The Bible is primarily a book neither of science, nor of literature, nor of philosophy, but of salvation...The salvation for which the Bible instructs us is available "through faith in Christ Jesus." Therefore, since scripture concerns a salvation and salvation is through Christ, Scirpture is full of Christ. Jesus himself thus understood the nature and function of the Bible. "The Scriptures," he said, "testify about me."...Our savior Jesus Christ himself (in terms of promise and fulfillment) is Scripture's unifying theme.
John Stott in Christian Smith, The Bible Made Impossible (Grand Rapids: Brazos, 2011), 103
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