What, then, is the purpose of the Bible as special revelation? It is this: Through God’s written revelation we come to know and believe in Christ, the Messiah. Then, by Scripture’s objective truth, we are able to confirm the validity of our knowledge of Him. John puts it this way: “Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name” (John 20:30–31).
