[joeNM]

A number of years ago I was in the library of a prestigious university. As I walked among the bookshelves, I happened to pass by a row of small cubicles set aside for study and spied a student reading a Bugs Bunny comic book. I almost laughed out loud. Here was a young man surrounded by the wisdom of the ages, yet immersed in childish trivia.

There's nothing wrong with comic books, and all of us need occasional respite from study, but some of us never get beyond trivial pursuits. Books, magazines, and other media are the preoccupation and primary influence in our lives. How foolish! We have in our hands the Word of Life—the Book that tells us how to know God and live abundantly.

The greatest cause for our neglect of the Bible is not lack of time but lack of heart. Someone else's word is taking the place of the Word of Christ. There are many good books and magazines to read, but we must not neglect the mysteries of God's grace and love that are written on every page of the Bible. That's where we find everything we need for "life and godliness" (2 Peter 1:3).

Ask God to give you a desire for His Word and a hunger to taste His goodness every day. —David Roper


How rich the truths within God's Word—
What gems beyond compare!
By faith we can discover them
When study joins with prayer. —D. De Haan

It is an awesome responsibility to own a Bible

[Msoto]

>A number of years ago I was in the library of a prestigious
>university. As I walked among the bookshelves, I happened to
>pass by a row of small cubicles set aside for study and spied
>a student reading a Bugs Bunny comic book. I almost laughed
>out loud. Here was a young man surrounded by the wisdom of the
>ages, yet immersed in childish trivia.
>There's nothing wrong with comic books, and all of us need
>occasional respite from study, but some of us never get beyond
>trivial pursuits. Books, magazines, and other media are the
>preoccupation and primary influence in our lives. How foolish!
>We have in our hands the Word of Life—the Book that tells us
>how to know God and live abundantly.

>The greatest cause for our neglect of the Bible is not lack of
>time but lack of heart. Someone else's word is taking the
>place of the Word of Christ. There are many good books and
>magazines to read, but we must not neglect the mysteries of
>God's grace and love that are written on every page of the
>Bible. That's where we find everything we need for "life and
>godliness" (2 Peter 1:3).
>
>Ask God to give you a desire for His Word and a hunger to
>taste His goodness every day. —David Roper
>
>
>How rich the truths within God's Word—
>What gems beyond compare!

I agree that people must read the bible...however i disagree that emphasis for christians should be reading the bible instead of actually helping out those who are in need of help. Many christians can quote several sections of the bible...but how many are sending money to orphanges?
You Joenm how have you tried to help someone less fortunate today?
People get caught up in memorizing the bible and building a facade for themselves around the words they have memorized that they forget that our there in the real world people are still suffering. Faith without any action is dead.

>By faith we can discover them
>When study joins with prayer. —D. De Haan
>
>It is an awesome responsibility to own a Bible
>
I agree i have a bible...its unfortunate that it is gathers dust sometimes i open it once in a while to quench my thirst...however i believe christians need to do more of practicing what they preach.

[joeNM]

>>
>I agree i have a bible...its unfortunate that it is gathers
>dust sometimes i open it once in a while to quench my
>thirst...however i believe christians need to do more of
>practicing what they preach.


you know what you just said is true. we need to practice what we preach more. i personally am trying to do that. i know people can learn more if they see me living the life instead of telling them .i hope other saved guys learn this lesson too.