Beyond Scripture

It has been said that, "All of the Bible is in God but not all of God is in the Bible". That requires some careful thought because blasphemy warnings are being sounded in some minds. The Bible is the authoritative, inspired, and holy Word of God. Most believers would not question this idea. However, is all of God in the Bible? Does Scripture contain everything there is to know about the eternal, omnipotent, Creator of the universe? According to the opening quote, the answer is no. There are those who would disagree because it seemingly violates their high view of the Bible, or as mentioned in the previous post, the principle of "sola scriptura". However Scripture itself teaches that it does not tell the entire story.

The Holy Spirit illumines the Word

John 21:25 declares that, "Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written." In just three short years of ministry, all the works of Jesus could not be contained in a mere book. There appears to be more that we don't know about Jesus than things that we do. Jesus even tells his disciples near the end of his time on earth, “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth” (John 16:12). Jesus wanted to share more with his disciples but they just weren't ready to receive it. He was not worried because the Holy Spirit would guide his followers into all truth. Though the Bible is our standard for salvation, intimacy, and destiny, there is still more we must learn through the person of the Holy Spirit. Let us become friends with the Holy Spirit and familiar with his voice so that we will discover more of the truth!

"The Spirit will tell you whatever he receives from me." John 16:15