Source material

• Why God Gave Man the Bible by Gene Taylor

God has a purpose for everything that He does.

• Isaiah 55:8-11

To tell man he is lost.

• Luke 9:25
• If someone has sin and they don’t know it, they can’t fix it.
• I John 3:4; 5:17
• Romans 14:23
• James 4:17
• Micah 6:8
• We must spend time in God’s word to know what sin is.
• Genesis 1:27
• Genesis 3:23-24
• God gives us the information we need. He is just.

To assure man that God desires for all to be saved.

• I Timothy 2:3-4
• II Peter 3:9 – God doesn’t want anyone to perish! God is patient.
• John 17:17
• Romans 1:16
• II Timothy 3:16-17
• II Peter 1:3
• John 3:16-17
• Romans 5:8
• Matthew 16:18-19
• Acts 2:47