Rather than merely being a book of religious beliefs or Life's Instruction Manual, the Bible is God's introduction and invitation to you. First and foremost, God is love. Love requires relationship. That is exactly what God wants-a very real and personal relationship with you. When we read the Bible we are met by the God who constantly reaches out to a fallen and broken world-not because we are so lovable, but because we have this God who is so loving. That is why the writers can take such joy in the precepts of the Scripture. They know that even behind every commandment there is a loving Father.