Fundamentals with Bibi: The Gift of God - The Holy Scriptures (Part 7 - Conclusion)

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“Nobody ever outgrows Scripture; the book widens and deepens with our years.”  - Charles Spurgeon.

Hello and welcome back! As always, I pray that today finds you in good health, and spirtually strong in Christ. May the LORD continue to guide and enlighten us as we study His word!

To bring everyone up to date, we’ve spent several messages discussing the different names that are synonymous with the Bible. These have included: The Word; The Word of God; The Word of Christ; and The Word of Truth.

In this final installment of the series, we will examine a term for the Bible most familiar to us, that is, "The Holy Scriptures." With this being said, and being limited on time and space here, we shall get right at it!

The Holy Scriptures are commonly known as the books (in the Bible) that have been "declared by the canons of the church to be of divine inspiration." This means the books of the Old and New Testaments are "inspired" by the Holy Spirit ( 2 Timothy 3:15).

Therefore, we call these written words of God the Holy Bible as they convey revelations about Him. Let’s carry this through a little further and look at the word “Holy” and how it applies here (Psalm 119:130).

Traditionally, holiness is connected to God or a divine being exhibiting sacredness and a worthiness of devotion. Holiness, is defined by Merriam-Webster as: exalted or worthy of complete devotion as one perfect in goodness and righteousness.

Basically, this is due to the belief that the Bible is the infallible or authoritative Word of God. And it was written down by men that were under the power and influence of the Holy Spirit (John 6:63).

Further evidence of this becomes much clearer when we look at the Greek word for scripture, or graphé, meaning a writing, or something written. This Scripture, or writing, declares the ultimate holiness of God; distinct from other world religions.

The pureness of God is vital and infinite to the manifest nature and personality of God in Scripture, of which there is no concession or trade-off (Malachi 3:6; Psalm 102:25-27; Psalm 33:11; Hebrews 13:8).

To summarize, though various names for the Word of God have been given and used across time, only the faces of the men who wrote them down changed, not the Word of God! What He has spoken is immutable, permanent, and good.

I hope you have found our studies helpful and worthwhile. Thank you all for following me on this journey, and I look forward to seeing you all again soon. Until then...

May God keep you safe, healthy, and deeply enriched by His Word!

Scripture: Isaiah 55:11; John 1:1; John 17:17; Luke 11:28; John 7:38 

Prayer: I thank you LORD for bringing Your light to our darkness, providing wisdom for the ages, and truth for eternity; all by Your Word. Amen

The grace of Jesus Christ be with you,

Bibi