The Bible Is Superior Because of Its Saving Messages

All human beings sin against the Father in heaven (Romans 3:23). The prophet Isaiah informs us that sin separates us from the Father (Isaiah 59:1-2). How is it that man, being separated from his God, may find his way back into that relationship? Job spoke in despair, “Nor is there any mediator between us, Who may lay his hand on us both” (Job 9:33 NKJV). Before the foundations of the world, God ordained a plan to redeem man. His plan was to be executed and fulfilled by His Son, Jesus Christ.

The Bible is literally the only source from which we can glean from the life and teachings of Jesus. If we were to take the Bible away, we would be left with what William Barclay called “fugitive memories and subjective opinions.” The teachings of Jesus were unprecedented in His day, and all of the moral enlightenments and profound statements of the truths of life serve as a foundational basis for modern morals and ethics as well as the literary classics. “For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty” (2 Peter 1:16-17).

Were it not for the sacred text, we would be void of the wonderful message of Jesus Christ. Without knowledge of His death, burial and resurrection, there would be no Gospel by which we may be saved from sin and death (Romans 1:16); there would be no Mediator by which we may boldly enter into the very throne room of heaven (1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 4:14-16); there would be no abundant life that we may live on earth (John 10:10); and there would be no resurrection to life eternal, leaving us as Paul describes, “of all men most pitiable” (1 Corinthians 15:19).

Truly the Bible is a magnificent piece of work that provides us a message which otherwise could not be known. What other book makes and substantiates the claim that it reveals the very thoughts and intents of the Almighty Creator of all things, enthralls the intellect of educated scholars, and yet is so simple that children are captivated by its fascinating narratives? The Bible stands alone as the most beautiful and influential book in history, the standard of morality for all mankind and the only book by which man may attain the divine message of salvation. As the psalmist has rightly said, “Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105).