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Feb 19, 2024 · Even if you do not like to read or are slow at reading comprehension, God can equip you with a heart for His Word. He delights to give us that desire. Jesus Is Described as the Word. The Bible is the gospel message. When we read the Bible, we get to know Jesus. Jesus is identified as the Word.
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Many people are unaware that the chapter-and-verse system is only about 500 years old. Archbishop Stephen Langton created the chapter system we’re familiar with in the 13th century, simply because he was writing a Bible commentary and needed a way to reference more specific portions of Scripture. Similarly, French printer and scholar Robert Estienn...
It would be unfair to claim that chapters and verses are 100% harmful. They can certainly be helpful in many ways, especially in helping us reference specific portions of Scripture. But because every Bible we’ve ever had since the 1500’s is a chapter and verse Bible, many of us don’t realize the ways in which the format actually makes reading harde...
Chapter-and-verse Reference Bibles can still play an important role in helping people engage Scripture, but they need to be accompanied by a new genre: Reading Bibles. These additive-free editions of Scripture are a return to what the Bible used to be, made for at-length reading using the natural book structures the authors originally included. Hav...
Why Do We Read the Bible? We prioritize daily Bible reading because without it we fail to achieve life’s great purpose: “to make God in Christ look magnificent—to make him look precious and valuable, to look like the supreme treasure that he is” (Philippians 1:20).
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- You’ll know God better. You’ve heard the expression, “Never judge a book by its cover.” Well, none of us can know God sufficiently without traversing the whole of his very Word!
- You’ll know yourself better. Pastor Kevin DeYoung clarifies an important point once made by John Calvin when he writes, “Know God. Know yourself. Know yourself to know your need of God.
- You’ll see how the whole Bible points to Jesus. The entire Bible is about Jesus Christ, and points to him all the way through. But the only way to see Jesus Christ in all of Scripture is to read all of Scripture!
- You’ll be more in awe of the gospel. Along with seeing how all of Scripture points to Christ, you will more clearly grasp God’s plan of salvation for sinners through his Son.
Sep 2, 2021 · You see, God wants you to grow in your faith—and one of the ways that happens is through reading God’s Word and letting its truth sink deeply into our hearts and minds. Through the Bible we learn how God wants us to live, and we learn too what He has done to save us.
Start with a simple reading plan that takes you through the Bible pretty quickly without reading every single word of every book. This Bible in 90 Days plan is a good one. Start by reading one of the Gospels – lots of people recommend John or Mark.
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Jun 9, 2017 · 1. The Bible is both a divine and a human book. Every word of the Bible is inspired by God (2 Tim. 3:16). He spoke through the various human authors, using their unique personalities and writing styles to communicate exactly what he wanted to say (2 Pet. 1:20–21). 2. The Bible is a story.
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