The Bible Doctrine of Preservation
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The Importance of Preservation As a Work of God
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He Preserves All Creation (Nehemiah 9:6)
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He Preserves Jerusalem and the Jewish People (Isaiah 31:5)
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He Preserves the Saints (2 Timothy 4:18, Jude 1, 1 Thessalonians 5:23)
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He Preserves His Word (Psalm 12:6-7)
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Consider Ecclesiastes 3:14. Scripture is no less a work of God than Creation or a Redeemed Soul. He will preserve His Word as well.
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The Place of Preservation in the Transmission of God's Word
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Revelation (Deuteronomy 29:29, Amos 3:7, Hebrews 1:1)
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Inspiration (2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 1:20-21)
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Preservation (Psalm 12:6-7)
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Illumination (1 Corinthians 2:12-14)
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The Need for Preservation Because of Man's Corruption
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Corrupted Commands
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The pure words of God (Genesis 2:16-17)
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The corrupted words (Genesis 3:1-5)
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Corrupted Truth (Romans 1:25 KJV, NIV, NKJV)
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Corrupted Words (2 Corinthians 2:17, 2 Corinthians 4:2, 2 Peter 3:15-16)
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Corrupted Doctrines (2 Corinthians 11:4, Galatians 1:6-9, 1 Peter 1:25)
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Counterfeited Letters (2 Thessalonians 2:2)
