Following Jesus: The Bible - God's Message to Us
“All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.”
—2 Timothy 3:16–17 (NLT)
—2 Timothy 3:16–17 (NLT)
By inspiration, Christians mean that the Bible is God’s message to us. The Christian teaching is that the Spirit of God superintended some forty human authors over roughly two thousand years, so that they recorded (in their own unique styles) God’s holy revelation to humanity about the spiritual history and future of the world.
In the Christian view, the Bible is God’s very Word. We read the Bible, therefore, to hear from God. We read it to learn about him and to understand how to get back on track when we lose our way. It’s by engaging and embracing the eternal truth of Scripture that we learn to live in ways that bring honor to God, blessing to others, and joy to our own souls.
Reflection Question
How should knowing that the Bible is inspired by God affect the way you read Scripture?
Prayer
Lord Jesus, your prayer is my prayer: “Make [me] holy by your truth; teach [me] your word, which is truth” (John 17:17 NLT).
This blog post has been adapted from my new book Following Jesus. You can learn more about it here.
The God I serve is loving, one of the biggest true statement is the God we serve has loved us first no person living today has done anything to deserve his love his Mercy his goodness his kindness and his Mercy all by the grace of Jesus I or you would have a problem letting a love one die for some one yes it was a great day for humanity when Jesus took my place again we serve a loving maker in Heaven who truly loved his children Thank you Jesus!!!
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