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Most of us tend to think of the Bible as a book of answers. We have questions about God, relationships, morality, and life in general, and the Bible holds the answers to those questions. It’s simple.

And that’s true, of course… to an extent. Christians do believe the Bible has the answers to life’s most important questions. But if you’ve ever tried to flip through the Bible for the answer to a specific question (say, “How should I deal with a difficult coworker?” or “How can I be a better parent?”), you know that it doesn’t act like an “answer book,” or a self-help guide, or a tutorial. What we find instead is that the great truths of the Bible are often communicated through questions—questions asked by characters in the Bible, even questions posed to us by Jesus himself. In fact, Jesus asked questions constantly as a way of challenging his audience to think their way carefully to the answer.

This is a long-winded way to introduce our newest five-day email devotional, The Jesus Code: Scripture Questions Every Believer Should Answer. For his latest book, The Jesus Code, author O.S. Hawkins identified 52 of the most important questions that the Bible asks readers. He wrote a devotional reflection to accompany each one, not just to tell you the “correct” answer to each, but to help you think through each question just as Jesus expected his audience to do. Hawkins chose five of those questions (and accompanying reflections) and has made them available on Bible Gateway as a short, challenging, and inspiring email devotional.

Click here to sign up for The Jesus Code. Once you sign up, you’ll receive a new question and reflection each day for five days.

Here are the five biblical questions—all asked by a character in the Bible, and relevant to us today—that you’ll explore in the course of the five-day devotional:

1. “Has God indeed said…?”
2. “Who am I?”
3. “Is there still anyone… that I may show him kindness?”
4. “If salt loses its flavor, how shall [the earth] be seasoned?”
5. “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”

The Jesus Code devotional challenges us to interact with the Bible in a way that’s different than what we’re used to. Sign up and give it a try—we think it’ll help you approach and appreciate the Bible in a new light.

To learn more about O.S. Hawkins’ books and ministry, visit OSHawkins.com.