Author: Bruce Yocum, from the Servants of the Word, an international, ecumenical brotherhood of men living single for the Lord.
To Know the Scripture is to Know Christ
In Psalm 19, David prays, “The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.” (Psalm 19:7)
Here the Psalmist is not speaking just of the perfection of the Law given on Sinai, but rather of “every word that comes from the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4, quoting Deuteronomy 8:3). So we can say “God’s Word is perfect, and it provides everything that we need in this life and for eternal life.” St. Jerome said “Ignorance of the Scripture is ignorance of Christ.” Christ, the Word of God, and His Word in Scripture are bound together. So we can say positively “To know the Scripture is to know Christ.”
Read the Scripture and meditate on it. Don’t be afraid of it, thinking that it is too hard to understand. God’s Word is “living and active.” In the Scripture you go to meet Christ, and through the Scripture He comes to you.
Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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