June 20, 08: Light4theDay -
"Why Read The Bible?"
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("How To Receive Christ")
-- 2 Timothy 3:15-17 =
15 And that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,
17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
-- 2 Peter 1:20-21 =
20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation,
21 for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
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I prayed for Faith, and thought that some day Faith would come down and strike me like lightning. But Faith did not seem to come. One day I read in the
Romans 10:17, "So then Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ."
I had closed my Bible, and prayed for Faith. I now opened my Bible, prayed and began to study, and Faith has been growing ever since. -- Dwight L Moody
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Other books were given for our information,
the Bible was given for our Transformation. -- Anonymous
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Like the needle to the North Pole,
the Bible points to heaven. -- R.B.Nichol
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This book contains the mind of God, the state of man, the way of salvation, the doom of sinners and the happiness of believers. Its doctrines are holy, its precepts are binding, its histories are true, and its decisions are immutable. Read it to be wise, believe it to be safe, and practice it to be holy. It contains light to direct you, food to support you, and comfort to cheer you. It is the travelers map, the pilgrims staff, the pilots compass, the soldiers sword, and the Christians character. Here paradise is restored, Heaven opened, and the gates of hell disclosed. CHRIST IS ITS GRAND OBJECT, our good is its design, and the glory of God its end. It should fill the memory, rule the heart, and guide the feet. Read it slowly, frequently, and prayerfully. It is given you in life and will be opened in the judgment and will be remembered forever. It involves the highest responsibility, will reward the greatest labor, and will condemn all who trifle with its sacred contents. -- Anonymous
++ The Bible is not a collection of stories, fables, myths, or merely human ideas about God. It is not a human book. Through the Holy Spirit, God revealed His person and plan to certain believers, who wrote down His message for His people (2Peter 1:20-21). This process is known as inspiration. The writers wrote from their own personal, historical, and cultural contexts. Although they used their own minds, talents, language, and style, they wrote what God wanted them to write. Scripture is completely trustworthy because God was in control of its writing. Its words are entirely authoritative for our faith and life. The Bible is "God-breathed." Read it, and use its teachings to guide your conduct.
++ The whole Bible is God's inspired Word. Because it is inspired and trustworthy, we should read it and apply it to our life. The Bible is our standard for testing everything else that claims to be true. It is our safeguard against false teaching and our source of faith and guidance for how we should live. It is our only source of knowledge about how we can be saved. God wants to show you what is true and equip you to live for Him. How much time do you spend in God's Word? Read it regularly to discover God's truth and to become confident in your life and faith. Develop a plan for reading the whole Bible, not just the familiar passages.
++ In our zeal for the truth of Scripture, we must never forget its purpose -- to equip us to do good (2Tim.3:17). We should not study God's Word simply to increase our knowledge or to prepare us to win arguments. We should study the Bible so that we will know how to do Christ's work in the world. Our knowledge of God's Word is not useful unless it strengthens our faith and leads us to do good.
-- Life Application Bible
++ 52 Week Bible Reading Plan ++ /
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-- Matthew 4:4 =
Jesus answered, "It is written: ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’"
(Deut. 8:3)
-- Matthew 5:17-18 =
17 Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.
18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
-- Matthew 24:35 =
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
-- John 1:1-5 =
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 He was with God in the beginning.
3 Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made.
4 In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.
5 The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.
-- John 5:39 =
You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about Me.
-- John 15:3-5 =
3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.
4 Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.
5 I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; + apart from Me you can do nothing.
-- Acts 17:11 =
Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.
-- Acts 18:24-26 =
24 Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was a learned man, with a thorough knowledge of the Scriptures.
25 He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and he spoke with great fervor and taught about Jesus accurately, though he knew only the baptism of John.
26 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they invited him to their home and explained to him the way of God more adequately.
-- 1 Corinthians 1:17-18 =
17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the Gospel -- not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
-- 1 Thessalonians 2:13 =
And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is at work in you who believe.
-- Ephesians 4:11-16 =
11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,
12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ,
13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
14 that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting,
15 but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head -- Christ --
16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.
-- Ephesians 6:10-18 =
10 Finally, Be Strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. 11 Put on the Full Armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For we are not fighting (struggle) against flesh–and–blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore, put on every piece of God’s Armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm. 14 Stand your ground, putting on the Belt of Truth and the Body Armor of God’s Righteousness. 15 For Shoes, put on the Peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared. 16 In addition to all of these, hold up the Shield of Faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil. ++ 17 Put on Salvation as your Helmet, and take the SWORD OF THE SPIRIT, which is the WORD OF GOD. 18 PRAY IN THE SPIRIT at all times and on every occasion. Stay Alert and Be Persistent in your Prayers for all believers everywhere.
-- Mark 12:24 =
Jesus replied, "Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?"
-- Hebrews 4:12-13 =
12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
-- Romans 15:4 =
For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
-- Romans 10:17 =
So then Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
-- Romans 1:16-17 =
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Gentile.
17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "The righteous shall live by faith."
-- Hebrews 10:38 =
But my righteous one will live by faith.
And if he shrinks back, My soul will not be pleased with him."
(Hab.2:4)
-- Hebrews 11:1, 6 =
1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
+ 6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
-- John 14:21 =
Whoever has My commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves Me. He who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I too will love him and show Myself to him."
-- James 1:22 =
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves.
Do what it says.
-- Matthew 7:21, 24-25 =
21 Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven.
++ 24 Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.
-- 1 Peter 1:12, 23-25 =
12 God revealed to the prophets that the things they had spoken were not for their own benefit but for yours. What the prophets had spoken, the Holy Spirit, who was sent from heaven, has now made known to you by those who spread the Good News among you. These are things that even the angels want to look into.
+ 23 You have been born again, not of perishable but of imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.
24 For "All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls,
25 but the word of the Lord endures forever."
(Isaiah 40:7-8). That word is the Good News that was preached to you.
-- 2 Peter 3:8-9 =
8 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
(Ps.90:4)
9 The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
-- 1 Timothy 2:4 =
He wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.
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-- Deuteronomy 6:5-9 =
5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
6 These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts.
7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.
-- Joshua 1:8 =
Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
-- 2 Samuel 23:2 =
The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me;
His word was on my tongue.
-- Psalm 1:1-3 =
1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers
-- Psalm 119:1-2, 9-11, 105-106 =
1 Blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the LORD.
2 Blessed are they who keep His statutes and seek Him with all their heart.
+ 9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to Your word.
10 I seek You with all my heart; do not let me stray from Your commands.
+ 11 I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
++ 105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.
106 I have taken an oath and confirmed it, that I will follow Your righteous laws.
-- Psalm 19:1, 7-9, 12-14 =
1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.... + 7 The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple. 8 The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes. 9 The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of the LORD are sure and altogether righteous.... + 12 Who can discern his errors? Forgive my hidden faults. 13 Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then will I be blameless, innocent of great transgression. 14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
-- Proverbs 22:6 =
Train a child in the way he should go,
and when he is old he will not turn from it.
-- Isaiah 55:6-11 =
6 Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
7 Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the LORD, and He will have mercy on him, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.
++ 8 "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways," declares the LORD.
9 "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.
10 As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,
++ 11 So is My Word that goes out from My mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
-- Revelation 3:20-22 =
20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.
21 To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
++ 22 Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches.
-- Matthew 28:19-20 =
19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
+*+*+ The Bible is one of the greatest blessings bestowed by God on the children of men. It has God for its Author, salvation for its end, and truth without any mixture for its matter. It is all pure, all sincere; nothing too much; nothing wanting! -- Locke
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The Bible begins gloriously with Paradise, the symbol of youth, and ends with the everlasting Kingdom, with the Holy City. The history of every man should be a Bible. -- Novalis
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God caused the Bible to be written for the express purpose of revealing to man God's plan for His redemption. Without the Bible, this world would be a dark and frightening place, without signpost or beacon. -- Billy Graham
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The greatest missionary is the Bible in the mother tongue. It needs no furlough and is never considered a foreigner. -- William Townsend
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If you plant for a year, plant grain. If you plant for ten years, plant trees. If you plant for a 100 years, plant men. If you plant for eternity, plant the Word of God. -- Anonymous
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All things desirable to men are contained in the Bible. -- Abraham Lincoln
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Don't worry about what you do not understand... Worry about what you do understand in the Bible but do not live by. -- Corrie Ten Boom
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Make it the first morning business of your life to understand some part of the Bible clearly, and make it your daily business to obey it in all that you do understand. -- John Ruskin
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Whatever merit there is in anything I have written is simply due to the fact that when I was a child my mother daily read me a part of the Bible and daily made me learn a part of it by heart. -- John Ruskin
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If there is anything in my thoughts or style to commend, the credit is due to my parents for instilling in me an early love of the Scriptures. -- Daniel Webster
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Our Christian experience must agree with the Bible. We will be taught by the Bible and fed by the Bible. But we do not believe in Christ because He is in the Bible: we believe in the Bible because Christ is in us. -- Claxton Monro
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The Bible was written not to satisfy your curiosity but to help you conform to Christ's image. Not to make you a smarter sinner but to make you like the Savior. Not to fill your head with a collection of biblical facts but to transform your life. -- Howard G. Hendricks
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Have you noticed this? Whatever need or trouble you are in, there is always something to help you in your Bible, if only you go on reading till you come to the word God specially has for you. I have noticed this often. Sometimes the special word is in the portion you would naturally read, or in the Psalm for the day,...but you must go on till you find it, for it is always somewhere. You will know it the moment you come to it, for it will rest your heart. -- Amy Carmichael
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The Bible not only tests experience, it tests truth. The Bible tests all experience, all truth, all authority by our Lord Himself and our relationship to Him personally. -- Oswald Chambers
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The Bible is an inexhaustible fountain of all truths. The existence of the Bible is the greatest blessing which humanity ever experienced. -- Immanuel Kant
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Like Joseph storing up grain during the years of plenty to be used during the years of famine that lay ahead, may we store up the truth of God's Word in our hearts as much as possible, so that we are prepared for whatever suffering we are called upon to endure. -- Billy Graham
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A man may study because his brain is hungry for knowledge, even Bible knowledge. But he prays because his soul is hungry for God. -- Leonard Ravenhill
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Come to the Bible, not to study the history of God's divine action, but to be its object; not to learn what it has achieved throughout the centuries and still does, but simply to be the subject of its operation. -- J.P.Caussade
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There's no better book with which to defend the Bible than the Bible itself. -- D.L. Moody
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Let us hear what the Bible says and what we as Christians are called to hear together: "By grace you have been saved." (Eph.2:8) -- Karl Barth
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The Word of God well understood and religiously obeyed is the shortest route to spiritual perfection. And we must not select a few favorite passages to the exclusion of others. Nothing less than a whole Bible can make a whole Christian. -- A.W. Tozer
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If we abide by the principles taught in the Bible, our country will go on prospering and to prosper. I make it a practice to read the Bible through once every year. -- Daniel Webster
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We are the Bibles the world is reading; We are the creeds the world is needing; We are the sermons the world is heeding. -- Billy Graham
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The word of God hidden in the heart is a stubborn voice to suppress. -- Billy Graham
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The Bible without the Holy Spirit is a sundial by moonlight. -- D.L. Moody
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The vigor of our spiritual life will be in exact proportion to the place held by the Bible in our life and thoughts. -- George Mueller
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The secret of my success? It is simple. It is found in the Bible, 'In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths." (Prov.3:6) -- George Washington Carver
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In the Bible, there is enough clarity to enlighten the Elect, and enough obscurity to humble them. -- Blaise Pascal
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England has two books, the Bible and Shakespeare. England made Shakespeare, but the Bible made England. -- Victor Hugo
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Voltaire expected that within fifty years of his lifetime there would not be one Bible in the world. His house is now a distribution centre for Bibles in many languages. -- Corrie Ten Boom
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The Bible is for the government of the people, by the people, and for the people. -- John Wycliffe
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It is impossible to enslave mentally or socially a Bible-reading people. The principles of the Bible are the groundwork of human freedom. -- Horace Greeley
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(John 8:31-32,36) +
31 Jesus said,
"If you hold to My teaching, you are really My disciples.
32 Then you will know the Truth, and the Truth will set you Free."
+ 36 So if the Son sets you Free, you will be Free indeed.
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There was never found, in any age of the world, either religion or law that did so highly exalt the public good as the Bible. -- Francis Bacon
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There is a living God. He has spoken in the Bible. He means what He says and will do all He has promised. -- Hudson Taylor
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Reading the Bible without meditating on it is like trying to eat without swallowing. -- Anonymous
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When you are reading a book in a dark room, and come to a difficult part, you take it to a window to get more light. So take your Bibles to Christ. -- Robert Murray M'Cheyne
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The Bible is a harp with a thousand strings. Play on one to the exclusion of its relationship to the others, and you will develop discord. Play on all of them, keeping them in their places in the divine scale, and you will hear heavenly music all the time. -- William P. White
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If we want the Word of God to have authority in our life, there is only one way - obey it. If we want the Holy Spirit to have authority in our life, there is only one way - Obey Him. If we always obey impulses of fear or doubt or resentment, what will have authority over our minds? Fear, and doubt and resentment. -- Tom Marshall
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The richness of God's Word ought to determine our prayer,
not the poverty of our heart. -- D.Bonhoeffer
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Either the Bible will keep you away from sin,
or sin will keep you away from the Bible! -- Anynomous
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Those who are readiest to trust God without other evidence than His Word always receive the greatest number of visible evidences of His love. -- Charles C. G. Trumbull
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It is better to have an understanding of the general structure of the Bible to get the most out of it. -- Billy Graham
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Many of us read the Bible like we're at a fast-food restaurant -- we want nourishment quickly and read only to satisfy the gnawing hunger. We want the Bible to meet our needs, and it does, but -- what if we the read the Bible like a five-course meal, pausing to savor and enjoy, allowing the experience to settle and transform us. -- Richard Foster
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One of these days some simple soul will pick up the Book of God, read it, and believe it. Then the rest of us will be embarrassed. -- Leonard Ravenhill
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Those who are readiest to trust God without other evidence than His Word always receive the greatest number of visible evidences of His love. -- C.C.G.Trumbull
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No man is uneducated who knows the Bible, and no one is wise who is ignorant of its teachings. -- S.Chadwick
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God's Word is pure and sure, in spite of the devil, in spite of your fear, in spite of everything. -- R. A. Torrey
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God's word is:
+ 1. Supernatural in origin;
+ 2. Eternal in duration;
+ 3. Inexpressible in valor;
+ 4. Infinite in scope;
+ 5. Regenerative in power;
+ 6. Infallible in authority;
+ 7. Universal in application;
+ 8. Inspired in totality.
++ Read it through, write it down; pray it in; work it out; pass it on.
The word of God changes a man until he becomes an Epistle of God.
-- Smith Wigglesworth
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Isn't is amazing that almost everyone has an opinion to offer about the Bible, and yet so few have studied it? -- R. C. Sproul
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If we are not interested in the Word of God, can we really be interested in God (the Trinity)? -- Robert Godfrey
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For some years now I have read through the Bible twice every year. If you picture the Bible to be a mighty tree and every word a little branch, I have shaken every one of these branches because I wanted to know what it was and what it meant. -- Martin Luther
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I study my Bible like I gather apples. First, I shake the whole tree that the ripest may fall. Then I shake each limb, and when I have shaken each limb, I shake each branch and every twig. Then I look under every leaf. I search the Bible as a whole like shaking the whole tree. Then I hake every limb - study book after book. Then I shake every branch, giving attention to the chapters. Then I shake every twig, or a careful study of the paragraphs and sentences and words and their meanings. -- Martin Luther
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The richness of God's Word ought to determine our prayer, not the poverty of our heart. -- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Read whatever chapter of scripture you will, and be ever so delighted with it - yet it will leave you as poor, as empty and unchanged as it found you unless it has turned you wholly and solely to the Spirit of God, and brought you into full union with and dependence upon him. -- William Law
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The longer you read the Bible, the more you will like it; it will grow sweeter and sweeter; and the more you get into the spirit of it, the more you will get into the spirit of Christ. -- William Romaine
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Any single verse of the Bible, taken in isolation, may actually be dangerous to your spiritual health. Every part of it must be read in relation to the whole message. -- L.Cassels
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I seek the will of the Spirit of God through, or in connection with, the Word of God. The Spirit and the Word must be combined. If I look to the Spirit alone without the Word, I lay myself open to great delusions. If the Holy Spirit guides us, He will do it according to the Scriptures and never contrary to them. -- George Muller
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It is very sad and humbling to see the tendency of... those who, if they do not reject the Bible altogether, will compromise its supremacy and question its infallible authority. The Bible is either everything or nothing. Like a chain which depends upon its weakest link, if God's Word is not absolutely and completely true, it is too weak a cable to fix our anchorage and guarantee our eternal peace. Thank God, we have reason to accept it as the supernatural revelation of a supernatural God, the word not of man, but the Word of God that lives and abides forever. -- A. B. Simpson
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It is said that when the famous missionary, Dr. David Livingstone, started his trek across Africa he had 73 books in 3 packs, weighing 180 pounds. After the party had gone 300 miles, Livingstone was obliged to throw away some of the books because of the fatigue of those carrying his baggage. As he continued on his journey his library grew less and less, until he had but one book left - his Bible. -- Anonymous
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Sound Bible exposition is an imperative must in the Church of the Living God. Without it no church can be a New Testament church in any strict meaning of that term. But exposition may be carried on in such a way as to leave the hearers devoid of any true spiritual nourishment whatever. For it is not mere words that nourish the soul, but God Himself, and unless and until the hearers find God in personal experience they are not the better for having heard the truth. The Bible is not an end in itself, but a means to bring men to an intimate and satisfying knowledge of God, that they may enter into Him, that they may delight in His presence, may taste and know the inner sweetness of the very God Himself in the core and centre of their hearts. -- A. W. Tozer
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The Bible is the greatest traveler in the world. It penetrates to every country, civilized and uncivilized. It is seen in the royal palace and the humble cottage. It is the friend of Emperors and beggars. It is read by the light of the dim candle amid Artic snows. It is read under the glare of the equatorial sun. It is read in city and country, amid the crowds and solitude. Wherever its' message is received, it frees the mind from bondage and fills the heart with gladness. -- Tappan Pierson