From the Pastor's Desk . . . .
Christ, the Key to the Bible
“Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in His name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. (Luke 24:46-47)
Like an anvil, the Bible has worn out many a hammer. Despite all attacks made against it, every day thousands upon thousands of copies of the Bible are sold.
More important than the selling of the Bible is the reading of it, for it does no good to buy the book and then let dust gather on it. But when we open God’s book, and we read, mark, learn, and “inwardly digest it” (as one of the prayers of the church puts it), great blessings are given to us. It is a storehouse containing food for the spiritually hungry. It is a fountain where thirsty souls can drink the fresh water of life. It is a treasure chest from which God’s precious truths can be learned and applied.
The Bible is precious because it bears witness to Jesus Christ. It testifies that all people are lost in sin, but that God has organized a rescue mission—and the leader of the search-and-save party is Jesus Christ. That’s why He came, as it is written, “God so loved the world [so loved me and all my fellow human beings], that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). As long as we live, we can sing with our children, “Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so.”
Christ the Savior is the ket to the Holy Scriptures. With that key the Holy Spirit opens our hearts and minds to understanding and believing the greatest story ever told. Wanting others to know about Jesus, we translate the Bible into many languages. Now people in almost every nation can read God’s Word. It makes them wise unto salvation through faith in Christ Jesus, who went to the cross to atone for sin and then rose again in our behalf.
By Pastor Edwards
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