Across
- 1. the doctrine that God keeps His Word from being lost or destroyed
- 4. a covenant or agreement; used as the name for the two halves of the Bible
- 6. the first five books of the Bible, written by Moses; also know as "the Pentateuch" and "the Law"
- 9. a God-given declaration of truth; foretelling the future
- 12. the doctrine that every word and detail of the Bible is inspired, not simply its ideas
- 15. the act whereby God guides believers' minds to understand spiritual truth
- 17. to encourage growth
- 21. the doctrine that God has kept His Word from being lost or destroyed
- 22. God's guidance of all things in nature and human history according to His will
- 23. God's communication of His character and work
- 24. free from error
- 26. the new agreement recorded int he New Testament that God has made with all who repent and believe on Jesus Christ, who has fulfilled all the covenant's demands
- 28. letters of the New Testament written to explain and apply the truth about Jesus Christ to Christian living
- 29. a story that illustrates a spiritual truth
- 30. intensive, methodical examination of the Bible with the goal of understanding and remembering its truths
- 33. completely dependable and incapable of failing in its purpose
- 34. biblical truths essential to the Christian faith
- 35. the process of plant reproduction
- 38. the doctrine that the entire Bible is inspired
Down
- 2. related to the apostles or having their authority or approval
- 3. the act whereby God, through the Holy Spirit, supernaturally directed the writers of the Bible
- 5. the agreement recorded in the Old Testament that God made with the nation of Israel, identifying them as His people
- 7. a personal account
- 8. to respond to something with joy and pleasure
- 10. the believers in Berea who evaluates Paul's teaching by studying the Scriptures (the Old Testament)
- 11. meaning "good news"; the name given to the four books of the New Testament which portray the person and work of Jesus Christ
- 13. books written during the period between the Old and New Testaments which are not inspired by God and not accepted in the canon
- 14. the original documents penned by the biblical authors
- 16. to reflect on
- 18. a collection of 13 Old Testament books containing the poetic books, the "five scrolls," and the historic books
- 19. contains five books of the Old Testament which were read aloud at various Jewish festivals; also known as the "five scrolls"
- 20. Greek translation of the Old Testament; this translation was used by Jesus and many others during the first century
- 25. passionate enthusiasm
- 27. the state of goodness being directed to a person
- 31. hand-written, old documents, specifically those which contain part or all of the Scriptures
- 32. a legal agreement between two individuals or groups
- 36. the prophet books of the Old Testament
- 37. a collection of books inspired by God