Among the many reasons for our becoming more familiar with Scripture I will mention two. First, it is largely and most reliably through Holy Writ that we become familiar with Christ our Lord. And secondly, the Bible, which is the holy, inspired, Word of God, equips believers to live joyfully in God’s redeeming love and to share with others God’s plan of salvation.

At the heart of Christianity is a relationship. It is a matter of being rightly related to God by being joined to Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Galatians 3:26-27 reads, “For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” Scripture speaks both of our being in Christ and of Christ being in us (cf. 2Co 5:17; Ga 2:20).