5 - KJB - How God Gave us the Bible - David O'Steen

Dec 2, 2020 The King James BibleDavid O'Steen - KJB #3 - https://www.hopebiblechurchga.comThe pastor, David O'Steen from Hope Bible Church, explains in this sermon titled "KJB (5) - How God Gave us the Bible" the divine process by which God provided humanity with the Scriptures. He outlines six key steps:Revelation: God discloses what He wants us to know (Deut. 29:29), progressively through history. Nature and conscience reveal God's existence and basic morality (Rom. 1:19-21; Ps. 19:1-6), but Scripture gives full, soul-converting truth (Ps. 19:7).Inspiration: The Bible is plenary verbally inspired—every word from the Holy Spirit (2 Tim. 3:16). About 40 authors wrote over 1,500 years, yet it forms one cohesive book (examples: 2 Sam. 23:2; 2 Pet. 1:16-19).Preservation: God promises to preserve His pure words forever (Ps. 12:6-7). Though originals perished, accurate copies (Masoretic Hebrew, Textus Receptus Greek) endure, unlike corrupted streams.Canonization: The 66 books were recognized as inspired Scripture early on (1 Tim. 5:18; 2 Pet. 3:16), rejecting apocrypha and other texts.Propagation: God spreads His Word worldwide (Ps. 68:11; 1 Tim. 2:4), with the King James Bible being the most widely distributed (over 1 billion copies).Translation: God enables accurate translation into languages (Acts 2 at Pentecost; Rom. 16:25-27), preserving meaning without loss.The pastor emphasizes that the King James Bible represents the preserved, inspired English version, trustworthy because of God's faithfulness to His promises.