Thought of the Day 04.07.10

Have you ever heard someone say, “The Bible teaches the truth?” Well, I assume you’ve not only heard it, but you’ve probably even said it. I know I have. Unfortunately, I think this expression, intended to do good, actually leads people astray.

See, the problem so many people have in understanding the Bible is they think it reveals a set of ideas or principles or doctrines which, being true, give us insight or power to accomplish our goals in this universe. But this is not the case because the Bible is not primarily about us.

In John 14:6, Jesus amazingly tells His disciples quite explicitly that He is “the truth.” In a nutshell, this means that Jesus defines truth and everything true is so because it is in harmony with Him. That’s why saying, “The Bible teaches the truth,” leaves people tragically short of the whole truth.

Since Jesus is the truth, the thing we ought to say, which would leave no one confused about the full point, is, “The Bible teaches Jesus.”