Recently, I started a series on the question, “how do you read the Bible?” You can read the first post here. In this post, I want to cover the topic of reading the Bible contextually. What is Context? In simplified terms, context is just the words around the words. It is the setting in which […]
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Challies on Personal Bible Study
Tim Challies has an excellent article that succinctly considers the question of why Christians should read the Bible. He makes the excellent point that there is no explicit verse that commands Christians to read the Bible on a daily basis. So why do we do it? Here’s an excerpt: When I think about the area […]
A Midweek Prayer
This week, I have been ruminating on Psalm 145. It is a great psalm about God’s greatness. The first verse goes like this: I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. (Psalm 145:1, ESV) There is something very exciting to me about the fact that Jesus is more […]
Five Tips to Read the Bible Consistently
I mentioned in a previous post that consistently reading the Bible is a discipline that can be difficult to develop. Here are a few thoughts have been helpful to me to begin reading the Bible daily. Identify a time. – If you’re like me, then if you don’t schedule a time to read, you’ll come […]
Reading the Bible Consistently
I was recently invited to lead a small college bible where I was asked to answer the question, “how do you read the Bible?” It’s a simple question that can be very difficult to answer. “What version should I read?” “What book should I read?” “What is the point of Leviticus?” The field of biblical […]