Next to the Holy Scriptures the greatest aid to the life of faith may be Christian biography. It is indeed notable that a large part of the Bible itself is given over to the life and labors of prophets, patriarchs and kings—who they were, what they did and said, how they prayed and toiled and … Continue reading “BIOGRAPHY:
BIBLICAL”
BIBLE: VALUE OF
Think what a change it would make in the world if men and women suddenly paused to hear the Word of the Lord! The Word of God being what it is, and God being who He is, and we humans being who we are, I am sure that the most rewarding thing we could do … Continue reading “BIBLE:
VALUE OF”
BIBLE: UNIQUENESS OF
The Bible is unique among books, which means simply that no book has been produced just like it. The Bible is not a book of history, though it contains much history, and all it does contain is authentic. It is not a book of science, though all its pronouncements upon the facts usually falling into … Continue reading “BIBLE:
UNIQUENESS OF”
BIBLE: STUDY OF
None of us can ever be fully pleasing to God if we are not willing to be well taught in His Word.… I sense a spirit of independence, if not rebellion, in the believer who states, “I am not going to bother with the doctrines and the teachings. I am just going to lean back … Continue reading “BIBLE:
STUDY OF”
BIBLE: READING OF; HOLY SPIRIT: ILLUMINATION
Tozer once warned Christian believers not to read the Bible as they would another piece of literature or a textbook. “I have always felt that when we read and study the Word of God, we should have great expectations,” he explained. “We should ask the Holy Spirit to reveal the person, the glory and the … Continue reading “BIBLE:
READING OF; HOLY SPIRIT: ILLUMINATION”
BIBLE: READING OF; BIBLE: MEDITATION; PRAYER: NECESSITY OF
To think God’s thoughts requires much prayer. If you do not pray much, you are not thinking God’s thoughts. If you do not read your Bible much and often and reverently, you are not thinking God’s thoughts.… There also has to be a lot of meditation. We ought to learn to live in our Bibles. … Continue reading “BIBLE:
READING OF; BIBLE: MEDITATION; PRAYER: NECESSITY OF”
BIBLE: READING OF
When religion loses its sovereign character and becomes mere form, this spontaneity is lost also, and in its place come precedent, propriety, system—and the file-card mentality.… Here’s how the file card works when it gets into the Christian life and begins to create mental habits: It divides the Bible into sections fitted to the days … Continue reading “BIBLE:
READING OF”
BIBLE: OBEDIENCE TO
The threefold purpose of the Bible is to inform, to inspire faith and to secure obedience. Whenever it is used for any other purpose, it is used wrongly and may do actual injury. The Holy Scriptures will do us good only as we present an open mind to be taught, a tender heart to believe … Continue reading “BIBLE:
OBEDIENCE TO”
BIBLE: NEGLECT OF; MEDITATION; DISTRACTIONS
The present neglect of the inspired Scriptures by civilized man is a shame and a scandal; for those same Scriptures tell him all he wants to know, or should want to know, about God, his own soul and human destiny.… Whatever keeps me from the Bible is my enemy, however harmless it may appear to … Continue reading “BIBLE:
NEGLECT OF; MEDITATION; DISTRACTIONS”
BIBLE: MISAPPLICATION OF; POLITICS
Of all the books in the world, the one most quoted, most misunderstood and most misapplied is the Bible.… Adlai Stevenson, former governor of Illinois, when going through the throes of deciding whether or not he should let his name stand for nomination for the presidency, reportedly had a deep indisposition for the office. He … Continue reading “BIBLE:
MISAPPLICATION OF; POLITICS”