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Travelers about to visit a foreign country often study a guidebook with information about that country. Especially helpful are clear, easy-to-use maps, background information on the local area, and articles about important sites to visit. Similarly, the Bible confronts many readers today with a kind of “foreign country in writing” whose customs and culture aren’t always clear. The Eerdmans...

God’s message. The Bible is the word of God, not because God spoke it, but because it teaches God’s message delivered through inspired speakers and authors. What is more, it is God’s word because the Christian community has collected these sacred writings into a canon. From these books, and from these alone, do we preach God’s word in our worship today. Thus, in both theology and practice, the Bible is the highest written religious authority for the Christian church. St. Matthew and the Angel,
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