“But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” (v. 31)

Maybe you’ve never asked this question…but it’s worth asking!

Why has God given us this Bible? What is the purpose of the Scriptures? Why do these words, as the Word of God, exist?

It can’t be mere history (though it is not less than that).

It can’t just be about moral instruction (though moral obedience is an inevitable outcome).

And it can’t be a religious handbook only (though it is the authority and boundary of all our doctrine).

The “why” for the Bible is even more fundamental than all of that.

The Bible is given—inspired, whole truth, of God—so that we will know Jesus and believe. It is given so that His name will be magnified and so that our need will be obvious. It is given so that we will see human sin in history, see our own testimony in the same line, and know to call on Jesus for life in His name. The Word of God is given, not just so we might know more and obey better and organize religion rightly, but so we might believe.

Let the Bible reveal Jesus to you, and believe!

— Tyler