2. The Bible

What the Bible is not:

1. The Bible is not an amulet, a charm, a fetish, or anything to work wonders by its very presence alone. It does not claim to be such; it does claim that if one will study and practice its teaching he will see wonders worked in his life both now and in the hereafter.
2. The Bible is not a book of chronological events or an unbroken series of divine utterances. It was given, here a little and there a little, to many men through 18 centuries (Isaiah 28:9-11); but regardless of this, it forms a perfect unity.
3. The Bible is not a book of heavenly utterances in supernatural language; it is God’s revelation in the simplest human language possible.
4. The Bible is not a book of mysteries; it explains its so-called mysteries, and is so self-interpreting that no mystery remains.
5. The Bible is not a book that says one thing and means another. Generally, the passages have one simple meaning. In the few which have a double meaning, this fact is quite clear, either from the verses themselves or from parallel passages. One cannot, as is sometimes said, get a thousand different meanings from the Scriptures.
6. The Bible is not a specimen of God’s skill as a writer or logician. It is a book written by men whom He used to record His revelation. The method was by giving them ways of expressing truth, and freedom in the use of their own language. What inspiration guarantees in unity of truth, not sameness of words and expressions.
7. The Bible is not a book of systematic discourses on any one subject; but it does give divine information on practically every subject. One must collect together, from here and there, all God’s information through various writers, in order to know the whole truth. When this is done, there is perfect harmony, and everything which a man really needs to know about a subject, is clear.
8. The Bible is not a book adapted to the tastes, customs, and habits of any one nation or people; it is not for any one age or period of time. It is a book to which all people in all ages can conform, and yet retain their own lawful customs and habits which are not contrary to the will of God. (more…)

Heaven and earth shall pass away; but my words shall not pass away. Romans 4:16

There are many things in life in which we find will transcend and pass away. When I was young, I always wonder whether there is anything in this world that truly lasts forever. As look at sad events around me and even temporary happiness, I see that they never truly last forever. When I was a young believer, I always have pounding questions about God, the Bible, and especially the Bible with its longstanding history. Is it possible for one such book containing so many stories actually last through thousands of years? Who wrote the Bible? If the Bible is the Word of Bible, why did God record so many things for us to read? I have problem reading an entire magazine for long before I put it down once I hit a boring article. Let’s admit it, how many of you Christians out there can truly say you have read the Bible cover-to-cover at least once since you became a Christian? (more…)

“Enter through the narrow gate… wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it… small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” -Matthew 7:13-14

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.” -Psalm 119:105

Sometime, we may think about how easy to find our way into things (situations, relationships, etc) and sometime how not so easy to find our way out. I believe, the Lord is the answer to finding the Way out.

Question yourself:

• Do I walk on God’s way?

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