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The Christian Bible consists of the Old Testament (OT) and New Testament (NT) Bible comes from Latin biblia, meaning “books” The word “testament” means “covenant” The Bible has sixty-six books The Bible was written by many different authors writing in many different times and places The Bible was written from about 1450 BC to 100 AD The Bible contains many literary genres – poetry, myth, wisdom literature, prophecy, letters, narratives. The Bible was the first book to be printed, in 1454 Miles Coverdale published the first English translation of the entire Bible in 1535 The Bible has been translated into over two thousand languages The longest book in the Bible is Psalms The shortest book in the Bible is 2 John The longest verse in the Bible is Esther 8:9 The shortest verse in the Bible is John 11:35

The Bible was written by about forty men over a period of about sixteen hundred years dating from 1500 BC to about 100 years after Christ. These men wrote this Scripture as they were given inspiration by God. (2 Timothy 3:16)

In an article someone wrote, “There is nothing that can be added to bring salvation to a soul. “Grace,” he wrote, “wrought salvation with no strings attached.” In another article another person declared. “Grace plus nothing equal salvation.”

Baptism is how we get into Christ. Baptism is always accompanied by faith and repentance. Baptism is God’s terms of surrender. Baptism is our signal to God we have accepted Christ’s gospel. Baptism is the external washing with water and the internal washing away of sin by God. Baptism is “calling on the name of the Lord.” Baptism is being unified with Christ in his death, burial and resurrection. Baptism is “clothing” ourselves with Christ.

The purposes of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out. Proverbs 20: 5. It has been said that to be careful what you ask for you just might get it. The Bible says; ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7. What a blessing to know that whatever you ask for you will receive it as long as it is in accordance with the word of Jesus Christ. Did you know that we have tremendous tools we can use which is our words, and minds. The Bible tells us over and over again that if we ask for anything in Jesus name we shall receive it.