Danger, deceit, betrayal, murder, bravery, spiritual intervention, hope, restoration, the future. The Divine Library wraps all these emotions up in the one collection of ancient books. This text certainly knows how to cause a controversy; some nations prohibit its circulation with the fear of torture as punishment for its possession. So what is all the fuss and commotion about? One could say the Divine Library has a habit of contradicting human instinct. Social psychology tells us we are inherently selfish, the Divine Library speaks of giving without thought of reward; Idealist theory says the mind is the source and creator of all knowledge, the Divine Library claims the Lord is the author of life and incomprehensible knowledge. The problem doesn’t appear to lie within the claims but with the people that bet their life on it. It’s offensive to say “no” when everyone is saying “yes” to the latest cultural fad; be it Roman emperor worship, temple prostitution for the god Baal, ‘new-age’ spirituality or post-modernism.
The Divine Library contains 66 books and was written by 40 authors over a period of two thousand years. Through narratives, poetry, songs, sermons, prophecies, wisdom sayings, parables and letters a central theme appears. All the authors claim to have a relationship and knowledge of the one God. The central message claims we were originally intended for life and not death, and God reminded us of this in the flesh as Jesus when he conquered death by perfectly living as God would have it. Living any other way would move one away from God and the eternal life he offers. Jesus said “If you want to save your life, you will destroy it. But if you give up your life for me, you will save it.” (Luke 9.24). Basically we can’t see beyond this life on our own merit and only through Jesus and his merit can we conquer death and grasp eternal life. Being a good person doesn’t cut it because it is still likened to our own merit. Good works grow in occurrence after faith in Jesus produces the desire of such actions and thus we once again (as originally intended) begin to grow into the image of our Creator.
God delivers on his promise spoken of in the Divine Library. That we are destined not for a life of frustration and fear – but for love and hope; that we are destined not for 78 years (83 for females) with a few good memories – but for eternity with every moment a good one.
Scripture quotation taken from the Holy Bible, Contemporary English Version.
