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Because I value God's teaching in the Bible, I choose to believe and follow its teachings.

What To Believe

Holy Scriptures

The Holy Scriptures are God's written word, the test of what is true and according to God's will. They teach me about His creation, saving work and how He wants me to live.

Definition

Holy Scriptures related virtues: Authoritative truth, God’s Word, Old Testament, revelation of God’s will.

The Holy Scriptures are the written word of God and a revelation of His will. They constitute God's standard of character, the test of experience, the authoritative source of truth, and the trustworthy record of God's acts in history.

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Standing on the Promises, SDAH 518
Thy Word
Give Me the Bible, SDAH 272
The B-I-B-L-E
Break Thou the Bread of Life, SDAH 271

Student Life Applications

The Great God of Creation has chosen to speak to me through the Holy Scriptures, the Bible. I am eager to know what He says and what I should do. Because of that I will:

Hold the Bible reverently because of its sacredness;
Avoid putting other books on top of it or treat it as a common book;
Read it daily, learning from it about God and His plan for my life;
Search the Scriptures for answers to the questions I have in my life.
Tell others about what I have learned from God in the Bible;
Ask for the Holy Spirit to guide my mind each time I open the holy pages of the Bible;
Use it as a test to see what is true or from God;
Tell people what blessings I have received by reading it each day;
Encourage others to read it and be blessed;
Learn to show what I believe from it;
Fight the temptations of the Devil by quoting from it

Bible, E.G. White

Divine Revelation: General---Psalm 19; Special—John 17:3
The Focus of the Scriptures – The Bible reveals God and exposes humanity.
Authorship of the Scriptures – Romans 3:2 – “oracles of God”
Inspiration of the Scriptures – 2 Timothy 3:16 – “All Scripture.... is given by inspiration of God”
The Authority of the Scriptures – In them God speaks through the Holy Spirit
The Unity of the Scriptures – 2 Timothy 3:16 – Through them we “may be complete”

“Reading of scriptures causes light to shine in darkness.” ML 24
“As a textbook children should study.” CT 427
5 T 425

Reinforcing Stories

Stepping Stones by Dorothy Eaton Watts, June 3,
Uncle Arthur’s Bedtime Stories IV, pp. 185, 171, 177, 1152, 156, 161, 142, 147, by Arthur S. Maxwell.
The Children’s Hour III, pg. 123, by Arthur S. Maxwell.
Great Stories for Kids II, pp. 54, 62, by Jerry Thomas.
Great Stories for Kids IV, pg. 110, by Jerry Thomas.

Student Activities

1. God the Listener: Take the students to a quiet spot and ask them to write down every sound they hear during a three minute timed period. Read Psalm 10:17 and John 10:27 and ask, Did God hear all of the sounds you heard? Can He hear more than one person praying to Him at once? How do you listen to God? Etc.
2. Tell Bible Stories: Tell in your own words stories from the Bible. e.g. Esther, Amos, Gideon, Samson, John the Baptist, etc
3. Heros of Worship: Go through Old Testament book by book seeking stories of worship. Study in depth. How did they express their worship? How did God respond to the worship? Discuss how you get biblical concepts in any subject.

Links to the Curriculum

Biology: Cell is basic unit of physical life. Scripture is basic unit of spiritual life.
English: Our language and the Scriptures have richness and style.
Health: Food is useless unless absorbed into body, just so God’s Word is useless unless absorbed into life.
Physics: Energy flows through the universe, even so the Scripture creates an energy flow in the soul.

Resources

Primary:
Tell or write two ways that show what it means to believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures.
Tell or write about a time when you saw someone show they believed and followed the Holy Scriptures.
Tell or write about when you showed that you believed and followed the Holy Scriptures.
Tell or write about when you saw the hurt and unhappiness when someone didn’t believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures.
How do you think God feels when He sees people who believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures?
How do you feel or act when you follow the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures?
Tell two ways that you can show you believe the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures.
What makes you want to follow the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures?
What is the opposite of believing and following the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures? Who makes us act or believe that way?
Finish the sentence: We can show we believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures when we..........

Middle:
Why does God care if I believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures?
What difference does it make whether I believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures or not?
What effect would it have on my future if I did not believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures?
How would people treat me differently if I did or didn’t believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures?
How would I feel about myself if I did or did not believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures?
Give some reasons why you think it is best to believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures.
Why would someone do differently?
What makes choosing to believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures better than the opposite?
List some ways that a person might believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures without anyone noticing?
List 3 situations where a person could believe the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures and show it in his work, home, or at the shopping mall.
Is it possible for a person to get better at believing and following the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures? Explain.
Can you think of someone who seems good at believing and following the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures? What makes them better at it?
How could you learn to be better at believing and following the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures?
How often do you show that you believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures? Think of the last three times and tell me.
Do you like to join in when people believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures? How have you joined in?

High school:
Would you practice believing and following the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures if no one were checking on you? Your parents, school, or the law?
What is the alternative to believing and following the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures and what do you see as the results of that choice?
Would you recognize it if someone were not fully believing and following the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures? How?
Would you keep quiet if someone paid you a lot of money not to believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures?
Are you proud to believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures and willing to tell others how you feel?
If someone in a group spoke out against believing and following the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures would you speak up to give the other side?
Are you willing to put some of your money toward helping people believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures, in your city, class, work?
Can you say that believing and following the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures has become a habit? How often do you show your belief?
What effect do you think believing and following the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures will have on your future life?
Do you see your family believing and following the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures? How about your church, city, or nation?
What do you think should be done to promote believing and following the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures in your family, friends, church, city, nation?
Does it make much difference if they believe and follow the Bible teaching of the Holy Scriptures or not?