WHAT is the Bible?
What is the Bible? A Love Story
The Holy Bible is the best-selling book in history! It’s also a love story of God’s perfect love for imperfect people. Everyone is loved unconditionally by God, and because He loves us, Jesus came to Earth to die for us. God loves you, but He will not force you to love Him, because that isn’t love. Let God love you. Let Jesus save you from the destruction of devil, so you can enjoy abundant life on earth and eternal life with Jesus. (John 10:10; John 3:16)
What is the Bible? HIS Story
The Bible is a compilation of sacred writings which are the historical account of God’s creation of us and our natural world, as well as a glimpse into the unseen spiritual world to which we truly belong. The Bible isn’t just history, it’s HIS story — the story of Jesus. Jesus existed from the beginning and spoke our world into being, BUT Jesus also came to our physical world as a baby. (John 1) When Jesus became a man, He died on the cross and shed His sinless blood to save the world full of sinners. Afterwards, He conquered death and rose from the grave and is now back on His Heavenly throne waiting for many more to be saved before He finally ends the reign of Satan and eradicates evil. Jesus is inviting you to accept His free gift and be His beloved.
What is the Bible? Inspired Word of God
The Bible has two major sections — The Old Testament and New Testament. The Old Testament was written by Hebrews (aka Jews) before the birth of Jesus, the Christ, and it is the primary religious text of Judaism. The New Testament was written by Jews and non-Jews after the birth of Jesus, the Christ, and it is the primary religious text for Christians. Although the Bible was written over a period of about 1,500 years by approximately 40 men, all of the pieces are interconnected like a puzzle and represent the inspired Word of God. (2 Timothy 3:16)
The typical Christian Bible has about 1,500 pages, depending on text and page size, and has more than 30,000 verses or scriptures. The original scriptures were hand-written on scrolls and were not divided into chapters and verses. The books, including their order and contents, differ slightly between religious groups due to differing opinions about which writings are authoritative as scripture, also known as Biblical Canon. The general layout is:
- Testaments – Old (Before Christ) & New (After Christ)
- Books – 66 Books, 39 Old Testament & 27 New Testament
- Chapters – 1,189 (King James Version)
- Verses – 30,000+ (King James Version)
