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Personal Devotions

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  • Johan D. Tangelder

Though saved by grace, Christians have a responsibility to actively take part in what God has done for them in Christ. This article shows that personal devotions done through Bible reading, meditation and prayer are crucial for Christian growth.

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Five Ways to Read More of the Bible

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  • J. A. Medders

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.

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The Relationship Between Bible Reading and Prayer

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There is a close relationship between prayer and bible reading. Bible reading requires prayer and prayer needs bible reading. 

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Beginning to Read the Bible

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  • J. C. Ryle

When it comes to Bible reading, where do you start and how should you read the Bible? This article considers the issue.

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How to Read a Book

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  • Michael Horton

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.

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Four Tips for Reading the Bible When It's Difficult

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  • Michael Horton

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

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The Problem with Bible Reading Plans (and What to Do about It)

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  • Joseph C. Harrod

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.

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The Gain-Weight Diet God Will Transform Us by His Word, Our Daily Bread

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  • Jacob Shadwick

Two questions face Christians in their reading of the Bible. How can they understand it and apply it? This article shows that the answer is rooted in understanding the nature of God’s Word, the meaning of the passage, and the purpose of the passage. These are essential to Bible reading.

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Something Greater Than Disney

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  • Jeremy Writebol

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.

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Why You Don’t Read Your Bible (and How to Start)

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  • Grayson Pope

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.

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In Awe of Thy Word

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  • Richard J. Smit

Every Christian is involved in Bible reading, Bible study and listening to the Word preached. How should we approach God’s Word? What attitude should we have? This article shows that if one believes that the Bible is the inspired Word of God, it will create an attitude whereby God’s Word governs all of your life.

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Break Free from Bite-Sized Bible Study

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  • Zach Barnhart

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

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The Public Reading of Scripture

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  • Tim Challies

The public reading of Scripture can be a frightening experience. This article give some advice on how to go about Bible reading in public worship.

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One Very Good Reason to Read Your Bible

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  • Tim Challies

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.

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Profitable Ways of Reading the Bible

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  • J. C. Ryle

Are you battling with your Bible reading? This article gives eight suggestions for a profitable Bible reading.

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Reading and Searching the Scriptures

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  • Thomas Boston

Bible reading is essential to the growth of every Christian. This article gives nine guidelines for fruitful Bible reading.

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The Need for Word Studies

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  • Dave Jenkins

Knowing the meanings of words is important for Bible reading. How do you determine what words mean? This article argues that the meaning of words lies in how they are used. It gives eight steps for doing word studies for biblical interpretation.

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Reading the Bible with the Church

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  • Dave Jenkins

This article shows that Bible reading is not mainly an individual endeavour; it is community issue. The author shows that from the time of the apostles the value of the public reading of Scripture was emphasized.

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The Illuminating Work of the Holy Spirit in Daily Bible Reading and Discipleship

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  • Dave Jenkins

How can Scripture be understood? To understand the Bible we need the Holy Spirit. From John 16:13 this article distinguishes the work of the Holy Spirit in inspiration and illumination, to show how He guides us in Bible reading.

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Doing Investigative Theology: Asking Proper Questions of the Biblical Text

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  • Mike Boling

Key to Bible reading and interpretation is being able to ask the right questions. This article looks at five questions you can ask in your Bible reading to understand its message.

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Reading and Studying the Scriptures

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  • Geoffrey Thomas

This article shares some plans that can be used for Bible reading and shows that the aim should always be to know God.

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Our Need of Scripture

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  • J. I. Packer

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

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A Practical Method of Bible Study for Ordinary Christians

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  • Denis Haack

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.

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Regular Personal Bible Reading: Importance and Blessings

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  • Pieter van Huyssteen

Personal Bible reading is crucial to your spiritual health, in the same way that eating and drinking is crucial to your bodily health. Reading the Bible is a means God uses to sustain our spiritual life. The author discusses a practical approach to Bible reading, prayer, and meditation (personal devotions).

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Start/Keep Reading

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  • Charles J. Terpstra

God wants and expects you to read. Have you ever thought about that? This article shows that reading, especially reading good books, is part of the Christian life. Why? God desires it, your growth and holiness require it, and it is a way of setting an example to your children. God gave us the Bible, and therefore Bible reading is the starting point.

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Search the Scriptures - John

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  • Charles H. Spurgeon

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.

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The Joy of Searching the Scriptures

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  • Jack Sin

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.

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Training in Godliness

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  • A. Veldman

Working from the text of 1 Timothy 4:18, this article discusses the importance of godliness and the training in godliness. The author also looks at Bible reading and the purpose of training in piety.

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Men do not reject the Bible because they find faults in it, but because it finds faults in them. Anonymous
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