Is It More Important to Know the Bible or Live the Bible?

The biblical characters of the Old Testament did not have the luxury of scrolling through the text to support their faith. They had to believe that what they were having was a personal encounter with what they knew to be God. Abraham, who is called, a “friend’ of God, was called such because of his faith. He didn’t need a book to tell him who God was or what his relationship with Him was. If Moses is the author of the first five books of the bible then it stands to reason that at least the first two are an historical account rather than first-hand knowledge because Moses would not have been around for at least Genesis. And if modern scholars are correct and Moses isn’t the author, and in fact, it was written years after Moses, then we know Abraham, Isaac, nor Jacob could have had Bible to which to refer. Abraham had simply to trust that the voice he heard was God.

This then causes us to get a deeper understanding of our relationship with God. It is about relationship with God and not religion. Christ did not come to create religion. He didn’t even come to do what the Israelites wanted Him to do which was to free them from natural captivity. Instead, He came to free them spiritually and repair their relationship with the Most High.

It is awesome to quote scripture verbatim, but the real question is, are you living the scripture? Are you treating others with the love Jesus spoke of? Is it more important for you to know what the Word says, or for you to do what the Word says? Is it more important for you to know the Bible or live the Bible?