The Inside Story of the Bible | GOSPEL OF THE DESCENT OF THE KINGDOM

1 How did the Bible come into being? What is the Bible exactly?

2 I have studied the Bible for more than 20 years. I can be certain that there is no word of God outside of the Bible. All of God’s word is in the Bible. Anything that violates or goes beyond the Bible is heresy and fallacy!

3 The truths in the Bible are already complete. Having the Bible is enough for our belief in God. We don’t need any new words!

4 The Lord Jesus said it Himself that the Bible is His testimony. That’s why our belief in the Lord must be based on the Bible. The Bible is our only path to knowing the Lord.

5 You say the words in the book The Word Appears in the Flesh are God’s new word! But the Revelation clearly states: “For I testify to every man that hears the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add to these things, God shall add to him the plagues that are written in this book” (Rev 22:18). Don’t you add to the Bible?

6 Paul said in 2 Timothy 3:16: “All scripture is given by inspiration of God….” This shows that everything in the Bible is the word of God. But there are actually people who say that not everything in the Bible is the word of God. Isn’t this denying the Bible and deceiving people?

7 Since Paul stated that “All scripture is given by inspiration of God,” it is not wrong, because he was an apostle of God. God was telling mankind through Paul that scriptures were all inspired by God and are all the word of God. Do you dare deny this?

8 I’ve been studying the Bible for over twenty years. I’ve learned that although the Bible was written by more than 40 different authors at different times, it does not contain a single error. This proves that God is the true author of the Bible, and that all Scripture comes from the Holy Spirit.

9 “All scripture is given by inspiration of God” (2Ti 3:16), Paul’s words are in the Bible. Therefore, they were inspired by God; they are God’s words. Believing in the Lord is believing in the Bible. Regardless of the denomination, if it strays from the Bible, it’s heresy! We believe in the Lord, so we must always act according to the Bible, that is to say, we must keep the words of the Bible. The Bible is Christianity’s canon, the foundation of our faith. Leaving the Bible is not believing in the Lord; if we leave the Bible, how can we believe in the Lord? The Lord’s words are written in the Bible. Is there anywhere else where we can find His words? If our faith in the Lord is not based on the Bible, then what is it based on?

10 Paul made it very clear in (2Ti 3:16) “the entire Bible is inspired by God”, so that all words in the Bible are God's words, and that the Bible represents God, We are going by Paul's words. How can this be wrong?

11 We think all of God’s word and work are recorded in the Bible. There’s no word and work of God apart from the Bible. Therefore, our faith in God must be based on the Bible. Is that wrong?

12 You have testified that the incarnate Almighty God has expressed millions of words and performed His work of judgment beginning from the house of God. This clearly exceeds the Bible. The pastors and leaders used to often tell us that all of God’s word and work is in the Bible. There is no word and work of God outside of the Bible. The salvation work of the Lord Jesus has already been completed. The Lord’s return in the last days will be to take believers directly up into the kingdom of heaven. So all along, we’ve believed that belief in the Lord must be based on the Bible. As long as we stick to the Bible we will be able to enter the kingdom of heaven and receive eternal life. Moving away from the Bible is leaving the Lord’s way. It’s resisting Him and betraying Him. What could be wrong with that?

13 Paul made it very clear in 2 Timothy that “the entire Bible is inspired by God” (2Ti 3:16), This means that every word in the Bible is the word of God, and that the Bible represents the Lord. Believing in the Lord is believing in the Bible. Believing in the Bible is believing in the Lord. Moving away from the Bible means not believing in the Lord! Our belief in the Lord only requires us to hold firm to the Bible. Even if we do not accept Almighty God’s work in the last days, we’ll still be able to be saved and enter the kingdom of heaven. Is there anything wrong with this understanding?

14 You communicate the Bible is the Bible, God is God. I understand that the Bible cannot represent God at all. But just what is the relationship between the Bible and God? I still don’t get it.

15 You testify that the Lord Jesus has already arrived and He is Almighty God. and that He has expressed many truths and is doing the work of judgment of the last days. Is that true? I think this is impossible. We’ve always maintained that the words and work of God are recorded in the Bible, and that the words and work of God do not exist outside of the Bible. We believe that the Bible already contains the fullness of God’s salvation, the Bible represents God. As long as one adheres to the Bible, he will enter into the kingdom of heaven. The Bible already contains the fullness of God’s salvation, the Bible represents God. Our belief in the Lord is based on the Bible, straying from the Bible constitutes a denial and betrayal of the Lord! Is there anything wrong with this understanding?

16 For 2,000 years, the religious world has upheld the belief that “the Bible is given by inspiration of God, that it is all God's word”, so the Bible represents the Lord. Those who deny that the Bible is given by inspiration of God and is His word will definitely be condemned and labeled as heretics by the religious world. Is my understanding of this wrong?

17 Religious pastors and elders often explain the words of man in the Bible, especially the words of Paul, rather than spread the words of the Lord or discuss the intentions of the Lord Jesus. This is a fact. But there is still something I don’t understand. Isn’t all scripture inspired by God? Isn’t everything in the Bible the word of God? Why do you have to distinguish the words of man and the words of God in the Bible so clearly? Aren’t all the words of man in the Bible inspired by God?

18 For the last two thousand years man’s belief in the Lord has been based on the Bible, and the coming of the Lord Jesus did not negate the Old Testament Bible. After Almighty God has done His work of judgment in the last days, everyone who accepts Almighty God will focus on reading His words and will seldom read the Bible. What I would like to seek is, after accepting the work of Almighty God in the last days, what exactly is the correct approach one should have to the Bible, and how should one make use of it? What should a person’s belief in God be based on in order to walk the path of faith and attain God’s salvation?

19 The Bible is testimony to God’s work; it is only through reading the Bible that believers in the Lord come to recognize that God created the heavens and the earth and all things, and are able to see God’s wondrous deeds, His greatness and almightiness. The Bible contains many of God’s words as well as testimonies of man’s experiences; they can provide sustenance for people’s lives as well as great edification, so what I’d like to seek is, can we actually attain eternal life through reading the Bible? Is it possible that there’s no way of eternal life within the Bible?

20 The Bible is the canon of Christianity and believers’ faith in the Lord has been based on the Bible for two millennia. Furthermore, most people in the religious world believe that the Bible represents the Lord, that belief in the Lord is the same as belief in the Bible and vice versa, and that if one strays from the Bible then they cannot be called a believer. I’d like to know whether believing in the Lord in this way is in line with His will.

21 Religious pastors and elders hold to the words of Paul in the Bible: “All scripture is given by inspiration of God” (2Ti 3:16), believing that everything in the Bible is God’s words. But you say that the Bible is not entirely made up of the words of God, so what is this all about?

22 You testify that the Lord Jesus has already returned as Almighty God, that He expresses the entire truth that will allow people to attain purification and be saved, and that He is currently doing the work of judgment beginning with God’s house, but we don’t dare accept this. This is because the religious pastors and elders frequently instruct us that all of God’s words and work are recorded in the Bible, there can be no other words or work of God outside of the Bible, and that anything that goes against or beyond the Bible is heresy. We don’t have discernment on this issue—could you explain it for us?

23 In the Bible, Paul says, “All scripture is given by inspiration of God” (2 Timothy 3:16). All the words in the Bible are therefore God’s words. Why then do you say that not all the words in the Bible are God’s words?

24 We believe that all God’s words and work are recorded in the Bible, and that there do not exist any words or work of God beside those in the Bible. Could this view be wrong?

25 How can we believe in the Lord and gain life if we move away from the Bible?

26 The Bible is testimony to the Lord, and it is also the basis of our faith. For two thousand years, all who’ve believed in the Lord have done so according to the Bible. We therefore believe that the Bible represents the Lord, that to believe in the Lord is to believe in the Bible, and to believe in the Bible is to believe in the Lord. We can never depart from the Bible. How could we believe in the Lord if we were to depart from the Bible? Are you saying there is something wrong with our understanding?

27 You testify that the Lord Jesus has returned, that He is Almighty God, and that He is expressing truths to carry out the work of judgment beginning from the house of God. Yet the pastors and elders say that the words and work of God are all recorded in the Bible, and that the truths of the Bible are whole and complete. They say that there can be no words and work by God outside of the Bible, and that anything outside of the Bible is heresy. How should we regard this issue?

28 Based on the words of Paul, who said that “All scripture is given by inspiration of God” (2Ti 3:16), the pastors and elders of the religious world believe that the words of the Bible are the words of God. Yet you say that not all the words in the Bible are the words of God. What do you mean by this?

29 I have studied the Bible for more than 20 years. I discovered that the Bible was written by more than 40 different authors during different times, but the content of what they wrote had no errors whatsoever. This shows that God is the true author of the Bible and that the Bible comes from the Holy Spirit.

30 The Bible is testimony to the work of God. It is through the Bible that all who believe in the Lord acknowledge that the heavens and earth and all things were created by God. It is because of the Bible that they behold the wonder, greatness, and omnipotence of God’s deeds. What’s more, the Bible contains many words of God and experiential testimonies of man that are able to provide for the life of man, and are greatly edifying to man. Can we gain eternal life from reading the Bible? Or does the Bible not contain the way of eternal life?

31 You testify that The Word Appears in the Flesh is the little scroll opened by the Lamb foretold in the Book of Revelation. We do not believe so. We believe that the “little scroll” refers to the Bible, the Bible is the little scroll, and it is enough that we only read the Bible.

32 You testify that The Word Appears in the Flesh contains the new words of God, but the Book of Revelation explicitly states, “For I testify to every man that hears the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add to these things, God shall add to him the plagues that are written in this book” (Rev 22:18). Is this not adding to the Bible?

33 For two thousand years, man’s faith in the Lord has been based upon the Bible. After Almighty God began the work of judgment of the last days, all who accepted Almighty God focused on reading the words of Almighty God, and seldom read the Bible. What I want to know is, after they accept Almighty God’s work of the last days, how can people correctly approach and use the Bible?