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If you have ever had questions about how your Bible came to be, or why there are so many versions and which version is the one that contains God's very preserved words for you, then you should plan to attend Wednesday night service. Randy Foster will be teaching "History and Heritage of the Bible," starting at 6:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. The series starts March 7. It is a short introduction to the concept of manuscript evidence, where we will unpack the principles and concepts you need to stand fast upon the knowledge that the Bible you carry is the very words of God.

If you have a Bible question that you would like Randy to answer during the series, email him ahead of time and he will add it as an answer doing one of the nights. There will also be a few very old Bibles on display for you to enjoy.

Why study manuscript evidence?

The history of God's providential hand in the preservation of His word is a very important lesson that every Christian should know. The process that God used to reveal his word to his prophets and then have it written down to be transmitted to the world is unique in all history.

Add to that the miraculous way that God then preserved his word down through thousands of years of human history through countless attempts to destroy it or render it ineffective is something we all should appreciate and protect. Ephesians declares For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

That old serpent the devil has worked tirelessly to take your Bible away from you and even in the 21st century the struggle for a pure Bible in the English language is still just as fierce. If the millions of believers lose sight of the principle of God's ability to preserve his word, they will lose sight of the ability of God himself to preserve a people for himself. Verses like that of Titus 2:14 that declare Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works, would no longer be counted as a promise and that is just one verse.

Jesus said in John 14:23, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. Which leads to ask, "where are the words, and which words do we keep?"