From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

The message of Jesus Christ, our Savior, is the story of the Bible—it is the story of salvation. Profound students of the Bible have traced the story of Jesus Christ from the beginning of the Old Testament, for He is the true theme of the Old as well as the New Testament. The facts of Jesus Christ are the eternal message of the Bible. It is the story of life, peace, eternity, and Heaven. The Bible has no hidden purpose. It has no need for special interpretation. It has a single, clear, bold message for every living being—the message of Christ and His provision that people can indeed find peace with God.

Truth is timeless. Truth does not differ from one age to another, from one people to another, from one geographical location to another. People’s ideas may differ, customs may change, but the great all-prevailing truth stands for time and eternity.

In setting down their forthright messages, Biblical scribes never attempted to gloss over the realities of life. The sins of the great and small are freely admitted, the weaknesses of human nature are acknowledged, and life in Biblical times is recorded as it was lived. The startling thing is that the lives and motivations of these people who lived so long ago have such a modern flavor! As we read, the pages seem like mirrors held up before our own minds and hearts, reflecting our own prides and prejudices, our own failures and humiliations, our own sins and sorrows.

The Bible is divinely inspired by Almighty God, written in ink that cannot be erased by any one person, religion, or belief system.

(This column is based on the words and writings of the late Rev. Billy Graham.)

You can have peace with God. Pray now.