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ये श्रेणियाँ हैं:
- 2 शमूएल 12-13
- लूका 16
Contents
The content of all the books of the Bible, the themes, and their writings, can be divided into five main categories. It is not necessary that every book should contain something related to each category; But everything written in all of the books can be placed in at least one or more of these five categories.
These categories are:
1. History – History related to Biblical things and people; As in the beginning of the book of Genesis there is a history of creation. The books of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles contain a history of the kings of Israel and their deeds. The book of Acts in the New Testament has a history of the first Assembly of Christian Believers being formed and their spread throughout the world.
2. The Law or Instructions – The rules, festivals, ordinances etc. given by God for the guidance and observance by His people, are given in the first five books of the Old Testament.
3. Biographies – The lives and works of the main characters of the Bible are described in various books. The birth, life, work, teaching, death, resurrection, and ascension of the Lord Jesus Christ are given in the first four books of the New Testament.
4. Prophecies – There are many prophecies in these books, throughout the Bible, from its beginning to its end, concerning God's works and concerning his people. In the book of Genesis itself, with man's fall into sin, God had foretold the way of redressal and remission of sin. The final book of the New Testament ends with the prophecy of God's people living in bliss with God for eternity.
The prophecies of the Lord Jesus Christ's birth, life, work, death, resurrection, etc., were all written thousands to hundreds of years before the birth of the Lord, in the books of the Old Testament, and they have all been accurately fulfilled. To this day no one has ever been able to prove the prophecies of the Bible to be false or wrong. What God has said has always happened, and it has happened just as it is said, even if at the time of the writing of the prophecy, or prior to its completion, it may have seemed an impossibility.
Among the books of the Old Testament are the books of certain prophets, known by the names of their authors; Such as Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Malachi, etc. In these books, God, through His prophets, told His people about their sins, about their going astray from God, about their falling into worldliness, etc., and God warned them of the consequences of their disobedience to His Word; and all these warnings were also fulfilled in their own time. God had also told about the things to happen in the future, they too were fulfilled according to their time, are presently being fulfilled, and will be fulfilled at the end of the world. Some books, such as the books of the prophets Jonah, Nahum, Obadiah, are God's warnings and prophecies concerning non-Jews, or Gentiles.
5. Teachings - Teachings and instructions for mankind regarding repentance for sins and being saved, then living life according to God’s will, learning about God, what God likes or dislikes, what God expects from His people, how should they prepare and keep themselves ready for God’s heavenly kingdom, etc. are all given in the books of the Bible in various contexts, through various examples, through the lives and works of the various characters of the Bible, through moral teachings and instructions, etc.
The contents of the books of the Bible are in the form of general writings, poems, hymns of praise and worship of God, prayers, short statements of moral teachings, etc. Today we see the books of the Bible divided into chapters and verses. In their original form these writings did not have this division of chapters and verses. That's why wherever the Old Testament books are quoted in the New Testament, we never find a chapter or verse number other than the name of the author of the book. The division of Bible books into chapters and verses that we see today was done for the purpose of making any sentence or statement easier to access, or to make it easier to cite and communicate to others. The division that is commonly accepted and followed today is according to the division method of Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury in England. Bishop Langton introduced this method in AD 1227, and the Wycliffe English Bible, published in AD 1382, was the first Bible to use it. Under this method, when a reference has to be made to any book of the Bible, first the name of the book, then the chapter and then the verse where it is spoken. For example, John 3:16 refers to the book of John, its third chapter, and its 16th verse. If a long section is to be mentioned, the starting and ending verses of that section are written; John 3:16 – 4:6 means the section from verse 16 of John chapter 3 to verse 6 of chapter 4 is under consideration or use.
If you have not yet accepted the discipleship of the Lord, make your decision in favor of the Lord Jesus now to ensure your eternal life and heavenly blessings. Where there is obedience to the Lord, where there is respect and obedience to His Word, there is also the blessing and protection of the Lord. Repenting of your sins, and asking the Lord Jesus for forgiveness of your sins, voluntarily and sincerely, surrendering yourself to Him - is the only way to salvation and heavenly life. You only have to say a short but sincere prayer to the Lord Jesus Christ willingly and with a penitent heart, and at the same time completely commit and submit your life to Him. You can also make this prayer and submission in words something like, “Lord Jesus, I am sorry for my sins and repent of them. I thank you for taking my sins upon yourself, paying for them through your life. Because of them you died on the cross in my place, were buried, and you rose again from the grave on the third day for my salvation, and today you are the living Lord God and have freely provided to me the forgiveness, and redemption from my sins, through faith in you. Please forgive my sins, take me under your care, and make me your disciple. I submit my life into your hands." Your one prayer from a sincere and committed heart will make your present and future life, in this world and in the hereafter, heavenly and blessed for eternity.
Bible in a Year:
2 Samuel 12-13
Luke 16
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