Tuesday, July 31, 2007

What Exactly is the Bible?

I write this from my Wi-Fi equipped room at the Jellystone Resort in Warrens, WI. It's a nice place, highly recommended.

Anyway, I want to know what the Bible is. Some people like to say that it is a roadmap, others say that it is a story that we must find our place in. And then there is James Bryan Smith, who says in his book Embracing the Love of God that the Bible is "a divine love letter" from God. So what is it? I am not sure if I like any of these analogies.

1 comment:

Benjamin Euler said...

I don't like any of those analogies either--especially the "finding your story" one.

I suppose the Bible is God's revelation about himself, his goals, his purposes, and is "profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness." (2 Tim. 3:16)