"Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, 'I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD.' "
When the church rediscovers the Holy Scriptures, in the glory of the Christ of the gospel found therein, amazing and dramatic things begin to happen. This occurred in King Josiah's time (here in 2 Ki.). It also took place in Nehemiah's and Ezra's lifetimes, (cf. Neh., ch. 8). This also continues to happen in the post-apostolic church era, as it did during the Reformation of the 16th century.
When the church dusts off the Bible, we discover (first) from the Law that we are in deep trouble, because we have sinned. But then, as we continue to read, we find abundant mercy and forgiveness in the blood of the Lamb, Jesus Christ our Savior--received by grace through faith.
[Puritan quote of the day: "It never came into God's thoughts to make a new covenant upon terms of worthiness. If God should show mercy to none but such as are worthy, then must He show mercy to none."
--Thomas Watson, in, "A Body of Divinity"]
