MIQRA Institute of Biblical Studies
Reading Scripture, Hearing God
OUR MESSAGE
The MIQRA
Institute affirms that the Holy Scriptures as Old and New Testaments,
received as sacred canon by the early Jewish and Christian communities of
faith, are the fully inspired and wholly reliable revelation of the Triune
God, in which writings the divine voice speaks a discernible message which
those with the requisite competencies and virtues are able to read, study,
and proclaim. Further, the Institute affirms:
That these Scriptures are intrinsically worthy of reading and hearing
and obeying, which activities define the worshiping community as the people
of God;
That these Scriptures are inherently relevant, breathing the
always-fresh voice of the living God into the lives of those who humbly
listen;
That these Scriptures are inexhaustibly resourceful for salvation and
service, defining what it means to know God and fitting those who do for
every good work;
That these Scriptures are intentionally proclamational, their authored
meaning constituting a divine message intended to be propagated
