2 Peter 1:21 "For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of men: but holy men spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost."
It was given by inspiration of God for mankind to study as to know how to live a life pleasing to God; and, to know how to know God on a personal level. By studying the Scriptures, we know what doctrines are of God and when they are not.
2 Timothy 3:16 "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness."
Doctrine: Instruction, teaching, learning, precepts - of God
Reproof: Evidence by which a thing is proved or tested, conviction
Correction: Restoration to an upright or right state, improvement of life or character
Instruction in righteousness: Condition acceptable to God; the way in which man may attain a state approved of God; integrity, virtue, purity of life, rightness, correctness of thinking, feeling, and acting
Between Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning..." through Revelation 22:21 "...Amen" is the history of the relationship between man and God, God and man, and the eternal relevance of the Bible's message. The Bible (my personal view) is the love letter from God to man - each word from Him to each individual born. It's personal. It's powerful. It's convicting. It's priceless.
The entire Bible points to one Person - the Person of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Messiah and Savior of the world. The Bible tells us: we are sinners and cannot go to Heaven without forgiveness; Jesus Christ has paid the penalty - in full - for our sins through His death on the cross; each individual gets to choose either to repent, which biblically mean to change their mind about Jesus. It means to change from denying Him as Christ and Savior to full on faith accepting Him as Personal Savior and Lord. Or, not to repent, not to be forgiven, and to pay for their own sins. There is eternal relevance and consequences for the decision.
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