THE BIBLE
Holy Bible - is the only book that can honestly have the word holy before it. Proverbs 7:2 says "Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye." The phrase "apple of thine eye" means pupil or center of your life. God's Word is to be the center of the Christian's life. It is to be the hub of the wheel where all spokes tie together.
The longest chapter in the Bible is Psalms 119, with 176 verses. Its theme is the Bible. Almost every verse in the chapter mentions God's Word.
God has given us His Word to reveal Himself to us so we can know Him and what He expects of us.
The Bible is called seed to sow, milk to drink, meat to eat, a mirror to see ourselves, water to drink and to wash with, law, light to direct, a hammer to break stony hearts, and a sword to divide the thoughts and intents of hearts.
Which version should I use?
Presently, there are hundreds of versions of the Bible. Many people want the Bible in modern-day terms to makebit easier to understand. The version God has chosen to bless for the English-speaking people, is the 1611 Authorized King James Version. In the 1600's, King James of England wanted the common man to have a copy of the Bible, which was written in Hebrew and Greek. Fifty-four of the best Hebrew and Greek scholars in the world assembled to translate the scrolls into English. Other translations were also written but were taken from the other scrolls that ungodly men had tempered with by trying to remove words about the blood and deity of Christ.
Why Read It?
2 Timothy 2:15 "Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of truth."
-We are commanded to study God's Word.
We must read God's Word to know more about Jesus. Studying God's Word is profitable. (2Tim.3:16)
The four profits us are:
1. Doctrine : Teaches us what is right to believe
2. Reproof : Points out error in our life.
3. Correction : How to correct what is wrong in our life.
4. Instuction in Righteousness : Teaches us how to stay right.
