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TITLE: His Life and the Word of God
TEXT: Luke 4:16-21
PROPOSITION: To observe the attitude of Christ toward the Word of God.
QUESTION: What?
KEY WORD: Attitudes
SCRIPTURE READING: Same
INTRODUCTION:
Some time back, Western Reserve University mailed out a questionnaire to 10,000 “clergymen” in five major U. S. denominations. They received a reply from 7,442 of them. The question they asked was simply phrased, “Do you believe the Bible to be the inspired Word of God?” The statistical breakdown of those who responded “no” was:

• Methodist - 82%
  
• Episcopalian - 89%
  
• United Presbyterian - 81%
  
• Lutheran - 57%
  
• Baptist - 57%
  

Why are these men in pulpits? Why are they not selling used cars or life insurance? Why are they in the pulpit each week giving lectures from a book they believe to be a fraud? Remember, the Bible CLAIMS to be inspired from God. If it is not inspired, it is a fake.
Now what was the attitude of Jesus toward the Scriptures?

1. Willing to discuss - Luke 2:46-47
   
2. Believed in OT -
   • Creation - Matthew 19:3-6
     
   • Noah - Matthew 24:37
     
   • Abraham - John 8:37-38; 53-58
     
   • Sodom - Matthew 10:15; 11:24; Luke 17:29
     
   • Jonah - Matthew 12:38-41
   
   
3. Publicly read Scripture
   
   • Luke 4:16-21 - In the synagogue
     
   • Revelation 1:3 - Bless those who read (publicly)
   
   
4. Urged obedience
   
   • Matthew 7:21 - Will of my Father in heaven
     
   • Luke 6:46 - Why call him Lord and refuse to obey?
   
   
5. Personified
   
   • John 1:14 - Word became flesh (incarnate)
     
   • Revelation 19:13
   
   
6. Fulfilled - John 19:28
   
   
7. Accepted (Submitted) -
   • Luke 22:39-42 - Not my will but Thine be done
   
   
8. Quoted -
   
   • Mark 12:10
     
   • John 7:42
     
   • Matthew 4 - “It is written”
   
   
9. Sure - reliable - not broken
   
   • John 10:35 - Word of God is reliable, dependable
   
   

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