The Word of God

The Word of God is the only book that is completely true and therefore truly reliable.  We live in a day and age where we have accepted the premise that, “All truth is God’s truth.” Now if by that we mean that God is the only source of all truth as revealed in His Word, the Bible a book that is God-breathed then we are on solid ground.  However, when it is interpreted to mean that equal sources can produce truth and elevates concepts provided by man to be equal with God’s Word then we are on a dangerous slippery slope.  I have said that, if you begin with the wrong premise you will never end up in the right place.  I heard someone once state that Sigmund Freud stumbled on some truth.  Yet Freud referred to himself as a godless, atheistic Jew.  How can you begin with a premise that there is no God and postulate a plan for solving man’s problems which all stem from man’s rejection of God and man’s determination to rule over himself and expect to offer solid counsel?  John Wesley who himself studied, read, and wrote much himself on philosophy, sociology, and so forth, declared on many occasions, “O that I might be a man of one book.” He of course was referring to the supremacy of the Bible.  I get concerned when we elevate books that can be helpful and look at them on the same level as the Bible.  II Timothy 3:16, 17 reminds us that, “All Scripture is God breathed, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, and for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be spiritually mature equipped for every good work.”  No other book dares to make such a claim.  Yes, in the Bible you and I have the very words of the living God. 

This is why it is imperative that the Bible is our bedrock of the counsel we give to the person we are speaking with.  Great writers like Tozer, Wesley, Murray and others are great because they proclaimed the Word of God and strove to avoid the offering of opinions.  That so many of our theological perceptions are derived from self-help books, or from fiction is very troubling.  One such example is the understanding that most people have of their eschatology (study of the end times).  Most Christians today derive their understanding from the fiction books of the Left Behind series which the authors themselves describe as fiction, instead of reading what does the Bible say!

Let me give you a couple of practical points to establish your life regarding the truth.

1. First Jesus never expressed an opinion.  He never guessed at anything and never said anything he was not sure about.  Therefore, if Christ stated anything we don’t need to look anywhere for clarity.  It is absolute truth.  II Peter 1:2,3 reminds us that He (Christ) has given us all that we need pertaining to life and godliness.  You can rely on it.

2. t is the word of God that God uses as a surgeon’s scalpel to convict and correct and direct the person you are talking to.  Hebrews 4:12 – For the Word of God is alive and active.  Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to the dividing of soul and spirit, joint and marrow, it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart

   
   

The B-I-B-L-E, yes that’s the book for me

I stand alone on the Word of God

The B-I-B-L-E

Like Wesley may we be a man or woman of one book – THE BIBLE!

©2026 David W. Drake, President, Renewed Hope, Inc.