I was asked once if there was a single Bible passage that fully explained the purpose of the Bible and what God’s plan is for all of us. I felt that the answer could be found in Ephesians 4:11-13.

Everything that God has done, and the entire focus of everything that is contained in the pages of the Bible, is aimed at one goal – and that is to mature all of us, so that the fullness of God can work within us. When the fullness of God can be found within us, we become filled and flooded with God Himself. The whole of the revelation that is given to us in the Bible is necessary to accomplish this.