“the bible is a book that has been read more and examined less than any book that ever existed.”...
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“The Bible is a book that has
been read more and examined less than any book that ever existed.” - Thomas
Paine
“The Bible is a book that has
been read more and examined less than any book that ever existed.” - Thomas
Paine
“The brethren immediately sent
Paul and Silas away by night to Berea,
and when they arrived, they went into the synagogue
of the Jews.
Now these were more noble-minded than
those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great
eagerness...
…examining the Scriptures daily to see whether
these things were so.”
“And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in
prayers.”
“So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their
food with gladness and simplicity of heart.”
“Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to seek Saul. And when he had found him, he
brought him to Antioch.
So it was that for a whole year they
assembled with the church and taught a great many people.
And the disciples were first called Christians
in Antioch.”
“Now Judas and Silas, themselves being
prophets also, exhorted and
strengthened the brethren with many
words.”
“So the churches were
strengthened in the faith, and increased in
number daily.”
“Do your best to present yourself to God
as one approved, a workman who does not
need to be ashamed and who correctly
handles the word of truth.”
“Study to show thyself
approved…”
1. We Get to Know God
“Now this is eternal life: that they may
know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ,
whom you have sent” (John 17:3)
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training
in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every
good work.”
1. We Get to Know God
2. Peace Found through
Meditation
2. Peace Found through
Meditation“Reading the Bible without meditating on it is like trying to eat without swallowing.”
- Anonymous
“I will meditate on the glorious
splendor of Your majesty, and on Your wondrous
works.”
Finally, brethren, whatever things are
true, whatever things are noble,
whatever things are just, whatever
things are pure, whatever things are
lovely,
…whatever things are of good report, if
there is any virtue and if there is
anything praiseworthy-
meditate on these things.”
2. Peace Found through
Meditation
1. We Get to Know God
2. Peace Found through
Meditation3. Guidance
3. GuidanceI know, O LORD, that
a man’s life is not his own; it is not for
man to direct his steps” (Jer. 10:23)
“Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are
God my Savior, and my hope is in you
all day long.”
“But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he
will speak only what he hears, and he will tell
you what is yet to come.”
1. We Get to Know God
2. Peace Found through
Meditation3. Guidance
“Only be strong and very courageous,
that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses
My servant commanded you;
do not turn from it to the right hand or to
the left, that you may prosper wherever
you go. This Book of the Law shall not depart from your
but you shall meditate in it day
and night, that you may observe to do
according to all that is written in it.
For then you will make your way
prosperous, and then you will have good
success.
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be
afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever
you go.”
1. Maturity
“Therefore leaving the discussion of the
elementary principles of Christ, let us go on
to perfection.” (Hebrews 6:1)
1. Maturity
2. Forces me to entertain
someone else’s point of view.
2. Consider Others Point of
View“Come now and let us reason together.” (Isaiah
1:18)
1. Maturity
2. Forces me to entertain someone else’s point of
view.3. Thoughts I lend to
others from my personal study!
“And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to
God because of all he has done for you.
“Let them be a living and holy sacrifice-the
kind he will find acceptable. This is
truly the way to worship him.
Don’t copy the behavior and
customs of this world, but let God
transform you into a new person by
changing the way you think.
Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and
perfect.”
“Most people are bothered by
those passages of Scripture they
do not understand, but
the passages that bother me are those I do understand.”
“Most people are bothered by
those passages of Scripture they
do not understand, but
the passages that bother me are those I do understand.”
Mark Twain
“…For everyone to whom much is
given, from him much will be
required; and to whom much has
been committed, of him they will ask
the more.”
“…For everyone to whom much is
given, from him much will be
required; and to whom much has
been committed, of him they will ask
the more.”
“When the Son of Man comes in His glory,
and all the holy angels with Him, then
He will sit on the throne of His glory.
“When the Son of Man comes in His glory,
and all the holy angels with Him, then
He will sit on the throne of His glory.
All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate
them one from another, as a
shepherd divides his sheep from the
goats.
All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate
them one from another, as a
shepherd divides his sheep from the
goats.
And He will set the sheep on His right
hand, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those
on His right hand,
And He will set the sheep on His right
hand, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those
on His right hand,
Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit
the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was
hungry and you gave Me food;
I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited
Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.”
