The Bible is God's inspired revelation of the origin and destiny of all things. It is the power of
God unto eternal salvation and it is the source of present help for the body,
soul, and spirit (Rom. 1:16; John 15:7). It is God's will and testament to men
in all ages, revealing the plan of God for man here and now and in the next
life. It is the record of God's dealings with man; past, present, and future.
It contains God's message of eternal salvation to all people who believe in
Christ and of eternal damnation to those who knowingly and willingly rebel
against the gospel.
The Bible is a simple book to
understand because it was given by God to be understood by the simple.
Following the commonly accepted argument that a perfect God cannot make
anything imperfect, we can scripturally say that God did not fail in His purpose
of giving man a simple revelation that could be easily understood by all men
alike, even by the simple (Deut. 29:29; Ps. 119:104, 140; Proverbs 1:1-4; 2
Timothy 3:15-17). Paul speaks of "the simplicity that is in Christ"
(2 Cor. 11:3). Jesus thanked God that the truths of the Bible were hidden from
the worldly wise who refused to believe, and stated that God has "revealed
them unto babes" (Matt. 11:25-27). He gives the reason truths are hidden
from anyone. It is because they refuse to humble themselves to believe and
conform to the Bible (Matt.13:10-17). Jesus speaks of the devil taking the Word
from the hearts of men lest it should bring forth fruit (Matt. 13:19-23. Paul
also speaks of the devil blinding the minds of men lest they should believe,
and he also speaks of men wilfully handling the Word of God dishonestly and
deceitfully (2 Cor. 4:1-6).
The most simple beginners can
understand the Bible one line at a time, for this is the way it was given, and
it is the best way to understand it (Isa. 28:9-13). No man can get the vastness
of the Bible at once. It is the infinite scope of the Bible truth that causes
some men to think the Bible is hard to understand. Its like someone saying they
cannot understand water because they cannot drink the whole ocean dry in one
drink.