Abookthatcanbefoundalmostanywhereontheearth.Abookthathasbeentranslatedintomorethan2000differentlanguagesanddialects.Theworld'smostpopularbook.Theword"bible"comesfromtheGreekword"biblia"whichmeans"littlebooks".Alibraryof66bookswrittenbyaleast40differentauthorsoveraperiodofatleast1500years.Theoldestbookwaswrittenabout1500B.C.orearlier.Thelastwaswrittenabout100A.D.TheBiblehasnotalwaysbeeninbookform.Firstpasseddownthroughthegenerationsorally.Scribeseventuallycollectedthesestorieswrotethembyhandonscrolls.InJesusday,theJewishpeoplehadputtogetherasetofsacredwritings.AllScripture[theBible]isinspiredbyGodandprofitableforteaching,forreproof,forcorrection,fortraininginrighteousness;thatthemanofGodmaybeadequate,equippedforeverygoodwork.Godasthecreatorandsustaineroftheuniverse;thestoryofGod'srelationshipwithhumansthroughthegreatflood;thecallofAbraham;theformingoftheholynationofIsrael;andIsrael'ssettlingof,exilefrom,andreturntothePromisedLand.GodoftenspeakstothepeoplethroughindividualssuchasNoah,Abraham,Moses,andtheprophets.ThegrandformoftheHebrewBibleis:Promise>Fulfillment>Exile>Restoration.SaysKingCyrusofPersia:TheLord,theGodofheaven,hasgivenmeallthekingdomsoftheearth,andhehaschargedmetobuildhimahouseatJerusalem,whichisinJudah.Whoeverisamongyouofallhispeople,maytheLordhisGodbewithhim!Lethimgoup”(2Chronicles36:23).Beginswithfouraccountsofthelife,ministry,death,andresurrectionofJesusChrist.ThenfollowsthegrowthoftheearlychurchfromasmallgroupoffollowersoftherisenChristtoalargenetworkoffaithfulcommunitiesacrosstheRomanEmpireandbeyond.thewagesofsinisdeath.(Rom.6:23a)Theyhaveallturnedaside;togethertheyhavebecomecorrupt;thereisnoonewhodoesgood,notevenone.(Psa.14:2-3)thefreegiftofGodiseternallifeinChristJesusourLord(Rom.6:23b).TheBibleshapedthewesterncivilization.ItistheJudeo-ChristianworldviewthatmakesWesternCivilizationunique.Itsmoralvaluesanditsculturalexpressionstillhavegreatinfluenceinthewest,evenaroundtheworld.Itsemphesisonhighmoralstandardsandpeopledoinggoodthingstoerasetheirsinshelpsbelieversliveinpeaceandhelpstobuildapeacefulsociety.Godcreatedmaninhisownimage.Ascreatedbeings,humansarefiniteanddependentonGodforallthings.Aboutchangingfromdeathtolife,fromdestructiontosalvation.Anythingyoudo,orfailtodo,thatdispleasesGodiscalled"sin."Wheneveryousin,youdriveawedgebetweenyourselfandGod.圣经给予人心的安慰！科学给予人心的充实！
