The Bible Can Be
- Jul 12, 2023
- 12 min read
Updated: Mar 20, 2025
A balm
Gospel
A guide
Counsel
The law
The book
A refiner
Good news
Holy Writ
Our light
Scripture
A purifier
Scriptures
A telescope
An ennobler
God's voice
Our adviser
An anthology
An authority
An open book
Our director
The standard
Our studybook
The good book
A history book
A vigour giver
Our counsellor
A book of faith
A mind enlarger
A perfect guide
Holy Scriptures
Life and health
Our lesson book
Sacred writings
Spirit and life
The Word of God
Wonderful truth
A book of morals
A feast prepared
A mind energizer
A wonderful book
An inspired book
God's Word to us
Our constitution
An unerring guide
Its own expositor
Not just one book
The best of books
The book of books
A book of doctrine
A book of religion
A fountain of life
A knowledge of God
A thought elevator
Not a mystery book
The great educator
A precious treasure
Its own interpreter
Our safe guide book
The poor man's book
A character ennobler
God’s great educator
One harmonious whole
The food of the soul
The joy of our heart
A guide and counselor
A landscape of Canaan
A precious storehouse
A revelation from God
Common-sense inspired
Our great lesson book
The fountain of truth
A revelation of Christ
Old and new testaments
The philosophy of life
A perseverance inspirer
A soother of the nerves
God's great lesson book
God's love letter to us
Our guide in all things
Pages filled with truth
The written word of God
An intellect discipliner
Our only source of power
The Christian scriptures
The fullness of our hope
The inspired word of God
The revelation of Christ
A manifestation of Christ
An intellect strengthener
Grand, far-reaching truth
The story of resurrection
The truth about the Truth
The voice of God in print
God's sacred Word of truth
Inspiration for everything
The best book in the world
The cornerstone of liberty
The infallible word of God
The mirror of our thoughts
The Word of the Living God
A letter God has sent to us
God's will expressed to man
Special revelation from God
The consoler of our sorrows
Instruction in righteousness
The revelation of God to man
The revelation of God’s will
The voice of God to our soul
A recipe for Christian living
The greatest of all educators
"His story" - the story of God
A communication from God to us
Our guide to lead us to heaven
Our rule of faith and doctrine
The greatest book ever written
The light of our understanding
The revelation of Jesus Christ
A living power, not just a book
The clarified of our affections
The Magna Carta of a Christian
An authentic account of creation
God's Word given in our language
The bestselling book of all time
The code of conduct for everyone
The Constitution of Christianity
The foundation of good education
The only safeguard for the young
A book which speaks of everything
Instruction on practical goodness
The best school book in the world
The cradle wherein Christ is laid
The greatest love story ever told
The story of God's search for man
A fountain of wisdom and knowledge
A prophecy that unveils the future
An ocean of instruction and wisdom
The foundation of all true science
The place where God bears His soul
A light to them who are in darkness
The inerrant Word of the living God
The most inspired book of all times
The most precious book in the world
The word of God from cover to cover
A revelation of the character of God
An ennobling influence upon the mind
A compilation of 66 books and letters
A baseline where all stories come from
The best gift God has ever given to us
The great family chronicle of the Jews
The ultimate book of wisdom and advice
An inexhaustible fountain of all truths
Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth
Our guidebook showing the way to heaven
The Old Testament and the New Testament
A great source of wisdom and consolation
The infallible declaration of God’s mind
A light to guide our footsteps heavenward
The bedrock upon which our faith is built
The only infallible authority in religion
A revelation of the glory of God in Christ
The greatest educational book in the world
The text that will lead us into the future
A chart, pointing out the waymarks of truth
A map of our travels through the wilderness
The only sure means of intellectual culture
A compilation of texts of a variety of forms
The most instructive history that we possess
An authentic account of the origin of nations
The mine of the unsearchable riches of Christ
The true guide, not the idle sophistry of men
A lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path
A story that moves from promise to fulfillment
God's word about man, not man's word about God
A proclaimer of God's plan to save His children
The inspired, infallible word of the living God
The most precious lesson book that we can study
The one book that is essential for all to study
A history that opens up to us the past centuries
Imparter of solidity of mind and firm principles
The foundation for and the creator of the church
The storehouse of the unsearchable riches of God
A statement, not of theories, but of actual facts
The divine means of developing spiritual maturity
The inevitable outcome of God's continuous speech
The sacred scriptures of Judaism and Christianity
The unique repository of eternal spiritual truths
A collection of inspired wisdom, reality, and hope
A whole treasure house of revelation and knowledge
God's Word expressed and revealed to his creatures
Instruction concerning the wonders of the universe
The history of this world and of the world to come
The only book that can make us wise unto salvation
A book completely true and absolutely authoritative
The authoritative Word of God, containing all truth
The best book in the world for intellectual culture
The guide of our souls through the labyrinth of time
The greatest blessing which humanity ever experienced
A simple and complete system of theology and philosophy
The sceptre by which the Heavenly King rules His Church
A directory by which we may know the way to eternal life
Subject for the deepest thought, the loftiest aspiration
The only guide to direct the soul to the paradise of God
A supernatural book - understood only by supernatural aid
History, biography, song and praise, prayer, and prophecy
Our only authoritative source of information about Heaven
The foundation of all study, the basis of education given
The place where God's records of right and wrong are kept
An instruction on how God wants us to live a life on earth
The storehouse that supplies our souls with nourishing food
A grand truth teller possessing power to elevate and ennoble
The Book of books, most deserving of our study and admiration
The garden of God, sprinkled with the lovely flowers of promise
The Spirit of God exposed to humanity in the language of heaven
Like a mirror before our mind's eye - in it we see our inner face
The best book for regulating the temporal secular concerns of men
The very breath of God, giving life eternal to those who seek Him
A history of our race, unsullied by human prejudice or human pride
A book which is now speaking, not only a book which was once spoken
A teller of how bad people can become good, not how good people are
The inspired word of God - in it are to be found the laws of heaven
The most ancient and the most comprehensive history that we possess
A book of truth that explains the attitude and heart of almighty God
One of the greatest blessings bestowed by God on the children of men
One story that unfolds in one book, by one author, about one subject
A revealer of the character of the Author of the heavens and the earth
The record of God always bringing life where we expected to find death
A book revealing truth, designed to bring us into living union with God
A revelation book of Jesus who is the answer to our un-Christian living
A perfect map and chart to the Christian on pilgrimage through the world
The great standard of right and wrong, clearly defining sin and holiness
The most comprehensive and the most instructive history which we possess
A necessity, not an option – we cannot grow spiritually strong without it
The bread of life and the water of salvation to all who make it their study
The most precious thing in the world because it tells us the story of Jesus
A single true story with teachings sprinkled through to illustrate the story
A collection of books, whose complex development is not completely understood
The best and most effectual means of purifying and strengthening the intellect
The manna from heaven for the soul to feed upon and receive spiritual strength
A book that has been read more and examined less than any book that ever existed
A proven revelation from God, by the reasonableness and holiness of its precepts
A revelation of the mind and will of God to men, wherein we may learn who God is
Not a choose your own adventure book where everyone can make up their own meaning
No mere book, but a living creature, with a power that conquers all that oppose it
A history that tells us of the creation of the world and opens to us past centuries
God's voice speaking to us, just as surely as though we could hear it with our ears
The chief moral cause of all that is good and the best corrector of all that is evil
The great textbook of education - it carries in every page the evidence of its truth
The cradle that holds the Christ - without him it is nothing more than wood and straw
The most thought suggesting book in the world - no other deals with such grand themes
The only guide of life which really leads the spirit in the way of peace and salvation
The story of the redemption plan, the restoration in the human soul of the image of God
The rule of life, teaching us of the character we must form for the future immortal life
A remarkable fountain - the more one draws and drinks of it, the more it stimulates thirst
The only perfect standard of character, marking out our duty in every circumstance of life
The expression of divine wisdom, announcing to all human intelligence the true method of life
The great textbook of education in our world, carrying the evidence of its truth in every page
The telescope from heaven that reveals to our eye the amazing glories of the far distant world
The great instrumentality in the transformation of character, if received, believed, and obeyed
The one Word of the one God about the one way of salvation through the one Savior, Jesus Christ
The most deserving of all the books in the world of study and attention, for it is eternal wisdom
No ordinary book - the words are like medicine to our soul and it has the power to change our life
A divine manual written by the manufacturer of humanity by which the product man is supposed to live
The book that makes fools of the wise of this world, only understood by the plain and simple hearted
A book that has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth without any mixture for its matter
A stream of running water, where alike the elephant may swim, and the lamb walk without losing its feet
One book, written by one Author, with one subject: Jesus Christ and the salvation God provides through Him
A book which teaches us our own individual responsibility, our own dignity, and our own equality with others
A book on the restoration of humanity and, through humanity, of the whole of creation to its original harmony
Our guidebook - every motive, every action is to be tried by the moral principles contained in the Word of God
The greatest of all books - to study it the noblest of all pursuits, to understand it, the highest of all goals
A progressive book - the communication of intelligence grows with the opening of God’s Word to the understanding
The one supreme source of revelation of the meaning of life, the nature of God and our spiritual nature and need
The key that unlocks the mysteries which it is essential for human beings to understand in order to gain eternal life
A leaf from the tree of life - by eating it, by receiving it into our minds, we shall grow strong to do the will of God
A garden where God has placed rich roses, and lilies, and pinks of promise, and they are for us if we will only pluck them
The story of ordinary people who went to impossible places and did wondrous things simply because they decided to obey God
A thing to be looked through, like a telescope, to see that which is beyond, not only to be looked at seeing only the letter
The only force known to history that has freed entire nations from corruption while simultaneously giving them political freedom
An unfolding of the wondrous theme of man's uplifting and the power of God which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ
The word of God unfolding to us the plan of salvation, pointing out the way by which we may escape eternal death and gain eternal life
A field where are concealed heavenly treasures, which remain hidden until, by diligent mining, they are discovered and brought to light
Like a telescope - if we look through it, we see the worlds beyond, but if we look at it, then we do not see anything but the telescope
An entire library, with stories, songs, poetry, letters and history, as well as literature that might more obviously qualify as religious
A field where are concealed heavenly treasures which will remain hidden until, by diligent mining, they are discovered and brought to light
The one book to which any thoughtful person may go with any honest question of life or destiny and find the answer of God by honest searching
The grand stimulus, the constraining force, that quickens the physical, mental, and spiritual powers, and directs the life into right channels
One long story of God meeting our rebellion with His rescue, our sin with His salvation, our guilt with His grace, our badness with His goodness
A library of books - some long, some short, written over hundreds of years by many authors, Behind each of which is the Author: the Spirit of God
The story of God and man - a love story in which you and I must write our own ending, our unfinished autobiography of the creature and the Creator
No lazy man's book - much of its treasure, like the valuable minerals stored in the bowels of the earth, only yield up themselves to the diligent seeker
A revealer of the Creator of the heavens and the earth, with the universe that He has brought into being, shedding a glorious light over the world to come
The only book giving a positive description of Christ Jesus - if every human being would study it as his lesson book, and obey it, not a soul would be lost
God's chart for us to steer by, to keep us from the bottom of the sea, and to show us where the harbor is, and how to reach it without running on rocks or bars
God's declaratory revelation to man containing the great truths about God, about man, about history, about salvation, and about prophecy that God wanted us to know
The only credible guide either as to the real relationship between man and the earth and the great Creator of both or concerning the purpose of the creation of both
The statute-book of God's Kingdom, wherein is comprised the whole body of the heavenly law, the perfect rules of a holy life, and the sure promises of a glorious one
A chart pointing out the waymarks of truth - those who are acquainted with this chart will be enabled to tread with certainty the path of duty wherever they may be called to go
The book that makes us wise unto salvation - it tells us of the love of God as shown in the plan of redemption, imparting the knowledge essential for all students - the knowledge of Christ
The great standard of right and wrong, clearly defining sin and holiness - its living principles, running through our lives like threads of gold, are our only safeguard in trial and temptation
An inspired, faithful, and infallible record of what God determined essential for us to know about Himself, the cosmos in which we live, our spiritual allies and adversaries, and our fellow man
An educating lesson book for children and for youth, giving to the young and to those of mature age, and the aged of every nation, the instruction of truth in heavenly things, which is the higher education
A constant companion - no matter how often we read it or how familiar we become with it, some new truth is likely to spring out at us from its pages whenever we open it, or some old truth will impress us as it never did before
A means to bring us to an intimate and satisfying knowledge of God, that we may enter into Him, that we may delight in His Presence, may taste and know the inner sweetness of the very God Himself in the core and centre of our hearts
The truest utterance that ever came by alphabetic letters from the soul of man, through which, as through a window divinely opened, all men can look into the stillness of eternity, and discern in glimpses their far-distant, long-forgotten home
The book of all others, to be read at all ages, and in all conditions of human life, not to be read once or twice or thrice through, and then laid aside, but to be read in small portions of one or two chapters every day, and never to be intermitted, unless by some overruling necessity
A body of oral messages, announcements, prophecies, promulgations, recitals, histories, songs of praise, lamentations, etc., which are meant either to be uttered or at least read aloud, or chanted, or sung, or recited in a community convoked for the purpose of a living celebration, not primarily a written or printed text to be scrutinized in private, in a scholar's study or a contemplative cell
A casket containing jewels of inestimable value, which should be so presented as to be seen in their intrinsic luster. But the beauty and excellence of these diamonds of truth are not discerned by the natural eye. The lovely things of the material world are not seen until the sun, dispelling the darkness, floods them with its light. And so with the treasures of God's word; they are not appreciated until they are revealed by the Sun of Righteousness.