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Daily readings to help you see Jesus' light in your life
by Selwyn Hughes
Greater than the Bible
"You diligently study the Scriptures. ... These are the
Scriptures that testify about me ..." (v. 39)
-- For reading & meditation: John 5:31-47
Jesus claimed to be greater than the Scriptures. Everyone else has to
put themselves under the authority of the Scriptures. In one sense,
of course, Christ subjected Himself to the Scriptures, but in another
sense He was superior to them. He did not emerge from the Bible; the
Bible emerged from Him. The Amplified Bible puts our text for today:
"You search and investigate and pore over the Scriptures diligently,
because you suppose and trust that you have eternal life through them
... And still you are not willing ... to come to Me, so that you
might have life." We saw the other day how Christ declared: "One
greater than the temple is here." He could also have said: "One
greater than the Scriptures is here." A prominent theologian stated:
"The Bible is the supreme method of communication between God and
man." Is it? I thought Christ is the supreme method of communication
between God and man. "There is one God and one mediator between God
and men, the man Christ Jesus ..." (1 Tim. 2:5). It is true that we
would know little of Christ were it not for the New Testament. But
Christ existed before the New Testament. I do not say this to
denigrate the Scriptures in any way. They are divinely inspired and
thus they inspire me. But the Person is greater than the product. We
honor the product but only as it leads us to Christ's feet and to an
allegiance to Him. Indeed, one greater than the Bible is here.
PRAYER:
Lord Jesus, I am thankful for the Scriptures for many reasons, but
most of all because they lead me to You. You are the Word that is
bigger than men's words. Not a page but a Person. All honor and glory
be to Your Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
John 10:1-10; 1:4; 11:25; Rom. 5:21; 1 John 5:12
1. What is Jesus the source of?
2. What does this mean for us?
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