God’s Mercies & Our Minds

Why do we study the Bible? What is our motivation? What is our purpose? In the first eleven chapters of his letter to the church at Rome, Paul proclaims the mercies of God in His Son Jesus. At the end of chapter 11, those mercies impel Paul to wonder and awe and praise. To understand […]

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Reading the Bible in 2011 and beyond…

Visualizing the Bible® Chris Harrison Click the image to enlarge “Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Psalm 119:105 This beautiful image gives you a visual overview of the Bible: the number of books in the Bible, the length of each book and the thousands of cross reference […]

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Psalms 18–20: Praise & Prayers

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 7: Wednesday “Some boast in chariots and some in horses, But we will boast in the name of the LORD, our God. They have bowed down and fallen, But we have risen and stood upright. Save, O LORD; May the King answer us in the day we call.” […]

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A New Year’s New Mind

“Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of […]

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Treasure For The Heart

In Psalm 19, David writes not only about God’s revelation in His creation and in His Word, but he also writes about the response of his own heart. “7The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. 8The precepts of the LORD are […]

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Sufficiency

“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (ESV, NKJV) John MacArthur: The Power and Sufficiency of God’s Word “The Scripture’s testimony to its own power […]

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Revelation

“The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.” Psalm 19:1 “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for […]

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Bible Basics

“…and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able
to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching,
for reproof, for correction, and
for training in righteousness,
that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped
for every good work.”

2 Timothy 3:15-17

The intertwined themes of the posts I’ve been writing on the Bible have been—
What is the Bible? and What happens to those who read it? The effect of the Bible occurs because of what the Bible is.

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