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# The essence of the Bible
- URL: https://amemamem.com.br/en/the-essence-of-the-bible-2/
- Published: 2025-01-16T15:02:49.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-09T21:46:26.000Z
- Description: Who hasn't had difficulty understanding the essence of the Bible?
- Author: Airton Humber
- Tags: #en, #de-essencia-da-biblia-2

## The essence of the Bible is **Christ in us**!

Who hasn't had difficulty understanding the essence of the Bible?

Surely the Bible is the most read book, the most loved and, at the same time, the most fought against of all. This rejection is perfectly understandable in light of the atrocities, abuses and mistakes committed by religious people throughout history, partly even to this day. For me, it is like a manufacturer's manual, or like the idea of the law of gravity: we have the right to disagree, but that does not interfere with its continued action upon the Earth.

In view of the excellent reception of the original article and the many suggestions received from dear friends, I decided to make this **revised** and **expanded** version, including some clarifications. I thank each one who set aside part of their precious time to send me contributions.

The main goal of this article is to awaken a new look at the Bible, to promote dialogue and comparative reflection between the revelation of this sacred book and our religious practice called Christian. For that, I highlighted, partly in blue and partly in the abbreviations of the books, the links with direct access to the Bible references and to other posts on this blog with more details for your research.

## Understanding the essence of the Bible

Have you ever had any difficulty understanding the Bible? Who hasn't!

We urgently need to take in this essence, which is Christ formed in us, the mystery of God, which Paul strives to explain in his letters. So let's make understanding easier with the help of the Holy Spirit.

Come with me!

I will try to answer *what, when, where* and *how* the mystery was revealed, and became a mystery again, always bringing individual responsibility as part of a collective, because Christ is all, and in all ([**Col 3**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/ara/cl/3/11?ref=amemamem.com.br)).

I begin with a request: consider this work. If you disagree with any statement, please let me know for possible corrections or clarifications. Some statements may seem strange at first, since the process of learning and discovery happens that way.

I believe, however, and so I hope, , that it will be a great light for all of us. My desire is that the Spirit of God guide you in this reading and that you avoid clinging to one word or another, or a poorly expressed statement, despite all my zeal, care and understanding. Sometimes words are insufficient and [the letter kills](https://amemamem.com.br/palavras/), while the Spirit gives life. Probably for this reason Jesus wrote nothing, and instead sent his Spirit to convey the teachings to us and guide us into all truth. Amen!

Remember Jesus' warning: *new wine is not put into old wineskins, a patch of new cloth is not sewn onto an old garment, so that we do not lose everything*. Some concepts are irreconcilable.

### The Bible

The Bible has 72 books in the Catholic version and 66 books in the evangelical version. The difference lies in 7 books of the Old Testament, considered by Protestants to be apocryphal, that is, of doubtful authorship. They are the books of Tobit, Judith, 1 and 2 Maccabees, Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach and Baruch.

The books of the Bible were written by more than 40 authors, over a period of approximately 1,600 years. Yet it must be seen as a single whole, complete, finished and with hundreds of links between all the books. It is divided into two great parts: the Old Testament and the New Testament. In the "very end" of its last book, Revelation, , it gives an important warning: if anyone takes away or adds anything, "things will go badly for them." **Therefore, considering the usual Christian practice, I believe a deep revision of our way of believing is necessary.**

### The terrible condition of human beings without God

The Bible records, clearly, the condition of man without God through the following conceptions:

- The man who had the most wisdom said: God tests the hearts of men so that they may see that in themselves they are like the animals ([**Eccl 3**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/ara/ec/3/18?ref=amemamem.com.br));
- We were all born as part of a perverse and corrupt generation, our inclination is only and solely toward evil ([**Gen 6**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/gn/6/5?ref=amemamem.com.br));
- The Evil One keeps deceiving us because we do not know the Scriptures or the power of God ([**Matt 22**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/mt/22/29?ref=amemamem.com.br));
- We do not like to be disillusioned about this. So we perpetuate our condition as slaves, but the biblical truth is this: we live in a dark world, dominated by the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms ([**Eph 6**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/ara/ef/6/12?ref=amemamem.com.br));
- In this way, we remain slaves of [deception](https://amemamem.com.br/o-grande-engano/), the lie that seems to be truth, **because the whole world is under the power of the Evil One**. It is impossible for us to be set free without divine intervention ([**1John 5**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/1jo/5/19?ref=amemamem.com.br));
- Much of our learning comes from the teaching of men who forget that laws and rules incite disobedience ([**1Cor 15**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/ara/1co/15/56?ref=amemamem.com.br)).

For this reason, the need for repentance, as it is the understanding of this terrible natural condition of ours and the search for a solution in God, so as to perceive that the essence of the Bible is Christ formed in us.

### The Old Testament

The **Old Testament**, also called *The Law of God*, records the history of man from the creation of the world and his development until the coming of Jesus, whom God made the Christ. The whole Old Testament points to Christ ([**Acts 2**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/atos/2/36?ref=amemamem.com.br); [**Rom 10**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/rm/10/4?ref=amemamem.com.br)).

### The New Testament

The **New Testament** records the history and the work of Jesus Christ. It becomes easier to understand if we look at it as made up mainly of two gospels: that of Jesus Christ and that of the apostle Paul. This perspective allows us to perceive the difference between the two gospels, and this distinction is also very well recorded and revealed in Paul's various letters.

Had you noticed that they taught many things, but preached different gospels, and that the gospels complement each other?

In short, the Bible records it this way.

### The Gospel of the Kingdom of God

Jesus Christ announced the Gospel of the Kingdom of God, which was completed with the sending of the Holy Spirit. He spoke about repentance, which I understand today as a necessary change of mentality and way of thinking. Contrary to what we learned and usually think, the Bible reveals that:

- The whole world is under the power of the evil one ([**1John 5**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/1jo/5/19?ref=amemamem.com.br));
- Becoming aware of our wickedness, mine and yours, is necessary ([**Gen 6**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/gn/6/5?ref=amemamem.com.br)) so that we may be saved from this corrupt and perverse generation ([**Acts 2**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/atos/2/40?ref=amemamem.com.br));
- Whoever is in the darkness does not know where they are going ([**John 12**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/jo/12/35?ref=amemamem.com.br); [**1John 2**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/1jo/2/7-11?ref=amemamem.com.br)).

### The Gospel of Christ

Paul announced the Gospel of Christ, continuing the gospel of the Kingdom of God. He speaks of the action of the Holy Spirit, showing why the essence of the Bible is Christ formed in us. Also, like Jesus, Paul affirms that we live in a dark world ([**Eph 6**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/ara/ef/6/12?ref=amemamem.com.br)) that suffers birth pains until Christ is formed in us ([**Gal 4**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/gl/4/19?ref=amemamem.com.br)).

It is unpleasant to admit that we live in a dark world, under the power of the evil one. It is easier to believe that we are children of God, even though it contradicts the Bible's many explanations. Wouldn't this be yet another powerful [deception](https://amemamem.com.br/o-grande-engano/) of the devil? In truth, for many Christians, the devil does not even really exist. Sometimes, without realizing it, one gets the impression that we are introducing the Evil One into the daily routines of our children and grandchildren.

The Lord says we are light for the world, so we must let our light shine as children of God in the midst of the darkness. Jesus reinforces this: "I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you protect them from the Evil One" ([**John 17**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/aa/jo/17/15?ref=amemamem.com.br)), and at the conclusion of the Lord's Prayer: "But deliver us from evil" ([**Matt 6**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/mt/6/13?ref=amemamem.com.br)).

### Some differences between the Old and the New Testament

In summary, I like to see the differences between the two Testaments this way:

- In the Old Testament, man tries to climb up to Heaven; in the New Testament, heaven comes down to Earth;
- In the Old Testament, I am the reference for love; in the New Testament, Jesus Christ is the reference for love;
- In the Old Testament, there is the reference to the **neighbor**; in the New Testament, to the **other**. Therefore, whenever we treat someone as a neighbor, we are going back to the Old Testament;
- In the Old Testament, we see the wickedness of man, judging and condemning; in the New Testament, there is the goodness of God forgiving and leading us to forgive. The message of the cross is: whoever does evil does not know what they are doing and needs forgiveness;
- In the Old Testament, God gave 10 commandments, which were reduced to 2 and then to one, and nothing was perfected; in the New Testament, Jesus Christ gave us one new and only commandment, impossible for man to fulfill by his own effort. However, God has already provided the impossible, putting his law in our minds and in our hearts, proposing to dwell in us, through his Spirit, guiding us into the truth;
- In the Old Testament, I crucify the other; in the New Testament, following the example of Jesus, I deny myself, take up my own cross and crucify myself;
- In the Old Testament, I say "God bless you" to the other; in the New Testament, remembering that God has already praised us with every blessing in Christ, and that I am in Christ, therefore God is with me, I myself bless the other.

### What is **Christ**?

Christ is the Messiah, the Anointed One, the One Sent by God; he is the ordinary human being full of the Holy Spirit, a child of the living God who reveals God's love and goodness. And this is well explained in several ways in the New Testament:

- **Jesus is one generation;**
- **Christ is another generation.**

Therefore, Christ is the son of man who was born again, born of God, by the Holy Spirit ([**John 1**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/jo/1/12,13?ref=amemamem.com.br)). That is why the new birth is needed, being born again, born of God, born of the Spirit of God ([**John 3**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/jo/3/3-8?ref=amemamem.com.br)).

If you want to know more about this, see here: [Christ: A new generation](https://amemamem.com.br/cristo-a-42a-geracao/).

### Who is Christ?

Christ is every human being who receives and seeks to walk in the Holy Spirit, who strives to keep listening and giving ear to Him.

The apostle Paul explains it this way:

- Being in Christ ([**2Cor 5**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/ara/2co/5/17?ref=amemamem.com.br));
- Christ lives in me ([**Gal 2**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/ara/gl/2/20?ref=amemamem.com.br));
- Until Christ is formed in you ([**Gal 4**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/gl/4/19?ref=amemamem.com.br)).

### How did it begin?

It began with Jesus receiving the Holy Spirit after baptism, taking that on in the synagogue after the temptation and persevering to the end, when God made him Lord and Christ ([**Acts 2**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/atos/2/36?ref=amemamem.com.br)).

### When did it begin?

When Peter recognized that Jesus was the Christ **(**[**Matt 16**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/mt/16/16?ref=amemamem.com.br)).

Jesus said he would send the Holy Spirit and did so in the event known as Pentecost ([**John 16**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/jo/16/7?ref=amemamem.com.br)).

He also told his disciples to wait for the receiving of power by the Holy Spirit (**Acts 1).**

### Why?

Without Christ, we are slaves of [deception](https://amemamem.com.br/o-grande-engano/), the lie that seems to be truth, because the whole world is under the power of the Evil One. And we are often deceived by the Evil One, who knows how to use God's own word for this, as he did with Eve, with the religious people of Jesus' time, and tried to do with Jesus as well. But Jesus showed us the way not to fall for this smooth talk: that of the human being guided by the Holy Spirit ([**1John 5**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/1jo/5/19?ref=amemamem.com.br); [**John 14**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/jo/14/6?ref=amemamem.com.br)).

### For what?

So that we may reveal his grace, which accepts us as we are, forgiving our wickedness and no longer remembering our sins, but rather his love in communion with the Holy Spirit, providing the condition of being made children of God ([**John 1**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/jo/1/17?ref=amemamem.com.br);[**Jer 31**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/jr/31/34?ref=amemamem.com.br); [**John 3**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/jo/3/16?ref=amemamem.com.br);[**Rom 8**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/rm/8/16?ref=amemamem.com.br);[**John 1**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/jo/1/12,13?ref=amemamem.com.br)).

### And how will this be?

I believe this is the main challenge for those who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, because, when we accept his work, receive and trust the Holy Spirit, we can:

- Experience and prove the will of God, because it is good, pleasing and perfect ([**Rom 12**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/rm/12/2?ref=amemamem.com.br));
- Enjoy the joy of entering the rest of the Lord, with praise and worship, because he is good, and his love endures forever;
- Give thanks in any and every situation, which is **Praising**([**1Thess 5**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/1ts/5/18?ref=amemamem.com.br));
- Not hinder the action of the Spirit of God through us, cooperating with Him, which is **Worshiping in Spirit and in truth**([**1Thess 5**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/ntlh/1ts/5/19?ref=amemamem.com.br); [**1Cor 3**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/1co/3/9?ref=amemamem.com.br);[**John 4**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/jo/4/24?ref=amemamem.com.br)).

This process transforms our nature and we begin to understand the essence of the Bible, which is Christ in us!

### Christ is a revealed mystery

The apostle Paul strove hard to clarify this mystery and did so in plain words:

- He speaks of it as a mystery hidden for a long time and now revealed ([**Col 1**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/cl/1/26?ref=amemamem.com.br));
- He explains, several times, our individual responsibility, as part of a collective ([**Col 1**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/cl/1/24?ref=amemamem.com.br));
- He confirms that whoever is in Christ is a new creation, is no longer selfish and begins to have a different outlook toward others as well;
- He reinforces that it is impossible for a part of the body to survive disconnected from the whole ([**1Cor 12**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/1co/12/12-27?ref=amemamem.com.br));
- He argues that in Christ are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge ([**Col 2**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/cl/2/2,3?ref=amemamem.com.br));
- He emphasizes that the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God ([**1Cor 2**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/1co/2/10?ref=amemamem.com.br));
- He reinforces that the Spirit empowers us and grants us gifts of power to walk ([**1Cor 12**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/1co/12/4-11?ref=amemamem.com.br));
- He comments on his suffering until Christ is formed in us ([**Gal 4**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/gl/4/19?ref=amemamem.com.br)).

In another way, Jesus also signaled the need for this unity in the collective ([**Matt 18**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/mt/18/20?ref=amemamem.com.br)).

### A Christian without Christ, who is the essence of the Bible; is this possible!?

The apostle Paul asked some **disciples**: **"Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" They answered: "No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit."** "Then what baptism did you receive?" Paul asked. "John's baptism," they replied. Paul said: "John's baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus." On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. When Paul placed his hands on them, **the Holy Spirit came on them**, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied ([**Acts 19**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/atos/19/1-6?ref=amemamem.com.br)).

**The Spirit is necessary and sufficient. He forms in us his fruit: Christ! Because it is the Spirit of God who makes us children of God, like Jesus Christ** ([**Rom 8**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/rm/8/14-16?ref=amemamem.com.br)).

### Practical application

Some friends ask me about the practical application of all this, which is very beautiful: "So, how can we begin?"

To start, I recommend praying the Lord's Prayer daily, the only one Jesus taught us; and doing it in the way taught. Curiously, he says the Father **sees** our prayer and rewards us; it seems he does not even need to listen. And he clarifies that the Father already knows what we are going to say. It is as if he wished to **see** our attitude of seeking in him the daily provision.

### The will of God in the essence of the Bible

The will of God is good, pleasing and perfect. We can experience and prove this when we offer our body as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God. This is what we can do with our mind, with our reasoning. No longer doing as everyone does, just because it is comfortable to follow the majority. In this way, we will be transformed by his Holy Spirit.

But what is the will of God for us?

The Bible says what it is (and we can understand it in this sequence):

- **Sanctification**: ceasing to follow the present order of this world that is under the power of the Evil One ([**Eph 2**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/ef/2/1,2?ref=amemamem.com.br));
- **Salvation**: being saved from our perverse and corrupt generation by believing in the work of Jesus and receiving the Holy Spirit ([**Acts 2**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/atos/2/38-40?ref=amemamem.com.br));
- **Complete joy**: if God is for us, who can be against us? ([**Rom 8**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/rm/8/31?ref=amemamem.com.br));
- **Continual prayer**: to hear the Spirit ([**1Thess 5**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/1ts/5/17?ref=amemamem.com.br));
- **Praising**: giving thanks in any and every situation. Many times, this is a true sacrifice of praise because it is a great challenge to give thanks when the situation is not pleasant for us. God does not need our worship, but praising is good because we make room for him to work through us, as portals of eternity ([**1Thess 5**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/1ts/5/18?ref=amemamem.com.br); [**Ps 24**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/ara/sl/24/7-10?ref=amemamem.com.br));
- **Worshiping in spirit and in truth**: not hindering the action of the Holy Spirit ([**1Thess 5**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/ntlh/1ts/5/19?ref=amemamem.com.br)).

### Happiness and Blessedness

The essence of the Bible has much to do with blessedness and little to do with happiness, contrary to some Christian currents based on the happiness provided by an abundance of possessions.

Let's see the difference between them:

- **Happiness** is a state of satisfaction that depends on conditions external to man;
- **Blessedness** is a state of satisfaction that depends on conditions internal to man.

It is necessary to distinguish this difference because understanding it correctly allows us to understand the reason for the expressions of some martyrs. In the face of adversity, in terms of outward appearances, they were not well, but they had an inner peace that no one could take away ([**Rom 8**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/rm/8/37-39?ref=amemamem.com.br)).

### Final summary

### Gospel of Jesus

Based on the fact that the essence of the Bible is Christ in us, we can summarize the work of Jesus in the following way:

- Do not worry about clothes, food or drink. Seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things will be added ([**Matt 6)**;](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/mt/6/31-33?ref=amemamem.com.br)
- Keep in mind the New Commandment: *love one another* ([**John 13**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/jo/13/34?ref=amemamem.com.br));
- Receive the Kingdom of God with the openness of a child ([**Luke 18**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/ara/lc/18/17?ref=amemamem.com.br));
- Trust that God, the Father, will give the Holy Spirit to whoever asks ([**Luke 11**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/lc/11/13?ref=amemamem.com.br)).

### Gospel of Paul

The apostle Paul suffers and pleads, in divine love, that we offer our body as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, affirming that this is what we can do with our reasoning. And that we must stop imitating the majority, because in this way the transformation will occur through the renewing of our mind, so that we may experience and prove the will of God, which is good, pleasing and perfect.

He also reinforces, with these beautiful words, to:

- Work out your salvation with all reverence, for it is God who works in a person both to will and to do ([**Phil 2**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/fp/2/12,13?ref=amemamem.com.br));
- Have a treasure in a clay jar so that the excellence of the power may be God's and not ours ([**2Cor 4**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/ara/2co/4/7?ref=amemamem.com.br));
- Because when I am weak, then I am strong ([**2Cor 12**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/2co/12/9,10?ref=amemamem.com.br));
- And thus understand that I can do all things through him who strengthens me ([**Phil 4**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/fp/4/13?ref=amemamem.com.br)).

### The essence of the Bible is Christ formed in us: Conclusion

Paul revealed this mystery fully,

but traditions covered it again as a consequence of the various additions to the Word of God, despite the warnings at the "very end" of the Bible ([**Rev 22**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/ap/22/18,19?ref=amemamem.com.br)). Such as:

- Christ in us is the hope of glory ([**Col 1**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/cl/1/27?ref=amemamem.com.br));
- Hope, which is the anchor of the soul, firm and secure, does not disappoint because the Holy Spirit pours God's love into our hearts ([**Heb 6**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/hb/6/19?ref=amemamem.com.br); [**Rom 5**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/rm/5/5?ref=amemamem.com.br));
- Because we are the house of God, like a sacred sanctuary, and He dwells in us ([**1Cor 3**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/1co/3/17?ref=amemamem.com.br));
- The condition is that we hold on to this hope of Christ in us, as beloved children of God, with boldness and great joy ([**Heb 3**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/ara/hb/3/6?ref=amemamem.com.br)).

Just to exemplify and illustrate, I will tell the story of a dear friend who, after coming into contact with the text, asked all excited: "So that means I'm going to be Lord, like Jesus?" lol (because he likes to force people to do his will). It is always worth remembering that the true Christian has decided to serve as part of a greater whole, with Christ as the head, and Jesus Christ as the Lord ([**Phil 2**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/fp/2/10,11?ref=amemamem.com.br)).

Therefore, an enlightening teaching of King Solomon is needed, the richest of men and the one to whom God granted the most Wisdom: I set out to become wise and I realized that wisdom was far from me ([**Eccl 7**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/ara/ec/7/23?ref=amemamem.com.br)).

### A Blessing

The Kingdom of God is not food or drink, but righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. God is always working for the rejoicing of his children, something we lost back in the Garden of Eden.

There is an eager expectation of creation for the revelation and manifestation of the mature children of God, to also do the works that Jesus Christ did and greater ones, because He went to the Father, we will not see him anymore, and he sent us the Holy Spirit who guides and empowers us with the power of God ([**Rom 14**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/rm/14/17?ref=amemamem.com.br); [**Rom 8**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/ara/rm/8/19?ref=amemamem.com.br);[**John 14**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/ara/jo/14/12?ref=amemamem.com.br)).

So, may the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you ([**2Cor 13**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/2co/13/14?ref=amemamem.com.br)).

Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear what the Spirit says, to understand **the essence of the Bible, which is Christ formed in us!**

**LET THERE BE LIGHT! PEACE! AMEN!**

**Author's note**

This text represents a turning point in my journey with the Scriptures. For that reason, I decided to also keep the previous version, shorter and older, as a testimony of the path traveled. Because revelation does not arrive ready-made, it is formed within us, as we keep walking with sincerity and with hunger for the truth.

The stones that were once in the way now serve as a foundation. The light shines more and more until it becomes perfect day.

### Learn more in the links below:

[Have you already received the Holy Spirit?](https://amemamem.com.br/voce-ja-recebeu-o-espirito-santo/) Because it is possible to be a Christian without Christ

[The fruit of the Spirit](https://amemamem.com.br/o-fruto-do-espirito/) Because, ultimately, this fruit is Christ in us

[Christ: A new generation](https://amemamem.com.br/cristo-a-42a-geracao/) A hidden lighthouse

[The great deception](https://amemamem.com.br/o-grande-engano/): Because the Evil One uses the Word of God to deceive us

[The letter kills!](https://amemamem.com.br/palavras/) Words are necessary, but insufficient