| Bible - Purpose | 聖經 - 目的 |
| There are two dominant themes in the Bible: the one
is the story of man's seduction by sin; the other, man's salvation by Christ. S. Barton Babbage 聖經的兩個主題，一個是人類被罪惡引誘的故事，另一則是人們因著基督得蒙救贖。 |
| The Bible, as a revelation
from God, was not designed to give us all the information we might desire, nor to solve
all the questions about which the human soul is perplexed, but to impart enough to be a
safe guide to the haven of eternal rest. Albert Barnes 聖經，從從神而來的啟示，不為提供我們需求的所有資訊，亦非為解決紛擾心靈一切問題，而為充分提供穩妥引導，通向永恆、恬靜歇息之處。 |
| Salvation, the salvation of man, is the final
purpose of the whole Bible. J. H. Bernard 救恩，唯獨世人救恩，乃為聖經至極目標。 |
| The Bible is a window in
this prison world through which we may look into eternity. Thomas Dwight 聖經乃是凡塵牢籠一扇明窗，我等抬頭仰望得見永恆家鄉。 |
| The storehouse of God's Word was never meant for
mere scrutiny, not even primarily for study but for sustenance. Vance Havner 上帝話語豐富儲存絕非僅供檢視推敲，亦非僅為詳讀研究，而為滋養吾輩蒼生。 |
| The Bible calls itself food.
The value of food is not in the discussion it arouses but in the nourishment it
imparts. Will H. Houghton 聖經自稱上帝糧食。此天上糧食之價值不在引發諸項討論，而在提供生命食糧。 |
| The Scriptures were not given to increase our
knowledge but to change our lives. D. L. Moody 聖經非為加增吾輩知識，而在改變你我生命。 |