Many people seem to think that the sole theme of the Bible is that of our personal relationship to God. Of course that is one of the central themes, and we thank God for the salvation provided without which we would be left in hopeless despair. But that is not the only theme of the Bible. Indeed, we can go so far as to say that the Bible puts the question of personal salvation into a larger context. Ultimately the main message of the Bible concerns the condition of the entire world and its destiny; and you and I, as individuals, are a part of that larger whole. That is why it starts with the creation of the world rather than with us. The trouble is that we are inclined to be exclusively concerned with our own personal problem, whereas the Bible starts further back: it puts every problem in the context of this world view.
"Examinai tudo. Retende o bem", I Tessalonicenses 5:21
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