Christians have always understood the Bible to be God’s self-revelation to humanity—a type of self-portrait of God. It’s the account of His pursuit of and engagement with His creation. Describing in terms such as “eternally binding” (Lk 16:17) and ”God-breathed” (2 Tim 3:16), the biblical authors recognized the Bible to function as a sort of window or corrective lens through which our spiritual myopia or near sightedness might be corrected. If this is the case, it nearly goes without saying that it ought to be our number one priority to understand and internalise what is contained in such a book. And wherever we’re at on this journey of pursuing the study of God’s Word, it’s essential that we have access to it. Read the rest of this entry »