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Dear Young Christian:
I heard recently of a young person who decided to give her father a Bible for his birthday. The problem was what to write as a dedication. Undecided, she went to her father’s study and took a book from the shelf. On the title page she read, “Dedicated by the author.” And that is what she ended up writing.
When her father opened his gift and recognized the handwriting he became thoughtful. Who is the author of the Bible? Is it really God? As a result, he started to read it, and it soon became clear that the Bible was not written “by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost” (2 Peter 1:21).
Do you read your Bible? If you do, is it just because it is a historical record or great work of literature? Or is it because you know and love the author, and because it reveals His Son, your Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ? And do you realize that, “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable” (2 Timothy 3:16)?
Your Christian Friend,
Jim Hyland
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