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“God’s Word, wielded by the Holy Spirit, has the power to sort us out spiritually, to surprise and confront us, growing us in relationship with our Lord Christ. Thus, reading the Bible ought to at once be as encouraging as a mother’s gentle touch and, at moments, as unsettling and disturbing as a violent storm.”

Book:Biblical Greek Exegesis

Source: Biblical Greek Exegesis

“I would suggest that true literacy—the kind that matters—brings about clearer thinking and informed action. Thus, true biblical literacy involves an interaction with the Bible that changes the way one thinks and acts, and that kind of interaction takes time.”

Book:Read the Bible for Life: Your Guide to Understanding and Living God's Word

Source: Read the Bible for Life: Your Guide to Understanding and Living God's Word

“As we read on a daily basis, growing in our skill in Bible reading, the rhythm of a life lived deeply in God’s Word will become as nurturing as our daily meals, as spiritually strengthening as daily exercise, and as emotionally satisfying as a good-morning kiss from a spouse. It takes discipline, but Bible reading can come to be a discipline of delight if we open our hearts and lives to it.”

Book:Read the Bible for Life: Your Guide to Understanding and Living God's Word

Source: Read the Bible for Life: Your Guide to Understanding and Living God's Word

“When slogging through the myriad of laws about priestly worship practices, the tabernacle, uncleanness, and primitive issues of justice, you may feel like the wheels are coming off your momentum. Yet this part of Scripture is also God’s gift to His people. Gems here are waiting to be unearthed from under the seemingly crusty surface, and those gems form a vital part of the foundation of the Bible’s grand story.”

Book:Read the Bible for Life: Your Guide to Understanding and Living God's Word

Source: Read the Bible for Life: Your Guide to Understanding and Living God's Word