The B-I-B-L-E yes that’s the book for me, I stand alone on the Word of God, the B-I-B-L-E……That’s what it’s all about" It may seem strange to hear it this way, but it is great theology.
People who develop computer systems know that the project isn’t finished until it’s documented, because other people need to know how to use what you develop. It stands to reason, then, that if the universe has a Creator, then He would leave a document explaining what it’s all for. In a sense, the Bible is God’s documentation of the most important project in history, which is His creation and redemption of the human race.
Technicians tend to be frustrated with people who won’t read and follow documentation, even though we admit human documentation is imperfect. Imagine a car owner who says, "I don’t believe all this stuff in the owner’s manual about changing my oil! I won’t let the car company tell me what to do!" A person like that will get what he deserves, which is a blown engine. All the more reason, then, to follow the infallible documentation that God has given. People, families, institutions, and societies that ignore what the Creator of the universe says about His creation are setting themselves up for a fall.
Of course, the Bible is much more than a manual. The more we read it, study it, meditate on it, and memorize it, the more we find it is like the spring of living water that Jesus offered the Samaritan woman.
The Bible may not tell you how to fix your computer, but it says a lot about what really matters – such as that system between the chair and the keyboard. I’ve seen many computer systems come and go. But as the Bible says in 1st Peter, "the word of the Lord endures forever."
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