The Word of God: The Foundation of Knowledge

God’s Word provides true values and wisdom to help us solve relationship problems, deal with trials and live peacefully and purposefully.

The inspired Word of God stands as the solid source of all right knowledge.

Beyond the basic material knowledge we need for survival, each of us needs spiritual understanding and insight into that special knowledge revealed only by God Himself.

In today's world, there is massive ignorance about what the Bible actually says.

Many modern Christians are decidedly uncomfortable with the reality of Satan and the biblical accounts of Jesus Christ's encounters with deranged spirits, which the Bible calls demons. But sooner or later we have to come to terms with the truthfulness of Christ's personal witness.

Knowledge not built upon God's Word - the Bible - will ultimately fail and disappear.

The Bible is composed of written material presented in two sections, traditionally labeled the Old Testament and the New Testament.

The Old and New Testaments form one unified revelation, with the New Testament building directly on Old Testament history, prophecy and promises fulfilled in Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ and the apostles affirmed the Hebrew Scriptures as divinely inspired and historically trustworthy. They based their teachings on its foundational principles, laws and promises.

God inspired people from many backgrounds to convey His Word through their unique personalities, with David serving as a key example of someone guided by the Holy Spirit to produce enduring biblical writings.

David established a strong culture of writing and recordkeeping in his royal administration, helping preserve Israel’s history and fostering the literary environment that influenced his son Solomon.

Solomon’s God-given wisdom and emphasis on writing produced key biblical works—including Proverbs and Ecclesiastes—that provide practical wisdom for living a meaningful, God-centered life.

Ezra, a skilled scribe and priest devoted to God’s law, likely played a key role in compiling and completing the Old Testament Scriptures, including the books of Chronicles.

Moses, guided by God, authored the first five books of the Bible, with Genesis providing the essential foundation for understanding humanity’s beginnings, relationship with God and the rest of Scripture.

God inspired the major prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel to record His messages, and despite efforts to destroy their writings, He preserved their words as an enduring part of Scripture affirmed by Jesus Christ and the New Testament writers.

What do Jesus Christ and His apostles reveal about the authenticity and importance of Daniel and the minor prophets?

How can we be certain that the New Testament faithfully preserves the teachings of Jesus Christ and the eyewitness testimony of His apostles?

What if the Ten Commandments are more than a list of rules, but the key to understanding true love and the path to eternal life?

As we conclude these lessons, what have we learned about the Bible’s divine authority, its foundation for true knowledge and its guidance for how we should live?

How well have you understood the key lessons we've covered, and how can you put these biblical truths into practice in your daily life?

Test your knowledge and check what you learned in Lesson 2: The Word of God —The Foundation of Knowledge.