Jeremiah 9:23-24, "This is what the Lord says: Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom, or the strong man boast of his strength, or the rich man boast of his riches. But let him who boasts, boast about this: that he understands and knows Me."
The supreme purpose of Scripture is to make known the one true and living God. If we come to the Word merely to be comforted in trials, or guided in decisions--but do not come to know God more deeply--then we have not truly profited by it. Every page of Holy Writ speaks of Him--His character, His ways, His works, and His will. The Bible is not primarily about us; it is about God--His glory, His majesty, His holiness, and His salvation by sovereign grace.
The unregenerate heart fashions a god to its own liking--one that is lenient toward sin, accommodating to the desires of men, and easily impressed by external religious rituals. But the God of Scripture is infinitely exalted above the creature, unchangeable in His decrees, "righteous in all His ways, and loving toward all He has made." (Psalm 145:17). He is "glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders!" (Exodus 15:11).
To profit from the Word concerning God, is to be made low in our own eyes, and to be bowed down in reverent awe before His throne. It is to say with Job, "My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You. Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes!" (Job 42:5–6). A true knowledge of God humbles pride, silences murmuring, and produces worship. It enlarges faith, and energizes obedience.
Such knowledge is not abstract or theoretical--it transforms the soul. To know God as holy, makes sin repulsive. To know Him as sovereign, yields con
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The Scriptures and God. By Arthur Pink. Jeremiah chapter 9, verses 23 and 24. This is what the Lord says, Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom, or the strong man boast of his strength, or the rich man boast of his riches. But let him who boasts, boast about this, that he understands and knows me.
The supreme purpose of Scripture is to make known the one true and living God. If we come to the Word merely to be comforted in trials or guided in decisions, but do not come to know God more deeply, then we have not truly profited by it. Every page of Holy Writ speaks of Him, His character, His ways, His works, and His will. The Bible is not primarily about us, it is about God. His glory, His majesty, His holiness, and His salvation by sovereign grace.
The unregenerate heart fashions a God to its own liking, one that is lenient toward sin, accommodating to the desires of men, and easily impressed by external religious rituals. But the God of Scripture is infinitely exalted above the creature, unchangeable in His decrees, righteous in all His ways, and loving toward all He has made. He is glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders.
To profit from the word concerning God is to be made low in our own eyes, and to be bowed down in reverent awe before His throne. It is to say with Job, my ears had heard of you, but now my eyes have seen you. Therefore, I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes.
A true knowledge of God humbles pride, silences murmuring, and produces worship. It enlarges faith and energizes obedience. Such knowledge is not abstract or theoretical. It transforms the soul. To know God as holy makes sin repulsive. To know Him as Sovereign yields contentment in affliction. To know Him as Faithful gives strength in trial. And to know Him as Father stirs love and trust in every circumstance.
Are we profiting from the Word in this way? Do we read it to seek God Himself, to bow before Him, to adore Him, to commune with Him, to be conformed to His image, True spiritual growth is not found in learning about God only, but in coming to know Him personally, reverently, and intimately through His revealed Word.
About Arthur W. Pink
Arthur Walkington Pink (1856-1952) was an English Bible teacher who sparked a renewed interest in the exposition of the doctrines of Grace otherwise known as "Calvinism" or "Reformed Theology" in the twentieth century.
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