The Bible is a book primarily about God's revelation of Himself to mankind and His relationship with people. It is not primarily a book of history, but its accounts of God's dealings with individuals and nations are as relevant to the modern world as they have been to every age since they were written .
It is not primarily a book of science, but it is not at variance with any proven scientific fact . Some of its statements reveal knowledge of the world of science that the writer could not have had apart from Divine revelation.
It is not primarily a book of philosophy. Nowhere does it argue for the existence of God. Yet the God it reveals has been known in a personal way by many of the greatest minds who have ever lived as well as by many millions of ordinary people. It speaks to every person from the simplest to the most sophisticated at his or her own level of understanding.
It is not primarily a book of science, but it is not at variance with any proven scientific fact . Some of its statements reveal knowledge of the world of science that the writer could not have had apart from Divine revelation.
It is not primarily a book of philosophy. Nowhere does it argue for the existence of God. Yet the God it reveals has been known in a personal way by many of the greatest minds who have ever lived as well as by many millions of ordinary people. It speaks to every person from the simplest to the most sophisticated at his or her own level of understanding.
The Old Testament
History
The historical books of the Old Testament (from Genesis to Esther) tell the story of God and His people. In the first pages of Genesis we read
how God made the whole universe of planets, stars and galaxies, creating life on planet Earth and setting mankind in a perfect environment and surroundings . The story of mankind's disobedience to God and the resulting death, sickness, violence, unrest and dissatisfaction that ensued is told through the history of certain individuals and nations that lived in the Middle East. The historical account given is corroborated by other historians of that time and by considerable archaeological evidence discovered in more recent times.
Poetry and wisdom
This section (from Job to Song of Solomon) covers prayer and praise, love and joy, despair, doubts, bitter anger,the emptiness of life without God and, in sharp contrast, triumphant faith when God is included in day-to-day life.
Prophecy
These 17 books (from Isaiah to Malachi) are God's Word to His people. The prophets often speak of judgment and doom but they also proclaim the coming of a Messiah to save mankind from the consequences of their disobedience and to offer a new relationship with God.
The historical books of the Old Testament (from Genesis to Esther) tell the story of God and His people. In the first pages of Genesis we read
how God made the whole universe of planets, stars and galaxies, creating life on planet Earth and setting mankind in a perfect environment and surroundings . The story of mankind's disobedience to God and the resulting death, sickness, violence, unrest and dissatisfaction that ensued is told through the history of certain individuals and nations that lived in the Middle East. The historical account given is corroborated by other historians of that time and by considerable archaeological evidence discovered in more recent times.
Poetry and wisdom
This section (from Job to Song of Solomon) covers prayer and praise, love and joy, despair, doubts, bitter anger,the emptiness of life without God and, in sharp contrast, triumphant faith when God is included in day-to-day life.
Prophecy
These 17 books (from Isaiah to Malachi) are God's Word to His people. The prophets often speak of judgment and doom but they also proclaim the coming of a Messiah to save mankind from the consequences of their disobedience and to offer a new relationship with God.
New Testament
History
The four Gospels and the book of Acts tell of the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and its significance to every member of the human race. They tell how God so loved the world He had created that He sent His only Son in the form of the man Jesus, to save every person who
truly repents and trusts Him, from the punishment of eternal death and misery. Despite all the healing, help and hope Jesus brought to so many, most people rejected Him and His message and plotted to have Him killed. However, God brought Him back to life again three days later and He was seen by hundreds of people over a period of forty days before going back to heaven. These historical facts are well supported by the historians of the day. The amazing spread of the Christian faith, and some of the persecution and troubles its followers faced, are told in these books.
Letters
The 21 letters from Romans to Jude give guidance and teaching. They were written to correct weaknesses and mistakes made by early Christians but are still very relevant to us today.
Prophecy
The last book is Revelation. It tells of things that are yet to happen as part of God's plan to save the human race. It describes the future of God's people in heaven and the final defeat of Satan and the power of evil. It reinforces the warnings of the whole Bible regarding the consequences of rejecting God's light and love.
Because the things foretold in the Old Testament about Jesus came to pass as had been prophesied, Christians who value and respect the Bible as the Word of God look forward to the coming again of Jesus to this earth. Hewill then judge wrongdoing and bring new hope and peace to this troubled world.
The four Gospels and the book of Acts tell of the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and its significance to every member of the human race. They tell how God so loved the world He had created that He sent His only Son in the form of the man Jesus, to save every person who
truly repents and trusts Him, from the punishment of eternal death and misery. Despite all the healing, help and hope Jesus brought to so many, most people rejected Him and His message and plotted to have Him killed. However, God brought Him back to life again three days later and He was seen by hundreds of people over a period of forty days before going back to heaven. These historical facts are well supported by the historians of the day. The amazing spread of the Christian faith, and some of the persecution and troubles its followers faced, are told in these books.
Letters
The 21 letters from Romans to Jude give guidance and teaching. They were written to correct weaknesses and mistakes made by early Christians but are still very relevant to us today.
Prophecy
The last book is Revelation. It tells of things that are yet to happen as part of God's plan to save the human race. It describes the future of God's people in heaven and the final defeat of Satan and the power of evil. It reinforces the warnings of the whole Bible regarding the consequences of rejecting God's light and love.
Because the things foretold in the Old Testament about Jesus came to pass as had been prophesied, Christians who value and respect the Bible as the Word of God look forward to the coming again of Jesus to this earth. Hewill then judge wrongdoing and bring new hope and peace to this troubled world.