God’s primary way of communicating with us is through the Bible.
The Gospel is his revelation. Some say:
So if there is a god, why doesn’t he show himself? Why doesn’t it show itself? The answer is that he did it.
God has revealed himself through creation. The book of Psalms says: The sky declares the glory of God and the firmament speaks of the work of his hands.
Like when you go to the mountain and look at the beauty of creation, at the greatness, at the amazing scenes you see and say, wow, there must be a God.
Or you look at the sky at night and you see all the stars and you say that someone must have created them.
The fact that we are here and that there is something rather than nothing points to a Creator.
The order of the world is something that only God can do.
We were created with this longing for something more, longing for God. So yes, God has revealed himself in creation.
But in a greater way, God has revealed himself in the form of a person, in the form of Jesus. But how do we know Jesus?
The main way to know Jesus is through the Bible. The New Testament is definitely about Jesus, but when you look at the Old Testament from the eyes of Jesus, you will see that it is all about one person, and that person is Jesus.
Therefore, the science of discovery is the way in which God has revealed himself through creation. This is why science is so important. It is very amazing and exciting.
Theology is the discovery of how God has revealed Himself in Jesus and in the Bible. So there should be no conflict between science and faith.
There is a widespread belief among the public that science and God do not intersect, and this is strange, because if we look at the flourishing of science in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, all the pioneers of science believed in God.
Not only the belief in God did not hinder their knowledge, but it was actually a motivation for them. Since they believed in a creator, a rational soul behind this world.
They thought that science was worth pursuing. That’s why they went after it. So I am not ashamed to say that I am both a scientist and a Christian.
Because probably Christianity gave me the subject of study.
We study God’s revelation both in the natural world and in the Bible with the mind that God has given us. Finally, there is no conflict between these two sides, provided that they are well understood.
In the Bible, we can clearly understand that Jesus saw the Bible in the Old Testament as inspired by God.
According to him, whatever the Bible said was what God said, and this is the view that almost all churches in the world believe in at all times.
That the Bible is inspired and is our reference for how to live.
St. Paul says that the Gospel is useful for teaching, chastisement, correction, and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be perfect and beautified for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:16.
The Bible is full of practical wisdom and relationship principles.
How to love and forgive others and advice on healthy living, work and raising children, caring for elderly relatives, etc.
It gives us boundaries and guidelines and helps us get the most out of life.
You might think it’s like a rule book and it will take away all my freedom, but in reality we all need boundaries.
Imagine if there were no boundaries and rules for sports, it would be impossible to play them and it would be very confusing to watch.
If there were no boundaries and rules in life, our life would be in complete chaos.
God has given us guidelines for how to live, not because He hates us or wants us to be miserable.
But because he loves us and wants us to get the most out of life.
True freedom comes when we know that God is in control and that there are limits.
We know that children who grow up without boundaries are insecure and unhappy. It is the same with us.
Why and how should we read the Bible?
In fact, these boundaries have been given to them out of love, because God wanted to ruin our happiness, he did not say that you should not kill, he did not say that you should not commit adultery, because it is a despairing verse.
He doesn’t want people to get hurt. he likes you. Through the Bible, God has spoken and still speaks in this way. The Bible is a love letter from God.
When you receive a letter from someone you love, you keep the letter. Not because the letters are important, but because of the writer of the letters.
Jesus said: You study the Bible because you think that you will find eternal life in it. While the book testifies about me.
You do not want to come to me to find eternal life. The Bible is communication from someone we love.
This book is a love letter from God and that is why one is excited to read it.
Jesus points out that the purpose of the Bible is not to just read it, but to connect us with Jesus Christ, and that is the whole purpose of the book.
that will bring you into this relationship.
God is very eager to communicate with us. At the end of Yo Hana’s Bible, it is written:
But these were written so that you would believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and through your faith, you would gain life through his name.
So the best way to invest in this relationship and hear the voice of God and know Jesus is through reading the Bible.
We may simply claim that I read one of the Bibles for an hour every day, which is a big claim, or we may be reading at the wrong times.
The most important thing needed to read the Bible is to have a schedule. Decide what you want to read.
It is suggested to read one of the Bibles, four books of the New Testament about the life of Jesus or download the Bible reading program and read the Bible in one year.
There are actually many different ways to read the Bible, you just have to find the way that works best for you.
Remember to pray before reading the Bible and ask God to speak to you.
If you have problems in some parts of the book or you really could not understand, don’t worry and read more and by reading other parts you can understand more and if you expect from God
You are speaking to you through the Bible, He will.
Knowing God and communicating with Him in this way is very exciting.
Today in the article : Why and how should we read the Bible? Part II We reviewed useful information about the Bible and the way of Jesus. If you wish, you can view other articles of Ali Vahidi about Christianity
