So, if we accept, which I do, that the Bible is God's Word to us ...is that all we need to discover the truth.

Is the Bible like a guidebook for life?  

I have heard of it referred to as such.

And if a guidebook, is it then sort of like the simplicity of a cookbook?  Are we to just follow step-by-step what it says?

Are we to look at it as a recipe, with the Book of Genesis containing the ingredients?

Then do we look at the Book of Leviticus as the measuring out of each ingredient, to the proper proportions?

And is the Book of Judges the directions of what to add first, and how we mix it.

Then the Books of the prophets would perhaps be like the pre-heating and cooking directions.

And the New Testament writings would then perhaps be thought of how we serve ...that which we have followed by the recipe, and is ready to serve.