I started reading the Bible at the age of eight. I have read, meditated, studied in depth how the Bible fits into one’s life. Many “Christians” literally read the Bible and declare everything in the Bible has equal value. Many “Christians” refuse to accept the Scared Writings of other religions in the world. I accepted this view early in life for this was the prevailing view among the churches I attended.
Over the years, I have read Scriptures like Hebrews 1:1-3, “ Going through a long line of prophets, God has been addressing our ancestors in different ways for centuries. Recently he spoke to us directly through his Son. By his Son, God created the world in the beginning, and it will all belong to the Son at the end. This Son perfectly mirrors God, and is stamped with God’s nature. He holds everything together by what he says—powerful words!”
God did not reveal God’s total plan to Adam and Eve. In fact, God revealed God’s plan progressively and continuously. Hebrews 1 states God spoke or reveled God in the birth, life, ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus. Jesus declared God’s plan is simple. We are to love God, love others as we love ourselves, and we are to appreciate, love, and enjoy all of God’s creation.
God continues to reveal God to us through progressive and continuous revelation. The Jewish Scriptures and the Christian Scriptures provide principles for living. God continues to challenge the “ruts” people fall into by clinging to the understandings of yesterday to the problems facing us today. The principles from the past can assist us, but past experiences and understandings do not give answers for today. God has given us reason also. Reason provides logical ways of dealing with current issues. New ideas lead to new methods and solutions. Thus, God continues to reveal God to us through reason, experience, and what we know from the past.
God also speaks to us through the Sacred Writings of all religions. We should be aware of how God’s truth is revealed to all of God’s Creation. I like the image below that describes how God continues to reveal God to us:
The Curious Pilgrims 