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Bible Readings |
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Suggested Bible readings are from the Lectionary that takes the participants through the Bible in a three-year study. |
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Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal [must] put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where [is] thy sting? O grave, where [is] thy victory? The sting of death [is] sin; and the strength of sin [is] the law. But thanks [be] to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. |
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Why Read the Bible??
All evidence leads us to conclude that the Bible is an amazing book. But it is so much more than just an amazing book. It, and it alone, is Divinely inspired. Only the Bible is God's word to, and for, man. We do not now have, nor will we have in the future, additional revelations from God that nullify, or modify, the truths contained in the Bible.
Only the Bible tells us who God is, what He is like, and, most importantly for our sake, what He wants for man. According to the word of God, we can know all that we need to know about God by studying His word, the Bible (see 2 Peter 1:3-4).
How important, then, is the Bible? The following list, though certainly not exhaustive, gives some indication of its value: (1) It is the singular written will of God for man.
(2) Only the Bible tells us of God's eternal plan.
(3) It, and it alone, tells us of the Christ, His relationship to the Godhead, His incarnation, and His death on the cross for mankind.
(4) Only the Bible tells us about God's eternal kingdom, the church.
(5) The Bible is the only Divine source that tells us that within God's eternal kingdom there is salvation, the forgiveness of sins, and the hope of eternal life in the presence of God.
(6) Nothing but the Bible tells us how we can find, identify and enter God's eternal kingdom, and how we should live as members of that kingdom.
(7) The Bible is the only Divine book that tells us how this world came into existence.
(8) Only the Bible tells us about the true origin and nature of man.
(9) It is the sole Divine source of our knowledge of man's place in creation.
(10) No other book but the Bible informs us of man's eternal destiny. Consider this: If there is a God, and if the Bible really is His sole revelation to man, does this say anything significant about the Bible's importance? Absolutely. If it is true that only the Bible can tell us everything that can really be known about God and what he has in mind for man, then the Bible is the most important book in the world. It is more important than any, and all, books written on science, business, politics, psychology or history. Read the Bible. Study the Bible. In it you will learn of God's will for your life. Submit yourself to that will and you will receive the blessings that God has planned from eternity for you to have. |
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“In as much as you have done it to the least of them, my brethren, you have done it unto me.” |
