假如沒有聖經，世界會變成怎樣呢？我們的生活會缺少甚麼？請你用心想一想。如果沒有聖經，我們對神便沒有準確的認識；不會知道基督降世的準確歷史；也不懂得如何去尋找神；對來世也一無所知。

幸好我們今天擁有聖經，神藉此來向我們啟示祂自己。在接著的幾天，我們將會一起檢視聖經在這世界，以及在我們各人生命中的重要位置。聖經帶給我們很多信息；不過，我們要緊記一句話：「神把聖經賜給我們，不僅是要加增我們的知識，更是要改變我們的生命。」此外，我們還要記著，要驗證異端的方法很簡單：它是否以聖經作為最高的權威？若不是，它就是異端了。

我們今天選讀的經文，表明神乃自有永有，祂滿有能力和智慧。第3節有兩個簡單的字，它們卻包含了極為重要的真理，它們就是「神說」。我們的神是會說話的！在聖經第一本書的第一章，這兩個字便重覆出現了11次。全本聖經有超過二千次的地方，記述神向人說話。

假神和偶像是永遠不會說話的。詩篇一一五篇直言它們「有口不能言，有眼卻不能看，有耳卻不能聽」。我們的神會說話，因為祂是永活的神，所以能聽、能看。而且，祂是一位慈愛和信實的神，所以祂會回應我們。祂不僅用說話來創造萬物，今天還繼續透過祂的話語和住在我們心裡的聖靈向我們說話。神已經向我們說話，我們有沒有聆聽呢？

Can you imagine what the world would be like if we had no Bible? What would we not have? Stop and think. We would have no accurate knowledge of God Himself. We would have no authentic history of Christ’s coming. We would have no clear knowledge of how we could approach God, nor any certain knowledge of future life.

But we do have this remarkable book in which God reveals Himself. Over the next few days we will look together at the Bible and its place in our lives and in this world. It has many messages for us. However, let us remember what someone has said, “The Bible was not given merely to increase our knowledge, but to transform our lives.” Remember also that a test for every cult is simple - does it major on any other book beside the Bible? If so it is to be rejected.

The first verse of our reading today speaks of God’s eternal existence, His power and His wisdom. Then in verse 3, there are two words which form a brief statement, but contain a tremendous truth. The words are “God said”. Our God speaks! Eleven times in this first chapter of the first book in the Bible those words are repeated. Over 2000 times in the Bible it states that God spoke or a similar phrase is used.

False gods and idols are forever silent. Psalm 115 says, “they have mouths but they cannot speak, eyes but they cannot see, they have ears but they cannot hear.” Our God speaks and because He is a living God, He can hear and see. Because He is a loving, faithful God, He will answer us. He spoke at creation and He is still speaking through His Word and through His Holy Spirit in our hearts. He has spoken - are we listening?