The Bible is perfect, incapable of being wrong, the unchanging Word of God, and therefore, it cannot be altered or improved upon by human beings. This is what the phrase “the Bible is no amendment” signifies. The principles and contents of the Bible are from a perfect God and are not subject to human error or the need for correction; it does not need to “change to the times” or adapt to changing societal views. If something appears to be an “error” or out of step with modern thinking, the flaw is in the human perspective, not the biblical text itself. People, therefore, should change to follow God’s Word, not the other way around.
Unfortunately, this is not the case. We are surrounded by a society that thinks it has all the answers, believes it is correct in its own mindset, and considers what it believes to be the right way. We see this everywhere; we witness it constantly. Everybody has their own opinion, which they are entitled to, but that doesn’t mean that every opinion that one has is correct.
This is a dissimilarity with human law since this concept is often contrasted with documents like the U.S. Constitution, which clearly includes an amendment process, acknowledging its human origin and the need for potential changes over time (e.g., the 27 Amendments). In essence, “no amendment” emphasizes the Bible’s authority as a final and complete revelation that is not open to human modification.
Many have their own set of beliefs, being convinced for the most part that what they believe is the Truth. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of different kinds of “truths” in this world at this time. There is only one Truth, which is the Bible! We are familiar with many who believe in their own religious ideas, who don’t believe what we do, who do things completely contrary to what we do. Can we prove it from the Bible? That should always be the question.
Others don’t understand what we are doing, and yet they plan on celebrating something unbiblical and pagan, thereby replacing what God commands to keep! They may think that what we do is strange, but what they do is false, and God warns against those who try to amend His words. “Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him. Do not add to His words, Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar” (Proverbs 30:5-6).
On average, the Bible is over 1000 pages long and yet that is evidently not enough for many denominations in the world, as they add to the Bible with their own “prophetic” ideas, their own understanding, and at the same time they think it’s too many pages as they take away from the Bible what they consider “irrelevant” claiming what doesn’t apply anymore, since Christ, they think, came to do away with the Law, for example. But again, God makes it clear that we are not to add or take away from His Word and that His commandments are to be kept (Deuteronomy 4:2; 12:32). Christ echoed the same in the New Testament in Matthew 5:17-19, making clear that He did not come to do away with the Law, but to magnify it.
The Bible concludes with a warning for everyone in Revelation 22:18-19. “For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life [better: Tree of Life], from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.”
Can it be clearer? We need to continue in the pursuit of perfection. Despite what many may say about us when we are challenged to compromise our faith and beliefs, we need to stay strong and consistent in what God teaches us through His Word, the Bible.
God is with us, He knows what’s best, and He expects us to put our faith in Him, without doubt, which is easy to say, hard to do, but not impossible. Let us not take away from what God has instructed us to do, but rather apply what is written in these pages, thereby making sure that we will be counted worthy of the Kingdom of God (2 Thessalonians 1:5).