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34.
God has not left this world[1]
without ways of knowing him.
He shows his power and majesty
in the creation;
he has mercifully spoken
through prophets, history writers, poets,[2]
gospel writers, and apostles—
and most clearly through the Son.
The Spirit who moved humans[3]
to write the Word of God[4]
speaks to us in the Bible.

[1 Rom. 1]
[2 Heb. 1]
[3 2 Tim. 3:14-17]
[4 2 Pet. 1:12-21]

35.
The Bible is the Word of God,
record and tool of his redeeming work.
It is the Word of Truth,[1]
fully reliable in leading us[2]
to know God
and have life[3]
in Jesus Christ.

[1 James 1:18]
[2 Acts 8:26-39]
[3 John 20:30-31]

36.
The Bible tells God's mighty acts[1]
in the unfolding of covenant history.[2]
It is one revelation in two Testaments,
which shows a single plan of salvation,
and reveals God's will infallibly.
As God's people hear the Word and do it,[3]
they are equipped for discipleship,
to witness to the good news:
Our world belongs to God
and he loves it deeply.

[1 Acts 7]
[2 1 Cor. 10:1-11]
[3 2 Tim. 3:14-17]