Good interpretation considers the Author and Audience before Application. Today we answer the question, "Who is ‘you’?" as we interpret 2 well known passages in light of the inspired author and the intended audience.

How can we be certain that we are correctly interpreting the Bible? Today we begin the bitter/sweet process of retraining our minds to read the Bible based on the Author's intent and not the reader's response.

Why so many translations and which translations are trustworthy? Today we discover that translations are intended to communicate the message of Jesus in a meaningful way.

How did these multiple ancient writings by 40 authors over 1500 years on 3 continents using 3 different languages get compiled into 1 work we call the Bible? And after all these years of being copied many times, how do we know the modern Bible is not a counterfeit? Today we discover Transmission, how the New Testament was passed from one generation to the next.

How did these multiple ancient writings by 40 authors over 1500 years on 3 continents using 3 different languages get compiled into 1 work we call the Bible? And after all these years of being copied many times, how do we know the modern Bible is not a counterfeit? Today we discover Transmission, how the Old Testament was passed from one generation to the next.

Many different religions claim to have inspired writings, the very words of God written through humans. So why should we believe the Bible was inspired while other writings are not? Today we discover the answer to that question.

Over the next several weeks we will demonstrate how The BOOK came to be and why it is trustworthy. Finally, we will learn HOW to make The BOOK the bedrock of your faith in God.

This BIG GOD is our Sovereign King, our Righteous Judge, and our Compassionate Redeemer. He is the Supreme Ruler of mankind, the Eternal Judge of mankind, and the only Savior of mankind. And it is only when we have this full perspective that the Christmas story becomes so brilliant & so bright.

As we near Christmas we recognize that Jesus came not just FOR sinners, but FROM sinners. Today we discover that our Soveriegn King, our Righteous Judge, is also our Compassionate Redeemer.

So you think you have God all figured out? Today we see what it is like to stand before our BIG GOD, the Righteous Judge, and realize that we should live for an audience of ONE.