I read a lot of comments regarding writers views on the word of God. I find peace and contentment in what the bible teaches us about his word and his direction for us.

BE MY SERVANT

This is God speaking--
I made you a human being, but I still want you to be as much like me as you can. So try your best to act as I would act and do my work in the world. Tell the truth about me. Set an example for others to follow. Show them what it is like to keep my agreement and live the good life.
Start living according to my guidelines now. Don't ever hide the fact that you are following me. Be like that city that is built on a hill--that is seen from all directions--or a bright light that is not covered or turned off--let the light that is in you because of me, shine, so people can get to know me through you.

If you turn away from me and refuse to live according to my guidelines, you are like the salt that has lost its saltiness. You don't do yourself or anyone else any good. So listen to me carefully, learn from me and do your best to understand me. Serve with your heart and soul. Do everything I tell you to do--make it clear to those who refuse to follow me just how much you love me.

If you try to be as much like me as you can, anyone who knows you will also know me. Someone who thinks highly of you will think highly of me.

Being my servant is a joyful task. Sing and rejoice in everything you do. Think of keeping my agreement as a privelege and not a hardship, even though you may give up certain things in order to follow my guidelines, you will gain much more in return.

This may sound too elementary but I see too much out in the world today with individuals wanting to change God's word. The bible is sufficient and it is God's love and grace that sustains us. What else could be any better?