The Scripture - Our Window Into God

Psalm 119:18

Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things from your law


The Scriptures provide us with insight into the living God. They reveal the nature, the character, the attributes and the heart of God. In the pages of Scripture we find insight into who God is, what He does, His feelings and His desires. Consequently it is through the Scriptures that we get to know God and thus build a ''personal'' relationship with Him. Relationship is based on knowledge. Where there is no personal knowledge there can be no relationship. further, the depth of the relationship is determined by the depth of knowledge or intimacy attained.

Therefore to have a deep and close relationship with the living God, one would have to know Him intimately as He is revealed in the Scriptures. It is so exciting to open the pages of the Bible because they are our window into God. When our eyes are opened to see ''behind the lines'' we read, we gain an understanding of the splendor and majesty of our God.

To base our understanding of God on anything else, whether it be experiences, others' opinions, etc. may not always be accurate. It is true that God also reveals Himself in other places, e.g. in His creation. However whatever information we may derive from other sources must first be examined in the light of the written Scriptures.