Vietnam Evangelical Covenant Church – The New Testament is part of God’s Word and just as important as the Old Testament. As Christians, we rejoice in the New Testament because it portrays the life of Jesus and the early church and illustrates how we, as God’s children, should live.
The New Testament contains 27 books, from the four Gospels to Revelation, recording the life of Jesus, the birth of the church and teaching for the Christian life. Here are quotes about the New Testament and Scripture from evangelists and theologians across the generations. Scripture quotations are from the Berean Standard Bible (BSB).
16 Quotes About the New Testament
1. “The Scriptures teach us the best way of living, the noblest way of suffering, and the most comfortable way of dying.” (John Flavel)
2. “Though written over sixteen centuries by at least forty authors, the Bible has one central theme: salvation through faith in Christ.” (Max Lucado)
3. “I do not mean that there is too little New Testament language in our prayers; but there is too little of the Old and New Testament truly understood, meditated on, believed, realized and felt. There is too little of the substance, strength, depth and height of God’s Word in our prayers.” (Alexander Whyte)
4. “And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.” (Romans 8:28)
5. “Scripture is shallow enough for a child not to drown, yet deep enough for an elephant to swim.” (Augustine)
6. “The real issue is whether the sources we have are reliable, and in the case of the New Testament they certainly are. Remember that Matthew, Mark, Luke and John recorded what people of Jesus’ own time believed to be true about Him.” (Lee Strobel)
7. “The main reason Christians believe in the divine origin of the Bible is that Jesus Christ Himself taught it.” (John Stott)
8. “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness.” (2 Timothy 3:16)
9. “I’ve read the last page of the Bible, and everything in it is going to turn out all right.” (Billy Graham)
10. “I set out to refute Christianity and failed. I came to the conclusion that the Bible is true and that Jesus is the Son of God.” (Josh McDowell)
11. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.” (John 1:1–2)
12. “The power of Scripture rests on the fact that it is the reliable, true Word of God.” (Chuck Colson)
13. “All that I am I owe to Jesus Christ, revealed to me in His divine Book.” (David Livingstone)
14. “The simple truth is that the New Testament speaks to every situation and every age, and no one can stop it.” (William Barclay)
15. “I am convinced that the Gospels are not legends. Jesus stooped down and wrote in the dust. Nothing came of it; no one built a doctrine on it; and the art of inventing small irrelevant details to make an imaginary scene more convincing is a purely modern art.” (C.S. Lewis)
16. “For I am with you, and no one will lay a hand on you to harm you, because I have many people in this city.” (Acts 18:10)
How to Read the New Testament Fruitfully
These quotes share one point: the New Testament is not just a book to study, but God’s Word to believe and obey. The New Testament authors wrote so that we may believe that Jesus is the Christ, and that by believing we may have life in His name.
If you have never read the whole New Testament, start with the Gospel of Mark, which is short and easy to follow, then John, Acts and the letters. Just one chapter a day, and you will finish the New Testament in about nine months.
As you read, keep a small notebook to record the verse that touches you most each day. You can also read the New Testament with your family or small group, each person sharing one thing they learned. Reading together helps us persevere and understand God’s Word more deeply.
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Prayer
Lord, thank You that the New Testament reveals Jesus to us. Help us love Your Word, read it every day and live by what You teach. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Article: Thảo Anh
Adapted from: ChristianQuotes.info
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