2 TIMOTHY 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
All of God's Word is true, but in order to avoid confusion and deception, we must correctly divide the Bible.
While not all of Scripture is addressed to or is entirely about us, ALL of Scripture is written FOR us.
The New Testament letters are the only ones that are expressly and directly addressed to us in the entire Bible, which is the inspired Word of God.
While reading a letter addressed to someone else might teach us a lot, reading a letter addressed to ourselves is considerably more significant.
The New Testament contains letters (or epistles, another word for letters), beginning with Romans.
Because of this, we ought to (and must if we are to be truthful) base the majority of our teachings on what we discover in the Bible that was written especially for us, the New Testament Epistles.
The book of Acts is not simply a letter but rather the history of the early church as they learned about and began to live under the New Covenant.
The four Gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—are part of what we refer to as the New Testament in our Bibles, although they actually document the life and ministry of Jesus as it occurred during the time of the Old Covenant with Israel. (Because the New Covenant could not begin until Jesus' blood was shed for the forgiveness of our sins.)
SAY THIS: As a member of Christ, I belong to His earthly body, the church. So, the letters addressed to the church in the Bible are addressed to me.
