From Artificial Intelligence to Divine Intelligence
The greatest gift God has given humanity—next to His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, and His Holy Spirit—is the Holy Scriptures. As Dr. Oswald J. Smith once said, “Our attitude towards the Scriptures settles everything.” Everything we see today is temporary, with one glorious exception: the Bible. Jesus affirmed, “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My words will never pass away” (Mark 13:31).
Jesus is the perfect model for our earthly life. His life and ministry were immersed in Scripture. Even in His final moments on the Cross, He declared, “I thirst,” to fulfill the Scriptures (John 19:28). Job testified, “I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread” (Job 23:12). God honours those who honour His Word and warns those who neglect it: “Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children” (Hosea 4:6). Israel’s greatness lay in their possession of God’s Word (Deuteronomy 4:8). Indeed, God has magnified His Word above all things (Psalm 138:2).
Without the Bible, we are lost in a world of darkness and confusion (Psalm 119:105; 2 Peter 1:19). Life’s deepest questions—Where did we come from? Why are we here? Where are we going?—baffle even the brightest minds. Yet the Bible answers them with divine clarity. As Dr. Billy Graham once declared, “I am an optimist because I have read the Book of Revelation!”
Men of the Bible
Every great servant of God has been a man of the Word. D.L. Moody was known as “a man of one Book.” His marked Bible was in high demand. George Müller, when asked about the secret of his faith, replied, “I claim no gift of faith, but I have read the Bible on my knees 48 times. Each time, my faith grows.”
C.T. Studd, in his final years as a missionary in Africa, was seen struggling to read an old Bible in dim light. When asked what he was doing, he replied in a trembling voice, “I’m turning the pages again to see if there’s any commandment I’ve neglected.” Hudson Taylor, the great missionary to China, spent hours each morning with his Bible.
Sadly, many believers today neglect the Word, resulting in spiritual immaturity. As Peter exhorts, “Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation” (1 Peter 2:2).
The Foundation of Faith:
The first and most essential step in growing in faith is studying the Bible. Jesus prayed, “Sanctify them by Your truth; Your Word is truth” (John 17:17). To truly understand the Bible, one must receive its Author. Without Jesus Christ, spiritual understanding remains veiled (1 Corinthians 2:14; 2 Corinthians 4:3–4).
Trying to grasp the Bible without salvation is like teaching a dog Artificial Intelligence—it’s simply not possible. Nicodemus, a master teacher in Israel, could not comprehend spiritual truths until Jesus told him, “Unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3).
To understand Scripture, begin by calling upon the Lord Jesus Christ—the Author and Savior. Our eternal destiny hinges on what we believe about Him: “There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). To those who believe, God grants the right to become His children and co-heirs with Christ (Ephesians 1:13). “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” (2 Corinthians 5:17)
New Life, New Desires
After salvation, our old self is gone—though our sinful nature may linger. But we are not left to struggle alone. Christ places His Spirit within us, giving us power over sin and new desires that please God and bring joy (Ezekiel 36:26–27; Philippians 2:13).
To grasp the beauty of Scripture, we need something indispensable: Divine Intelligence—the illumination of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit reveals God’s Word to us (1 Corinthians 2:9–13). Jesus said, “The Counsellor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and remind you of everything I have told you” (John 14:25–26). He also promised, “When the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth” (John 16:12–13).
If the Holy Spirit is active in your life, you will be drawn to study the Scriptures. He will lead you into truth, correct false beliefs, and deepen your theology. Without Him, we cannot rightly understand the Bible (John 14:17). “The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him” (1 Corinthians 2:14).
When the Holy Spirit makes us spiritually alive, He remains with us. Through His indwelling presence, the mind of Christ operates within us, giving us spiritual eyes to see truth clearly (1 Corinthians 2:12, 16).
