To read and study the bible is an excellent
thing. But we must do so with the right context in order to understand God's
message to the world. The writer of
Hebrews said that in the old days God spoke through the Patriarchs and Prophets
but in these last days He has spoken to us through His Son. If we just read the Old Testament without
understanding the foundational thread that
runs through we get bogged down in stories, laws, and dogma. But when we come to realize that all is
revealed in the Finished Work of Christ we see the true revelation of God.
Jesus on the road to Emmaus sat down with
two disciples and beginning with the law and the prophets explained Himself in
the text. He took the Old Testament and
preached Himself. We ought to study the
Bible not to try and figure out what is right, what is not right, how to get
right and how to stay right. (I use to say this religiously) But we delve into the Old Covenant in order
to understand the Finished Work of Christ.
I have heard men quote revelation that
cursed is everyone that added to the word of God and took away from it. But there is a revelation in Revelation 19:10
that tells us what the spirit of prophecy is.
It is not about future events only but before all it is the testimony of
Jesus (His work on the cross and resurrection) that teaches us what full of the
bible is all about. It is all about
Jesus.
I pray every day that The Spirit would
reveal the Son in everything I read in the bible. I now see Him in every story,
picture, and teaching. Let Emmaus be your standard for study. May your heart burn within you as you do so.
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