Romans 4:23-25, For our sake it was written

Why go through all the trouble of sharing Abraham's story with the church of Rome? Why go into detail about obstacles that he had to face and over come with faith? Paul said that the story of Abraham was not written to simply record historical information about a founding father, it was written of our sake. It was written and recorded as a blueprint for mankind to know what type of behavior is expected to please God. He goes on to say that if we place our faith in the resurrected Jesus Christ the way that Abraham did in Jesus then we also will be saved from our sins and stand justified before God. Abraham didn’t earn his salvation by acts of obedience or service; he obtained his salvation through his unwavering faith in God. We must do the same.
The 66 books of the Bible that we have are not simply a collection of stories to entertain us with or occupy our time, they are a collection of God’s dealings with mankind. Just like the story of Abraham these stories are recorded for our benefit so that we can have knowledge of the character of God and what He expects of His creation. There are stories like Abraham’s that inspires us to believe in the impossible, stories that let us know God is always with us, stories that give us hope for a future, and stories that warn us of behaviors that are not pleasing to God. They are there for our sake and we should value and honor them for the truths of existence that they reveal to us. The word of God (Bible) should be esteemed in every home and should be thoroughly study by all because it is a gift from God to His creation. A gift that gives us the keys to eternal life.