The Bible testifies of itself from Genisis to Revelations. It's one of the greatest gifts God has given us, and with this gift, we as believers can search out the things that we hear to see if they are so.
The Apostle Paul encouraged this, and said this of the Bereans.
"These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so."Acts 17:11
Examples of what Jesus Himself said about the scriptures.
I'll start off from his childhood, because the passage shows that even as a boy of 12 years old, Jesus knew the word. He even astonished the religious leaders of that time.
" And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it. But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him. And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions." Luke 2:43-46
"And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers."Luke 2:47
Why? Because it was His word.
Now let's look at some other things that Jesus said regarding His word.
"Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away."Matthew 24:35
"He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day."John 12:48
"It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life."John 6:63
"If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;"John 10:35
Notice in the above verse, Jesus said, "the scriptures cannot be broken."
"But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God."Matthew 4:4
"Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God."
"Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve." Matthew 4:10
(I encourage anyone reading this to read the entire passage in Matthew ch. 4. Notice that Jesus referenced the scriptures three times while the devil tried to tempt Him and the first response was, "Man shall not live on bread alone but on every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God."
"Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth."John 17:17
More Scriptures that Testify to God's Word
"Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar."Proverbs 30:5
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."Psalms 119:105
" The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand forever."Isaiah 40:8
God Told Men To Write it in a BOOK
"And the LORD said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel."Exodus 34:27
"And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates."Deuteronomy 6:9
"Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel."Deuteronomy 31:19
"My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer."Psalms 45:1
"Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost." 2 Peter 1:20
"Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:"Isaiah 30:8
"Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book."Jeremiah 30:2
"Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day."Jeremiah 36:2
"Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea."Revelation 1:11
"Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;"Revelation 1:19
"And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead."Revelation 3:1
"And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;" Revelation 2:8
"And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;"Revelation 3:14
"And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not."Revelation 10:4
"And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them."Revelation 14:13
"But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased." Daniel 12:4
God's word not only testifies of itself, it speaks for itself.
September 30 - 2017