It takes one who is certain about the truth of the gospel to die for the gospel. This article reflects on the importance of being reminded from Scripture of the treasures of salvation (e.g., 2 Peter 1:4-11).

This article offers some questions to ask for learning and applying God's Word in personal devotions.

This article mentions a problem with most Bible reading plans, that they train one to expect Bible reading to take a really long time. The author offers a new strategy, to prioritize larger units in your daily Bible reading habits. It points to a chart that shows the time it takes to read each book of the Bible, to illustrate that reading entire books of the Bible is well within our grasp.

This article provides direction on how to read and interpret the Bible faithfully. It explains that the first steps involve prayer, and reading the Bible as a book that points toward Christ.

Christians should enjoy reading the Bible, since through it we learn more about God.

This article provides the first five of ten benefits of reading the Bible, which include the strengthening of faith, the sustaining of life, and the giving of hope.

This article offers a practical guide to biblical interpretation, following a three-step process: consider what the text meant, what it means, and how it applies today.

Do you find reading the Bible a challenge? After dealing with hindrances to Bible study, this article gives four practical skills for Bible reading: survey, observe, analyse, and respond.

How do you pray when you are alone? Silently, or audibly? The author considers the designation "quiet time" in light of his study of the Psalms, and regards silent prayers as the exception in Scripture. He advocates instead for "noisy time."

For many young people, reading the Bible is challenging. How can we read the Bible in such a way that we benefit from it? The author of this article looks at the benefits of time management, organizing your life, and reading with a pen.

How should we approach reading the Bible, Bibly study, and devotions? What attitude should we have? Believing that the Bible is God's inspired word will create an attitude of awe. Christians should view God's word as governing every aspect of their life. The author looks at this awe from Psalm 119:161.

Bible reading should be a joyful activity, and can be so if we have the right attitude. This article highlights things that must shape our attitude in reading the Bible for our spiritual growth.

Are you looking for ways to read and apply the Scriptures to yourself? The article discusses four ways that can help you read the Bible for personal application.

How do you read the Bible? Not all people approach the Word of God with the attitude of hearing and obeying the Word of God. This article gives advice on how to read the Bible with an attitude that displays submission to God.

How can you start a Bible reading plan that will help you read through the Bible? This article explains eight things you can do.

How should you go about reading the Bible? This article encourages you to start by seeing the Bible as a library rather than a book, since it was written by different authors, from different perspectives.

Reading the Bible can be challenging. How should you go about Bible reading? You should start by seeing the Bible as a book. This awareness means that the grammatical and stylistic rules that went into composing the Bible books must be understood in order to interpret them.

Do you struggle to be consistent in your personal devotions? Here are five things to help you improve.

This article explains that when you read the Bible, you do so with presuppositions and theological categories. The author explains their place in reading the Bible.

This article offers a perspective on reading books of the Bible that take between forty to ninety minutes to do so. It encourages focus for such personal devotions.

This article considers how to start the discipline of reading whole Bible books in one sitting, for personal devotions. It explains that half of the Bible's sixty-six books could be read in thirty minutes or less. Above all, it emphasizes that while finishing the day's reading exercise is important, it remains subordinate to the ultimate goal of fellowship with God in Bible reading.

Have you ever started a Bible reading plan only to get bogged down part way through? This article offers four strategies to consider if you have quit such a plan. It suggests reading the Bible in large portions, in small portions, with repetition, and on a whim.

This article explains how it can happen that someone regards their devotional life over time as more of a burden than a blessing, with the end result that their life collapses into a sinkhole of sin. It stresses not to give up devotional time even when life becomes busier.

This article outlines some principles for interpreting Scripture. It discusses the guideline of Scripture interpreting Scripture, and then encourages meditation on the Bible, as the way of obedience. It also encourages awareness of the genre of the Bible book you are reading.

The Psalms are relevant for our walk as disciples of Christ. This article explains that they validate our emotions, shape our imaginations, and teach us to pray.

Experiential Christian living can only come as a result of experiential meditation. How? The article explains what biblical meditation is and how it leads to experiential Christian living.

Is your Bible reading leading you to Jesus? This article explains that the centre of the Bible is Jesus, and thus reading the Bible should lead you to him. There are three questions you can ask yourself when reading the Scriptures in order to keep Christ central.

Though Christians know that Bible reading is essential to their growth, many do not do so. This article considers why, and then shows how you can start reading the Bible.

Though a true believer knows that God’s Word should stir up rejoicing from within him, he also knows that this is not always the case. This article shows that sin can take away the joy of reading the Bible. It also shows how our attitude is crucial to reading the Bible. By rediscovering this joy, devotion time, Bible study and preaching will always be a delight.

Is Scripture memorization important? This article explains the need for, importance of, and benefits of memorizing scripture.

How can you improve your Bible reading? This article suggests three things that will help create time for Bible reading.

For the sake of personal or corporate Bible study, this article offers a three-step approach to studying the Bible. It involves asking three kinds of questions of a text—first observation, then elucidation, and finally application.

This article provides the last five of ten benefits of reading the Bible: the Word is the key to answered prayer, the source of wisdom, warnings, and lasting joy, and the armour for defeating the devil.

This article looks at the importance of Bible reading, meditation, and prayer in doing personal devotions.

This article provides some counsel on how to establish and maintain daily personal devotions.

Personal devotions should be characterized by rejoicing in Scripture, because God's Word is precious, pleasurable, protective, and profitable, as we read in Psalm 19.

A quiet hour and quiet heart are what you need for a life of powerful prayer. This article explains.

Bible reading is not for your benefit only. Do you know that reading the Bible can be a way of serving others? The article explains.

Are your personal devotions full of ups and downs? Are you thinking of ways to give them some new life? This article explains ways to do so.

Bible reading for personal devotions is important. This article offers seven tips for nurturing your daily devotions and eight motivations for reading the Bible for personal devotions.

Daily devotions should not just be a Bible study, and should not be a religious duty. What must it be? This article answers this question by giving practical ways of conducting personal devotions.

This article on Psalm 119:162 ties in with the article In Awe of Thy Word. Here the author discusses rejoicing in the word. Sin can sometimes take away the joy of reading the Bible. This article shows that our attitude toward Bible study and devotions is crucial to developing this joy and delight.

Taking notes during Bible reading can be a beneficial personal Bible study practice. This article shows how this can be done by working through Psalm 114.

Working from James 1:19-21, this article provides an example of making notes on a scripture passage for the benefit of personal Bible study.

At times reading your Bible can be challenging. This article shares some suggestions for reading the Bible in a way that your devotions can be profitable.

This article highlights the importance of maintaining personal devotions and communion with God.

In this article, the author introduces six reasons why Scripture memorization is essential to the Christian life.

Are you looking for ways that can help you study more of the Word of God? Our daily programs can be packed with activities, and we end up having little time to read the Bible. The article suggests at least five ways that can help improve your Bible reading in your busy weekly schedule.

Many people make the mistake of allowing their hearts or emotions to guide them when studying the Word. This article argues that you must rather allow the transformed mind to lead your heart in your study of the Bible.

Prayer plays a supremely essential part of our study of the Bible. It is difficult to hear what God says in Scripture if you do not pray. The article provides a helpful guide for productive Bible study, especiall in cases where you are struggling to understand the Bible.

Bible application is a challenge. This article provides two big questions you can ask in order to apply a text well.

Reading the Bible is at times difficult. This article provides four considerations for keeping in mind in your Bible reading.

If the Bible is all about Christ, then a good Bible study is one that focuses on Christ. This is what the article argues for.

This article makes the case for using the Puritans for devotional reading, as their literature addresses the mind, conscience, and heart.

Why do we need to read the Bible? This article uses Psalm 119:105 for the justification for Bible reading.

To experience the truth of Psalm 119:105, God's word must be prayerfully studied in devotions to receive understanding.

While it should be natural that believer loves the word of God, this is often not the case. Believers need to change their perspective on the Bible. Only when believers' lives are shaped by God's truth are they be able to be of great benefit to this world.

The decline in familiarity with Scripture in churches is a growing cause for concern. Grayston analyzes the reasons for this trend. He places the evangelical "quiet time" in its historical context, and suggests ways in which personal engagement with Scripture might be recovered and encouraged.

Reading the Bible can be challenging. How should you go about it? This article calls us to realize that the Bible is not a code book but a story with Christ at the centre.

Struggling to read your Bible is structured way? This article is a Bible reading plan for two years.

Struggling to read your Bible is structured way? This article is a Bible reading plan for one year.

During Bible reading, Christians should have the attitude of someone looking for precious stones. From the scriptures one more precious gems is revealed - Jesus Christ.