Recently I learned a hack for my iPhone that I never knew. It’s one of those things that had probably always been there but I didn’t realize it. Now that I do I use it all the time.

Have you ever had something like that? You use something and then later realize some new aspect to it or something about it you never knew, making it even better for you to use. The Bible is like that. We can casually read the Bible and learn some things but when we look at the intricate ways it fits together and the amazing messages it communicates, it comes alive to us and impacts our lives.

This week on the show we are discussing why God gave us the Bible. We are looking at the main messages that the Bible communicates to us. Once you understand these, the whole Bible will come alive and help you thrive in your life.

The Bible Reveals the Character of God and the Nature of Humanity

• Consistently shows how good God is and how messed up we are.
• God creating the world shows his generous and creative nature.
• God creating man and giving man life and community with the creator.
• The Bible shows us how messed up we are.
• Throughout history, we see the messed up nature of humanity.
• This story is repeated throughout the Bible timeline.

The Bible’s Purpose is to Show Us Jesus

• “The Bible is the unified story that leads to Jesus” from The Bible Project.
• There were many good people in history before Jesus, but none were perfect.
• The Bible shows us why Jesus coming was so important.
• He did for us what we couldn’t do for ourselves.
• Jesus’ teachings fleshed out the teaching of the OT.
• He showed us who God is, he fleshed Him out to us.

The Bible Shows Us that We aren’t the Center of the Universe

• Life is not about us, it’s about God.
• Our world is messed up because people want to be their own God.
• Look how that turns out.
• Hedonism (Slave to their appetite)
• Nihilism (Bitter against life)
• Atrocities against others
• People who are the center of their universe often mess up everyone else’s lives.

CHALLENGE:

• Continue to read the Proverb of the day and look at it with the lens of “What does this say about God?”
• Then ask “What does this say about humanity (me)?”

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