Did God mean for us to have the Bible?

Question

Did the Christian God mean for the human race to have the Bible? I am a Christian, but no where have I found any implication that God wanted the Bible to exist for us. Did Jesus ever mention a Bible?

If it was man's idea, does it still remain infallible?

And also, the argument that Paul's "God-breathed" statement proves that the Bible is God's word cannot be used. He was speaking only of the Hebrew scriptures, for the New Testament did not yet exist.

And in John 1:1, the "Word" does not mean the scriptures, so that argument will not work either. The explanation of why this is is too long to explian here, but just trust me.

Answer 1

i think he sent his word through people in the Bible. I do not think that everything in it came straight from him, and I am not sure that he would approve of some of the ways it is interpreted.

Answer 2

Its Gods inspired word so I would have to say Yes. Jesus never mentioned the Bible because they did not have it back then but, it does have him reading scripture off scrolls that did become a book in the Old Testament. I just read some of your edit. The Word is Jesus and the Word is also the Bible so yes Jesus did want us to have it its our instructions while were here on earth. So youre not really a Christian if you are asking this question. See people like you are why I hate the word Christian its just a title if you dont have a relationship you have nothing. Get right with God now repent and be baptised. Peace out...................

Answer 3

To answer your first question: yes, the Bible is God inspired meaning it is God's words written in obedience to Him by men) scripture that God intended for us to follow. He intended for humanity to have it as an historical account of the history of the world, as well as for instruction and learning.

The Bible is the combination of "old" scriptures and "new". It contains both the Old Testament, an account of life before Jesus' birth, and the New Testament, an account of life after Jesus' birth. He never specifically mentioned the Bible because it didn't completely exist in His time. The New testament scriptures weren't written until many years after Jesus died, so he wouldn't have been able to reference them as scripture, because people wouldn't know what He was talking about. Jesus did often quote and reference the Old Testament scriptures in His teachings, though.

There are many more things we can say about the difference between the old scriptures which Jesus did use, and the new ones which came after His death...but I think we'll have to save that for a different question :)

Answer 4

When He was tempted by the Devil, He said "It is written, man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God."
(Matthew 4:4, quoting Deuteronomy 8:3)
Indeed, He used this phrase ("it is written") no less than 4 times in this one chapter.
After he rose from the dead He said to His disciples:
" "These are My words which I spoke unto you while I was still with you, that all things written about Me in the Law of Moses, and the Prophets and the Psalms (this was the Jewish way of saying "the whole Bible") must be fulfilled." Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures." (Luke 24:44,45)
When He sent out the apostles He said "....Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you..." (Matthew 19,20)
I suppose I could find at least 50 references Jesus made to the Bible. Indeed, His primary mission in life was to fulfill all that had been written in the Scriptures.
If you begin to study the Scriptures yourself, I think this will become abundantly clear to you in a very short while. If you love Jesus, you will keep His commandments (John 14:21).
How can you keep them unless you know what they are?
Peace to you.

Answer 5

A fair question....I believe that God provided the scripture so that we would have a record and a constant reminder of His covenant with mankind and His law. Please consider the following verse from the new testament...

2 Timothy 3:16 - "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness"

God provided the bible as a means for us to instruct ourselves and our children in the character and love of God. The bible is more than just a blueprint for understanding God, however. It is an instruction manual for dealing with people. It shows us how to treat our marriage, our children, our friends, and our enemies. Though our modern world looks very different from the world of Moses and Jesus, the lessons the bible teaches about basic human nature have not changed in thousands of years.

God absolutely intended for us to have the bible....to study it, memorize it, keep it in our hearts, and most of all to share it.

Answer 6

That is a strange question to ask. The Bible is mentioned in the new testament by Paul, Peter, and more. In I John, John talks about the Word of Life, and Paul makes references to the gospels. Another verse in Philippians states that every word in the Bible is "God breathed." God directed the writers of the Bible because he knew we would need it to further our relationship with him. Without the Bible how would we learn about Jesus and salvation? Perhaps Jesus never actually said "There will be a book called the Bible which you should read." But, God provided the Bible so we would learn and grow in Him.

Answer 7

In the beginning was the Word.... Jesus is the Word... and God sent His Word to us thru people. Jesus himself quoted scriptures when He was tempted in the desert by satan. The 'torah' is a scroll of the first 5 books of the bible... and God did speak to and through the prophets, as well as the apostles. Their written accounts help to keep us renewed in Spirit.

Answer 8

Did you know that before the time of Jesus, there was no such thing as the Bible as we know it today? Jesus referred many times to the scriptures, which is the present day old testament.

Answer 9

Luke 4:4 says And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
The reference to God's Word is everywhere in the bible. The books were combined into the bible. They are God's Words. It is a way for God to communicate with us. Is a dictionary necessary? No, not if I want to go and find my answers with knowlegdeable people and such, but it would be very time consuming and so to have a dictionary in my house puts all the words in one book. People have documented things throughout history.
Ephesians 6 tells us to put on the whole armor of God. One of them is God's Word, which is the bible. Verse 17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:


This website explains Where the bible came from pretty well.Check it out:http://www.nomatterwhatonline.com/origin.htm

Answer 10

Jesus quoted often from the old testament ( Torah ) the new testament is about his life and was written after his death.
even his quote on the cross '' My God, My God why have though forsaken me'' was a quote from psalm 22 if you read it you will see it was David prefacing about Jesus' death 1000 years earlier most of the Jews at that time would have recognized it and should have understood what it meant.

Jesus also said they would see no merical but that of Jonah as Jonah was in the belly of the fish so he would be in the earth. proves he read it and knew it but he made many quotes.

Answer 11

Yes, of course God wnated us to have Bibles. Without them, we would have absolutely no knowledge of God.

If God didn't want for us to have Bibles, then why does the Bible say that
"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.." 2 Timothy 3:16.

If we wern't meant to have Bibles, then why did God write it in the first place?? We were given the Bible so that we could know God more and be closer to Him.