The Bible-A Book From God, Chapter Two

CAN you recall a time when you received a fine gift from a dear friend?  Likely, the experience was not only exciting but also heartwarming. After all, a gift tells you something about the giver-that he or she values your friendship.  No doubt you expressed gratitude for your friend's thoughtful gift.

The Bible is a gift from God, one for which we can be truly grateful. This unique book reveals things that we could never find out otherwise.  For example, it tells us about the creation of the starry heavens, the earth, and the first man and woman.  The Bible contains reliable principle to help us cope with life's  problems and anxieties. It explains how God will fulfill his purpose and bring about better conditions on the earth. What an exciting gift the Bible is!

The Bible is also a heartwarming gift, for it reveals something about the Giver, Jehovah God. The fact that  he has provided such a book is proof that he wants us to get to know him well.  Indeed, the Bible can help you to draw close to Jehovah.

If you have a copy of the Bible, you are far from alone.  In whole or in part, the Bible has been published in more than 2,300 languages and thus is available to more than 90 percent of the world's population.  On the average, more than a million Bible are distributed each week!  Billions of copies of either the whole Bible or par of it have been produced. Surely, there is no other book like the Bible.

Furthermore, the Bible "is inspired of God." (2 Timothy 3:16)  In what way?  The Bible itself answers: "Men spoke from God as they were borne along by holy spirit."  (2 Peter 1:21) To illustrate: A businessman might have  a secretary write a letter.  That letter contains the  businessman's thoughts and instructions. Hence, it is really his letter, not the secretary's.  In similar way, the Bible contains God's message, not that of the men who wrote it down.  Thus, the entire Bible truthfully is "the word of God." -1 Thessalonians 2:13,

Next time: HARMONIOUS AND ACCURATE

From: What Does the Bible Really  Teach? 2005 and 2006