In seeking God let Christians learn to read the holy book

A frustrated man reads the bible. [Getty Images]

Following the Shakahola massacre, it has become necessary that all who ascribe to the Christian faith have some self-introspection on our belief systems, and whether they are in line with the one single authority - the Bible and the God therein. If there is one thing that Christians must appreciate, it is the freedom to access and read the Bible by themselves in a language of their choice, because this was not always the case.

It took pain, courage, and a history that cannot fit into this article to have the Bible first translated from Latin to English and to many of the languages and versions now available. Many of the early Bible translators were persecuted and murdered in the most brutal of ways. The most famous one was William Tyndale, who was tied to a stake and burned to death. The same Bible tells us that all that Christians need in order to read and understand the Bible is the gift of the Holy Spirit, which is again abundantly available to all.