约翰福音1:1说:“太初有道，道与 神同在，道就是 神。”

这是对耶稣，上帝之子和人子－－神性和人性的合一的完美描述。

正如希伯来书4:12所说，耶稣通过《圣经》给了我们祂的生命话语，就是“上帝的道是活泼的，有功效的。”他也肯定“给我作见证的就是这经。”(约翰福音5:39)

我们可以在圣经中找到耶稣的足迹。我们从旧约的历史、律法、箴言、诗歌和预言中看到祂。他也出现在新约福音书、早期教会历史、保罗书信和预言中，通过“耶稣基督的启示，就是 神赐给他，叫他将必要快成的事指示他的众仆人。”(启示录1:1)

《圣经》是上帝通过人受圣灵激励，“被圣灵感动” (彼得后书1:21)，用他们的语言传递给人类的信息。所以，《圣经》就像基督，因为它们是人性与神性的结合。

作为基督复临安息日会，《圣经》是我们所有信仰的基础。这就是为什么我们的第一个基本信仰与圣经有关。

它宣称：“圣经，新约圣经及旧约圣经，乃是写下的上帝的圣言。由上帝所默示，借着圣洁的神人被圣灵感动说出及写成。在这项圣言中，上帝将得救所需的知识赐给人。圣经是上帝旨意之无误的启示。它是品格的标准，经验的试金石，是各项教训之权威性的显示，并是上帝在历史中的作为之忠实的记录。”（基督复临安息日会基本信仰第一条——上帝的圣言，adventist.org/beliefs）

许多经文肯定了《圣经》的美妙和能力。

例如，箴言30:5-6说:“ 神的话句句都是纯净的;他是投靠他的人的盾牌。他的言语、你不可加添。恐怕他责备你、你就显为说谎言的。”

以赛亚书8:20又说:“ 人当以训诲和法度为标准，他们所说的若不与此相符，必不得见晨光。”

然而，在约翰福音17:17，耶稣为他的门徒祷告，求天父“用你的真理使他们成圣，你的话就是真理”，他肯定了圣经的重要性。

在保罗写给帖撒罗尼迦信中,他说：“为此，我们也不住地感谢 神，因你们听见我们所传 神的道，就领受了，不以为是人的道，乃以为是 神的道。这道实在是 神的，并且运行在你们信主的人心中。”（帖撒罗尼迦前书2:13）

事实上，《圣经》是上帝对我们说的话，启示了祂的真理，并使我们在跟随祂神圣的旨意时更靠近祂。但是要听祂说话，我们必须通过相信圣经是祂旨意的至高无上、权威和无误的启示。

在《善恶之争》598页警告我们：“《圣经》中最明显的真理已经被一些有学问的人笼罩在怀疑黑暗之中了。他们自以为大有智慧，便教训人说，《圣经》有一种奥妙而神秘的灵意，是不露在字面上的。这等人乃是假师傅。耶稣曾论到他们说：“你们……不明白《圣经》，也不晓得上帝的大能。”（可12:24）《圣经》中的话，除了一些明显是采用表号或比喻之外，都应当按照其明白的意思解释。基督已经应许说：“人若立志遵着他的旨意行，就必晓得这教训。”（约7:17）人们若能按照《圣经》字面上的教训去行，同时，也没有假师傅在旁引诱并混乱他们的思想，那就必能完成一番足以使众天使欢乐的工作，而现今那些还在谬论之黑暗中流浪的人，也必成千成万地归入基督的羊圈了。”

《圣经》确实是“我们脚前的灯，路上的光”(诗篇119:105)，但我们必须先去掉我们固有的偏见，才能清楚地看到光。

为了进一步了解我们基督复临安息日会的基本信仰，魏泰德牧师邀请您访问以下网站:

www.adventist.org/beliefs

 www.adventist.org/documents/methods-of-bible-study 《研究圣经的方法》

最后，魏泰德牧师鼓励你打开《圣经》，看看上帝现在想对你说什么。

John 1:1 says, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

It’s a beautiful description of Jesus, the Son of God and the Son of man—a perfect blending of the human and divine.

Jesus has given us His words of life through the Holy Scriptures, the “living, powerful Word of God,” as Hebrews 4:12 says. He also affirmed that “these are they which testify of Me” (John 5:39).

We find Jesus’ footprints throughout the Bible. We see him through the Old Testament history, law, wisdom, poetry, and prophecy. He is also present in the New Testament Gospels, early church history, letters by Paul, and prophecy through the “revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants—things which must shortly take place” (Revelation 1:1).

The Bible is God’s message given to humanity in their language through men inspired and “moved by the Holy Spirit” (2 Peter 1:21). So, the Scriptures are like Christ in that they are a combination of the human and divine.

The Scriptures are the foundation upon which we base all our beliefs as Seventh-day Adventists. This is why our first fundamental belief pertains to the Holy Scriptures.

It reads, “The Holy Scriptures, Old and New Testaments, are the written Word of God, given by divine inspiration. The inspired authors spoke and wrote as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. In this Word, God has committed to humanity the knowledge necessary for salvation. The Holy Scriptures are the supreme, authoritative, and infallible revelation of His will. They are the standard of character, the test of experience, the definitive revealer of doctrines, and the trustworthy record of God’s acts in history” (Seventh-day Adventist Fundamental Belief 1, “The Holy Scriptures,” adventist.org/beliefs).

Many texts affirm the beauty and power of the Scriptures.

For instance, verses 5 and 6 of Proverbs 30 say, “Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him. Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.”

Also, Isaiah 8:20 testifies, “To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.”

Still, in John 17:17, Jesus affirmed the importance of the Scriptures when He prayed for His disciples, asking the Father to “sanctify them by Your truth. Your Word is truth.”

In Paul’s letter to the Thessalonians, he said, “For this reason, we also thank God without ceasing because when you received the Word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the Word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe” (1 Thessalonians 2:13).

Indeed, the Bible is truly God’s Word to us, revealing His truth and drawing us closer to Him as we follow His divine counsel. But to hear Him speaking, we must approach the book by believing that they are the supreme, authoritative, and infallible revelation of His will.

The Great Controversy, page 598, warns us: “The truths most plainly revealed in the Bible have been involved in doubt and darkness by learned men, who, with a pretense of great wisdom, teach that the Scriptures have a mystical, a secret, spiritual meaning not apparent in the language employed. These men are false teachers. It was to such a class that Jesus declared: “Ye know not the Scriptures, neither the power of God.” (Mark 12:24). The language of the Bible should be explained according to its obvious meaning unless a symbol or figure is employed. Christ has given the promise: ‘If any man will do His will, he shall know of the doctrine.’ John 7:17. If men would but take the Bible as it reads, if there were no false teachers to mislead and confuse their minds, a work would be accomplished that would make angels glad, and that would bring into the fold of Christ thousands upon thousands who are now wandering in error.”

The Bible is indeed “a lamp to our feet and a light to our path” (Psalm 119:105), but we must first take off the blinds of our own presuppositions to see the light clearly.

To learn more about what we, Seventh-day Adventists, believe about the Holy Scriptures, Pastor Ted Wilson invites you to visit the following:

http://www.adventist.org/beliefs

“Methods of Bible Study” at http://www.adventist.org/documents/methods-of-bible-study

Finally, Pastor Wilson encourages you to open the Holy Scriptures and find out what God would like to say to you now.