"For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope." Romans 15:4 (NIV)
Here the Apostle Paul states that all of the divinely inspired previous writings were written for the benefit of man. By reading the scriptures man would learn how to endure, and be encouraged to continue to endure with the hope of better things to come.
The Bible is not just a book, or just a collection of books or stories. The Bible is the divinely inspired written Word of God. It can be used for divine guidance and instruction, the development of sound doctrine, and the reproof of wrong behavior or belief. (2 Timothy 3:16) The Bible teaches us what God expects us to do. It also gives us a means to test what we hear so that we can recognize false prophets and false doctrine. The Bible also inspires and encourages us to persevere in bad times and to keep the faith in light of the good things yet to come because the victory is already ours.
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