Why God gave the Holy Scriptures & what does it reveal to us
Why did God give mankind a special revelation? What is the purpose of the Scriptures? A: The Word starts at Creation and tells us of the Fall and sin. The point of the OT is to tell us that God promised to destroy the power of death, the NT tells us how He did it. The OT promises the Messiah to save us from our sins (the wages of sin is death, and the just punishment for sin is eternal damnation), and the NT reveals Him [Jesus], shows how He fulfilled the prophecies & promise of God. He [Jesus; The God Man] did the work God [the trinity] required to save us from the power of death and paid the high cost to redeem us from eternal Hell. But it can only be applied to your court case (legally) if you recieve it by obeying the Gospel. If you do [obey the Gospel] then you are saved; instantly - God forgives you, gives you spiritual life (transforms the inner man), gifts you eternal life, and adopts you as His child. He also immediately gifts you the Holy Spirit to indwel...