The Bible The word “Bible” comes from the Latin and Greek words meaning book. To many people the Bible is just another book filled with wise quotes and advice. The word “holy” means sacred, sanctified, or set apart and when the two words holy and Bible are put together, it is a book that is sacred and set apart from all other books. The Bible is fully inspired by God. According to 2 Timothy 3:16, the Bible was written by men under the inspiration, influence, and direction of God. God is the author and has all authority in heaven and earth (Matthew 28:18). “God used human beings who wrote the Old and New Testament in order to set down in exact and authoritative words the message that God wanted us to receive.” (“Why Believe the Bible?”)
The Bible is split into two main sections called the Old Testament and the New Testament. There are sixty-six books in total that contain chapters and verses. God used forty different men to be the authors and it was written over a period of 2,000 years (“3.Unity of the Bible”). The Holy Book is filled
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Christians who want to grow spiritually believe that by reading the Bible a person can understand the purpose to their life and how to successfully live their life. There are scriptures in the Bible that emphasize the importance of studying God’s Word. Joshua 1:8 says “to meditate (study) in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.” To read and study the Bible is to learn and understand about God. Christians who want to understand and know God and want to know the path He has for their lives want to read the Bible. To study the Bible for Christians can bring joy. “Your words were found, and I ate them, and Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by Your name, O LORD God of hosts.” (Jeremiah