What Has God Done? - GOD PROVIDED HIS WRITTEN WORD

The Bible is also known as God's Word.  Why did Jehovah provide the Bible for us?  Primarily to read and learn about him.  (Proverbs 2:1-5)  True, the Bible does not answer every question we might have about God-no book ever could.  (Ecclesiastes 3:11)  Yet everything that the Bible does contain helps us to know God.  We see who  he is by how he deals with people. We observe the sort of individuals he likes and dislikes.  (Psalm 15:1-5)  We learn his views  on worship, morality, and material things. And the Bible gives us the most intimate portrait of Jehovah's personality through the words and actions of his Son, Jesus Christ. - JOHN 14:9.

Another reason Jehovah provided his Word, the Bible, is so that we can know how to live a happy, purposeful life. Through the Bible,  Jehovah tells us how to have a happy life, how to be content, and how cope with anxiety.  And as explained later, the Bible contains the answers to life's big questions, such as: Why is there so much suffering? What will the future hold?   It also explains what God has done to see that his original purpose is fulfilled.

The Bible is truly a remarkable book-a divine achievement-in many other ways.  It was written over a period of 1,600 years by some 40 men, yet it retains a central  theme because God is its real Author.  (2 Timothy 3:16)  Unlike other ancient works, it has been accurately preserved down through the ages, as verified by thousands of ancient Bible manuscripts. What is more, the Bible has prevailed over efforts made to keep it from being translated, distributed, and read.  Today it is the most widely distributed and translated book.  The Bible's existence is proof that "the word of our God endures forever." -ISAIAH 40:8. 

Note: God intended for us, ourselves to read the Bible as you would any other  book on a subject you would be interested in reading . That is how you learn. He does not want us to just listen to what is read from the Bible, because in most places you go to worship, there are teachers/preachers in sheep's clothing and they do not fully read the Bible;just certain verses in certain places in the Bible that they particularly prefer to read.  I know this for a fact.   So, if you really want to learn what God wants for us to learn and do, you really need to read the Bible. It is the most important book you will ever need to read.   



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