Preservação das escrituras
A Palavra de Deus permanece para sempre. As Escrituras foram preservadas por Deus ao longo dos milênios para instrução, consolação e guia de todas as gerações.
A Palavra eterna
Céus e terra passarão, mas as palavras de Deus jamais passarão. Sua Palavra é eterna, infalível e imutável — a verdade que sustenta tudo.
heaven and earth shall pass, but my words shall not pass.
Forsooth I say to you, till heaven and earth pass, one letter, [or one i, that is, the least letter], or one tittle shall not pass from the law, till all things be done.
the hay is dried up, and the flower fell down; but the word of the Lord dwelleth, either shall stand, without end.
For each flesh is hay, and all the glory of it is as the flower of hay; the hay dried up, and his flower felled down;
but the word of the Lord dwelleth [into] without end. And this is the word, that is preached to you.
And be ye born again, not of corruptible seed, but [of] uncorrupt-ible, by the word of living God, and dwelling into without end.
For each flesh is hay, and all the glory of it is as the flower of hay; the hay dried up, and his flower felled down;
but the word of the Lord dwelleth [into] without end. And this is the word, that is preached to you.
A inspiração divina
Toda Escritura é inspirada por Deus. Homens santos falaram da parte do Senhor, e a Palavra escrita é a expressão fiel da vontade divina.
And first understand ye this thing, that each prophecy of scripture is not made by proper, [or own], interpretation;
for prophecy was not brought any time by man’s will, but the holy men of God inspired with the Holy Ghost spake.
God, that spake sometime by prophets in many manners to our fathers,
at the last in these days he hath spoken to us by the Son; whom he hath ordained heir of all things, and by whom he made the worlds.
Which when also he is the brightness of glory, and [the] figure of his substance, and beareth all things by word of his virtue, he maketh purgation of sins, and sitteth on the right half of the majesty in heavens;
And the word, [that is, God’s son], was made man [or flesh], and dwelled among us, and we have seen the glory of him, as the glory of the one begotten Son of the Father, full of grace and of truth.
I have learned that all the works, that God made, last steadfastly unto without end; we may not add anything to those works, neither take away from those things, which God made, that he be dreaded.
A Palavra como guia e tesouro
A Palavra de Deus é lâmpada para os pés, espada do Espírito e tesouro para o coração. Guardá-la e meditá-la nos protege do pecado.
In mine heart I hid thy speeches; that I do not sin against thee.
To victory, the psalm of David. Heavens tell out the glory of God; and the firmament telleth the works of his hands.
The day telleth out to the day a word; and the night showeth know-ing to the night.
No languages be, neither words; of which the voices of them be not heard.
The sound of them went out into all earth; and the words of them into the ends of the world. In the sun he hath set his tabernacle;
and he as a spouse coming forth of his chamber. He fully joyed, as a giant, to run his way;
his going out was from [the] high-est heaven. And his going again was to the highest thereof; and none there is that hideth himself from his heat.
The law of the Lord is without wem, and converteth souls; the wit-nessing of the Lord is faithful, and giveth wisdom to little, either meek, children.
The rightfulnesses of the Lord be rightful, gladdening hearts; the com-mandment of the Lord is clear, en-lightening eyes.
The speeches of the Lord be chaste speeches; silver assayed by fire, proved from the earth, purged sevenfold.
Thou, Lord, shalt keep us; and thou shalt keep us from this gener-ation without end.
But what saith the scripture? The word is nigh in thy mouth, and in thine heart; this is the word of belief, which we preach.
Therefore faith is of hearing [or by hearing], but hearing by the word of Christ.
But I say, Whether they heard not? Yes, soothly, the sound of them went out into all the earth, and their words into the ends of the world.
For whatever things be written, those be written to our teaching, that by patience and comfort of scriptures we have hope.
And these words which I command to thee today, shall be in thine heart;
and thou shalt tell those [or them] to thy sons, and thou shalt think upon them, sitting in thine house, and going in the way, lying down, and rising.
And thou shalt bind those [or them] as a sign in thine hand; and those [or they] shall be, and shall be moved before thine eyes;
and thou shalt write them in the lintel, and in the doorposts of thine house.
also to know the charity of Christ more excellent than science, that ye be [full]-filled in all the plenty of God.
For this thing is good and accepted before God, our Saviour,
that will that all men be made safe, and that they come to the knowing of truth.