Question
What relevance does the Bible hold for Christians today compared to when it was written 2,000 years ago?
Answer
The Bible was not only written to those that first received it, but it was written for future generations so that we might know how we can be saved and how to live a life that would bring us eternal life. The writers tell us that their writing was for the future as well as the present. John 20:30-31.
Since man’s greatest problem is still sin and his greatest need is still forgiveness, the Bible will always remain relevant. Rom. 1:16-32. Man has always tried to guide himself in how he lives and has always fallen away from God. God, in His love, has always sought to save man and has provided His ultimate effort in the death of Jesus. Rom 3.
Beyond telling us how we can be saved, Acts 2, the Bible teaches how we should worship and live before God. John 4:23-24, Eph. 4-6. The more we try to guide ourselves, the worse off we are and society is.
By Gary hunt
