Why do Christians believe as they do? How do we know Jesus was the Messiah? What does God expect of us? What happens after death? Is there really a heaven and a hell? Why does God allow evil in the world, permitting bad things to happen to good people? This collection of essential verses from Scripture and the accompanying commentaries will help answer these and other fundamental questions. The sixty-six books of the Bible are an integrated message system from God: a message to mankind from the creator of all things. It is the best selling book of all time, yet most copies sit unread. This is due, in part, to the fact that wading through so many pages of spiritually inspired and purposefully encrypted material can be intimidating. This new guide to the Bible offers a solution for those eager to understand God's message and develop a closer relationship with Him. It holds a collection of inspirational verses selected from all sixty-six books of Scripture, cataloged under more than 100 specific subject headings.