible Project

• WE ARE NOT THE MAIN CHARACTER OF THE BIBLE; JESUS IS.

• Historical/Narrative, The Law, Wisdom, Psalms/Poetry, Prophecy, Apocalyptic, Epistle, Gospel.
• IT’S HISTORICALLY ACCURATE.

Afterward Jesus returned to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish holy days. 2 Inside the city, near the Sheep Gate, was the pool of Bethesda,[a] with five covered porches.”

JOHN 5:1

• “We learn that Jesus was a wise man who did surprising feats, taught many, won over many followers from among Jews and Greeks, was believed to be the Messiah, was accused by the Jewish leaders, was condemned to be crucified by Pilate, and was considered to be resurrected.”- Josephus (Jewish Historian) 

• “Nero inflicted the most exquisite tortures on a class… called Christians. Christus, from whom the name had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of one of our procurators, Pontius Pilate.” -Tacitus (Roman Historian)

• IT’S THE MOST RELIABLE. 
• “The New Testament is humanities most reliable document.”

IT’S PROPHETICALLY PERFECT

IT’S THE SAFEST PLACE 

24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”

MATTHEW 7:24-27

• GOD’S WORD IS THE SAFEST PLACE