THE BIBLE: GOD’S MESSAGE TO MANKIND
The Bible is not the word of men but the Word of God. Paul declared, “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God” (2 Timothy 3:16). Every line, every precept, every promise bears the mark of divine authorship. Holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit (2 Peter 1:21). The Bible is not a human guess about God; it is Heaven’s gracious revelation to earth. When we open its pages, we are not reading what man thought about God, but what God thought about man. It stands as the one book that speaks with divine authority, purity, and certainty.
The Bible is also perfect in its purpose. It reveals man’s ruin by sin and God’s remedy through His Son. From Genesis to Revelation, it tells the same unbroken story of redemption. The Old Testament points forward to Christ; the New Testament points back to Him. The crimson thread of atonement runs through its every page. The patriarchs looked for His coming, the prophets spoke of His suffering, the apostles declared His resurrection, and the church proclaims His return. Truly, the Bible is the book of Christ.
The Bible is practical in its power. It teaches the sinner how to be saved and the saint how to live. It rebukes sin, corrects error, and trains us in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:17). The Word of God is living and powerful (Hebrews 4:12). It strengthens the weak, comforts the weary, and guides the wandering soul back to the path of truth. No philosophy of men can cleanse the heart, but the pure Word of God can (Psalm 119:9). Those who build their lives upon it are building upon a rock that will not crumble in the storms of life (Matthew 7:24–25).
The Bible is permanent in its preservation. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but the words of Christ shall not pass away (Matthew 24:35). Kings have banned it, critics have attacked it, and skeptics have denied it, yet it remains. Like an anvil that wears out many hammers, the Bible endures every blow. Its message cannot be silenced, for it is the voice of the Eternal. As long as man has a soul to save and a sin to shun, the Bible will remain God’s indispensable book for every generation.
Let us therefore love it, learn it, and live it. The Bible will keep us from sin, or sin will keep us from the Bible. May we open its pages with reverence and close them with obedience. Let it be the lamp to our feet and the light to our path (Psalm 119:105). In its words we find not only truth for the mind, but grace for the heart and hope for the soul. Blessed is the man whose delight is in the law of the Lord.
Bryan Dewayne Dunaway
