Let Us Do What Jesus DidSýnishorn

If Jesus trusted the Scripture, we also can

“Scripture cannot be broken.”

In the midst of a discussion with Jewish religious leaders, Jesus quotes part of Psalm 82. Then he makes this parenthetical comment, almost as an aside: “Scripture cannot be broken.” The brief comment speaks volumes about the way Jesus saw Scripture. “Scripture cannot be broken.”

First of all, the expression sounds odd. Scripture cannot be broken. We do not normally think of books or writing in the context of brokenness. Broken or not broken is not a category that applies to books, but that doesn’t deter Jesus. He says that Scripture cannot be broken. He is making the point, in a quite graphic way, that every word of Scripture will prove true. No error will be found. No fault will appear. No weakness will come out.

Whatever Scripture predicts will happen, whatever Scripture reveals will occur, whatever Scripture promises will be fulfilled, for Scripture cannot be broken.

It is not merely that Scripture has not been broken or will not be broken, but that Scripture cannot be broken. It is impossible. The veracity of God guarantees it.

People may doubt the Bible. People may attack it, may attribute errors to it, may call the Bible just a human book, may ignore and neglect the Bible. You may neglect the Bible.

But not Jesus. He treasured this book. He studied it. Memorized it. Learned it. Loved it. Taught it. Obeyed it. Believed it. In fact, every single time in the gospels that Jesus referred to the Bible, he refers to it with complete confidence, even if he is referring to Adam and Eve, Jonah and the whale, or other controversial things. He has total confidence in Scripture.

There are so many words that have been written down through the centuries, and no doubt we’re adding countless billions of words daily to that written record. Most of those words are shallow and superficial, while some are wise and insightful. But a very small percentage of those words are special. They are different than all the rest of the words in the universe, because these words are the breath of God.

And breathed out by God, they are unbroken. Unbroken and unbreakable. Alive and packed with power.

Hear those words.