Throughout history the Bible, one of the oldest and longest lasting books in history (Akin et al., 2014), has undergone extreme scrutiny and diligent study. The efforts are usually to determine the validity of the claim that the Bible is inspired God. Scholars are seeking to determine the historicity of the stories, miracles and people interactions with the goal of asserting or denying the self-witnessing nature of the Scriptures.
First and foremost, Christians believe and trust in the Bible as the Word of God. The Bible is the authoritative document for faith and practices of believers as well as for the church. As a whole, the Bible explains God’s love for His people and creation (Hindson and Yates, 2012). A part of love is rebuking where necessary, instructing and guiding, and building up or rewarding when applicable. The Bible describes various instances of all these through the Old and New Testaments from King David being chosen as king because of a faithful heart to Moses being unable to enter the Promised land due to his pride. There are truths and instructions for the modern world through Scripture pointing to inspiration from God. …show more content…
Taking a closer look at the book of Judges, the cyclical nature of the people falling short of their directive to obedience, oppression from outsiders, crying out to God and then relief for a period under the guidance of a “judge” points to God’s love and forgiveness (Hindson and Yates, 2012). A unifying theme of the Bible is that it was written to equip people to live their lives in a way that glorifies their Creator. The ultimate realization of that theme comes with Christ Jesus, His sacrifice and the coming of the Holy Spirit (Akin et al.,
First and foremost, Christians believe and trust in the Bible as the Word of God. The Bible is the authoritative document for faith and practices of believers as well as for the church. As a whole, the Bible explains God’s love for His people and creation (Hindson and Yates, 2012). A part of love is rebuking where necessary, instructing and guiding, and building up or rewarding when applicable. The Bible describes various instances of all these through the Old and New Testaments from King David being chosen as king because of a faithful heart to Moses being unable to enter the Promised land due to his pride. There are truths and instructions for the modern world through Scripture pointing to inspiration from God. …show more content…
Taking a closer look at the book of Judges, the cyclical nature of the people falling short of their directive to obedience, oppression from outsiders, crying out to God and then relief for a period under the guidance of a “judge” points to God’s love and forgiveness (Hindson and Yates, 2012). A unifying theme of the Bible is that it was written to equip people to live their lives in a way that glorifies their Creator. The ultimate realization of that theme comes with Christ Jesus, His sacrifice and the coming of the Holy Spirit (Akin et al.,