Know Your Faith\nCheck Your Sources: 2Peter 1:12-21\nJune 12, 2016\n\nPlease turn to 2Peter 1:12-21 (NKJV) \n\nBig Idea: to draw from God\u2019s Word and the promise of Christ\u2019s return with great confidence \nFor this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of things, \nthough you know and are established in the present truth. \n2Peter 1:12\n\n\u201cRemind\u201d (V 5-9): Cause + Effect = Assurance \n\nHow do I know the Bible is true? (ref. John 5:39)\n\n1: I know the Bible is true because it tells me so\u2026\n\nAll Scripture is given by inspiration of God\u2026 \n2Timothy 3:16a (NKJV).\n\nInspired (theopneustos): Theo = God + Pneustor = Inspired\n\n\u201c\u2026holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.\u201d\n2Peter 1:21b\n\n2: I know the Bible is true because it validates itself \n\n3: I know the Bible is true because I know the Author personally \n\n\u201cYou study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them \nyou have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify \nabout me, 40 yet you refuse to come to me to have life. \nJohn 5:39\n\n\u201cDestroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.\u201d \nJohn 2:19\n\nWhat is God\u2019s Spirit speaking into your life today? How must you respond?