Bible Handbook

Magnifying the Word of God

• Philippians 2:9, 10. At the name of Jesus every knee in heaven and earth shall bow. BHB 5.3

• Psalm 138:2. The Lord magnifies His word above all His name. BHB 5.4

• Psalm 119:89. God’s word is forever settled in heaven. BHB 5.5

• Psalm 12:6; Proverbs 30:5, “The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.” Education, 244. BHB 5.6

• Matthew 4:4, 7, 10. The Savior was fortified against temptation by the written word. He used nothing except what we have within our reach. The Desire of Ages, 123-126; Testimonies for the Church 5:434. BHB 5.7

• 1 Peter 1:22-25. The new birth comes by the word of God. Prophets and Kings, 626. BHB 5.8

• 1 Peter 2:2, 3. As new-born babes we should desire the sincere milk of the word that we may grow thereby. BHB 6.1

• Psalm 119:9. The word will cleanse the life. Christ’s Object Lessons, 110, 111. BHB 6.2

• Psalm 119:133. Our steps should be ordered by the word. The Ministry of Healing, 458. BHB 6.3

• Matthew 4:4. It is as essential as our daily food. Testimonies for the Church 4:499. BHB 6.4

• 2 Corinthians 3:1-3. Unbelievers read the Bible in the lives of God’s people. BHB 6.5

• 1 Peter 3:1. They “may without the word” be converted by the godly lives of earnest Christians. BHB 6.6