Jesus said, "It is written: 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'" (Matthew 4:4 NIV)
Why has the Bible had such a powerful, pervasive, and enduring impact? There are many ways to answer this question, but surely the underlying reason is that the Bible is the Word of God, God’s self-revelation. The Bible contains truth about life and reality that we could not know by means of our own unaided reasoning. As such it has a special authority. The Bible acts as the final arbitrator of what is true. We shape our views (and our lives) to it -- not the other way around.
This being the case, the Bible has a special place in the life of Christians. It is where we go for accurate information about the way things really are, about who God is and what God intends for our world, about how we should live and what we should think. It is through the Bible that we come into personal contact with the Lord Jesus Christ…
Christian saints down through the ages agree that regular Bible reading and [study] is central to growth in the Christian life.
-- Richard Peace in “Learning to Love God”
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