The Purpose of the Bible

Here’s a good quote from one of my favorite preachers and authors, Tim Keller.  I believe it is from his book, The Prodigal God, a book I cannot recommend highly enough for Christians or non-Christians.  

The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life. The Bible’s purpose is to show you how God’s grace breaks into your life against your will and saves you from the sin and brokenness otherwise you would never be able to overcome… religion is ‘if you obey, then you will be accepted’. But the Gospel is, ‘if you are absolutely accepted, and sure you’re accepted, only then will you ever begin to obey’. Those are two utterly different things. Every page of the Bible shows the difference.

(HT: First Importance)