Discover what is the Holy Bible. Learn how divine inspiration transforms Scripture into the living Word of God and why a pure heart is essential to experience its power.
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What is the Holy Bible?
Every generation asks the same question: What is the Bible? Is it history, poetry, or simply a religious text among others? To many, it may appear like another book filled with stories and teachings. Yet, to the believer, the Holy Bible is the living Word of God, breathed and inspired by the Holy Spirit.
The Bible is not just ink on paper. It is the divine voice of God speaking through human language. As 2 Peter 1:21 declares, “Holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.” The words were written by men, but the message came from the Spirit.
That’s what separates the Bible from every other form of literature, philosophy, or science. The Holy Bible is God-breathed; it is divine inspiration captured in human expression.
The Bible and Other Books: What Makes It Holy?
When you open a chemistry textbook, you learn about elements. When you read a novel, you experience imagination.
But when you read the Bible, you are invited into a divine conversation between God and your heart.
Other books inform. The Bible transforms.
A novel does not require your heart to be pure before reading it. You can pick it up while angry, sad, or bitter, and still comprehend its story. But the Bible demands the state of your heart.
If you read it with unforgiveness, pride, or pain of the past, you are reading mere letters not Scripture. The Spirit withdraws from a heart filled with offence. That’s why so many today read the Bible, yet it remains lifeless to them.
According to TB Joshua:
“Scripture is literature, but when it is inspired by the Holy Spirit, it becomes the Bible.”
Only a heart free from bitterness can experience the Bible as living and powerful. It’s not just about reading the pages, it’s about allowing the Spirit to breathe life into what you read.
The Role of the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is not a guest in the Bible – He is the author. When you read the Bible without the Spirit, you are like someone holding a lamp without oil. The words are there, but the light is missing.
The Spirit makes the Word come alive. He speaks, comforts, convicts, and renews. He turns verses into revelation and transforms reading into relationship.
This is why before opening your Bible, your first prayer should be simple yet profound:
“Holy Spirit, free my spirit to follow You.”
Without the Holy Spirit, you can know Scripture intellectually but never experience it spiritually. The Holy Spirit turns the Word into power – the same power that heals, delivers, and saves.
Why Many Don’t Experience the Bible’s Power
The reason many believers read without revelation is not because the Bible has lost its power, but because our hearts have lost their purity. Pride, grudges, and pain block the flow of divine communication.
TB Joshua said, “You hold a grudge against your brother – you have already grieved the Holy Spirit.”
When the Holy Spirit is grieved, the Bible becomes silent. It feels like literature instead of life. That’s why forgiveness is not just moral obedience, it’s spiritual maintenance. To keep your blessing, your healing, and your deliverance, you must keep your heart free.
When you let go of offence, the Word begins to live in you. The stories stop being history, they become your story. The Word enters your heart, refines it, and returns to God joined with your spirit. That is when the Bible truly becomes the living Word.
What is the Holy Bible? – Living the Word
To live the Bible is to allow Jesus to be Himself in you. To forgive as He forgave, to love as He loved, and serve as He served.
Every time you read, let your heart be the altar where the Holy Spirit speaks. Don’t rush. Read slowly, attentively, and repeatedly. The more you meditate, the more the Word becomes a reality to you.
Even if your reason rejects it, let your heart crave it. The Holy Spirit does not reward cleverness – He rewards obedience.
So when you read, don’t just study the Bible – meet God in it.
Conclusion: The Bible Is Not Like Any Other Book
The Bible is not literature. It is not history. It is not philosophy. The Holy Bible is Spirit and life. When the Holy Spirit breathes upon it, it becomes the voice of God in human words.
When you read with a pure heart, it transforms you from within.
Let go of offence, pride. Let the Holy Spirit remain and the Word will become alive in you.
As Jesus said, “The words I speak to you, they are Spirit, and they are Life.” (John 6:63)
Episode 2 Snippet: The Holy Bible vs Other Books
In Episode 2, we’ll go deeper into the Holy Bible vs other books. You’ll learn how the Holy Bible differs from other books.
Stay tuned for Episode 2: “The Holy Bible vs the Other Books.”