Itself

This blog is designed to help the Christian see what the Bible says about things that affect us. In order for the Bible to have authority in the life of a believer, I think we need to know more about this book. This posting deals with what does the Bible say about Itself.

Although philosophical in nature, the Bible is not a philosophy text. Nor is it a scientific treatise. However, there is no discrepancy between ascertained facts of science and the Bible. The Bible is not a history text, although it has repeatedly been proven historically accurate. The Bible was given to man from God to reveal Jesus Christ as the Son of God and man's only Savior. In John 14:6 Jesus proclaimed "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." The Bible is the Story of Jesus Christ from Genesis to Revelation. Jesus' own words in John 5:39 implore potential believers to "You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me." The Bible is as high above all other books as the heavens are above the earth. It has been said of the Bible, “Read it to be wise, believe it to be safe, and practice it to be right.”

The Bible is the inerrant Word of God, verbally inspired in the whole and in the parts, the all-sufficient rule of faith and practice. In 2 Timothy 3:16-17 says “All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.”

The Bible is a Book of oneness. 2 Peter 1:21 says “. . . for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.” This Book is composed of 66 books written over a period of approximately 1,500 years. It was written by 35 different authors which represent a cross section of humanity -- educated and uneducated -- kings, fishermen, public officials, farmers, teachers and physicians. And yet the Bible's various parts are as harmoniously united as the diverse parts that make up the human body.

The Bible claims special power. The Bible is a live and likened as a sword; Hebrews 4:12 says “For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” The bible is likened as a mirror; James 1:22-25 “But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror; for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was. But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does.”

The Bible commands the believer to study it so we will know what it says regarding the things of God. The above passages are just a taste of what the Bible says about itself. The first part of 2 Timothy 2:15, we are told to study this book. To help get you in the right direction, see below are more passages that you can look up and study.

Ephesians 5:26
Psalms 51:2
1 Peter 1:23
2 Peter 3:15-16