The Bible: the mouth of God

We sometimes hear the saying that goes like this: “doctrine divides, but experience unites”.

While there are many beliefs held by the Christian church that have caused serious divisions over the millennia of church history, there is surely one doctrine over which all Christians agree: that the Bible is the Word of God.

Jesus – the incarnate Son of God – described the Scriptures as “the mouth of God”. In Matthew 4 we read that when tempted by the devil to turn stones into bread, Jesus answered by quoting from e same thing is said in 2 Timothy 3:16: “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness”.

Deuteronomy 8:2-3, where God reminded the people of Israel (through Moses) that, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God”.

In Isaiah 50:4 we are invited by God to wake up every morning and listen to His voice: “Morning by morning he awakens; he awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught”. Dear reader, where are you seeking the daily bread of sustenance for your soul? Simply open the Bible and when you read it, you will hear God speaking to you from His own mouth, the Holy Spirit inspired Scriptures. Listening to God’s own words is the primary means of growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ, and becoming more like Him.