"Look! I Am Making All Things New"

The Book That Explains Paradise

All these glorious things, and the certainty of them, are explained in a book, the  most wonderful book ever written.  It is called the Bible.  It is a very ancient book, parts of it having been written some 3,500 years ago. At the same time, it is the most up-to-date book in presenting sound, practical counsel for modern-day living. Its prophecies arouse bright hope for the future. It is the best-seller of all history, over 2,000,000,000 copies of the entire Bible or major sections thereof having been distributed in some 1, 810 languages. 

No other holy book has had so universal a distribution, and most others are nearly as old.  The Koran of Islam  is less then 1,400 years old. Buddha and Confucius lived about 2,500 years ago, and their writings date from that time.  The Scriptures of Shinto were composed in their present form no more than 1,200 years ago.  The Book of Mormon is only 160  years old. None of these holy books can accurate trace human history back through 6,000 years, as does the Bible.  To understand original religion, we must therefore go to the Bible.  It is the only book with a universal message for all mankind. 

The wisdom  and beauty of the Bible message have been acclaimed by thinking men from all nations and from all walks of life. The renowned scientist and discoverer of the law of gravity, Sir Isaac Newton, said:  "No sciences are better attested to than the Bible."  Patrick Henry, the American revolutionary leader famous for the words "Give me liberty or give  me death," also declared:  "The Bible is worth all other books which have ever been printed." Even the great Hindu sage Mohandas K. Gandhi once told the British viceroy of India:  "When your country and mine shall get together on the teachings laid down by Christ in this Sermon on the Mount, we shall have solved the problems, not only of our countries but those of the whole world." Gandhi was speaking of Matthew 5-7 in the Bible.  Read these chapters yourself and see if you do not thrill to their powerful message. 

Next time:  "Look! I Am Making All Things New"/The Bible-An Oriental Book

From the Awake! magazine