God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, and spoke through His Son Jesus Christ, also speaks to us today, How? Through the holy written Word of God.
God's Word, the Bible, really is God's communication to us. In it we find the history of God's interaction with mandkind. We learn that He is the Creator. We learn the will and way of God. We learn about the fall of man, the calling of Abraham, and God's awesome plan of restoration and redemption for all mankind.
In the Gospels and other New Testament books, we see God's plan more clearly in the central figure of all the Scriptures: Jesus Christ. Everyone of us, if we respond with a pure heart, has the opportunity to be "heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ" (Romans 8:17)!
How exciting! How incredible! But first you have to repent. You must embrace the saving knowledge found in the Scriptures, "which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus" (2 Timothy 3:15).
It is imperative that you study the written Word of God on your own in addition to preaching you hear at church. Why? For several reasons.
All knowledge that is essential for salvation is found in your Bible. It will never leave you astray. The Bible doesn't claim to record all knowledge-only pertinent knowledge that is necessary for Christian faith and practice. The Bible is not a science textbook, a book of psychology, a money-making business guide, or a secret code book. It is God's inspired revelation of who He is, what He is doing, what He wants, and how to follow Him.
"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work" (2 Timothy 3:16,17).
By: The Church of God International
Dated:2014