John the Baptist was sent by God, but John was not God. John bore witness to the Word, but John was not the Word. John was inspired by God, but John was not God incarnate. This is how we should understand the relationship between the Bible and the revelation of God in Christ. The Bible is sent by God and inspired by God, but the Bible is not God. The Holy Trinity is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—not Father, Son, and Holy Bible. John the Baptist and the Bible play similar roles in relation to the eternal Logos who is Christ. We might say it this way: “There was a book sent from God, whose name
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