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Sub-disciplines of Bible Intake
Hearing God’s Word
Gifts of faith are often given to those who discipline themselves to hear the Word of God.
Whitney, Donald S.. Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life (p.
24).
The Navigators.
Kindle Edition.
Reading God’s Word
USA Today reported a poll that showed only 11 percent of Americans read the Bible every day.
More than half read it less than once a month or never at all.
Whitney, Donald S.. Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life (p.
27).
The Navigators.
Kindle Edition.
A survey taken less than a year earlier by the Barna Research Group among those claiming to be “born-again Christians” disclosed these disheartening numbers: Only 18 percent—less than two of every ten—read the Bible every day.
Worst of all, 23 percent—almost one in four professing Christians—say they never read the Word of God.
Whitney, Donald S.. Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life (p.
27).
The Navigators.
Kindle Edition.
If you want to be changed, if you want to become more like Jesus Christ, discipline yourself to read the Bible.
Whitney, Donald S.. Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life (p.
28).
The Navigators.
Kindle Edition.
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The Wonder of the Word of God by Robert L. Sumner
Studying God’s Word
If reading the Bible can be compared to cruising the width of a clear, sparkling lake in a motorboat, studying the Bible is like slowly crossing that same lake in a glass-bottomed boat.
Whitney, Donald S.. Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life (p.
31).
The Navigators.
Kindle Edition.
If reading the Bible can be compared to cruising the width of a clear, sparkling lake in a motorboat, studying the Bible is like slowly crossing that same lake in a glass-bottomed boat.
R. C. Sproul said it painfully well: “Here then, is the real problem of our negligence.
We fail in our duty to study God’s Word not so much because it is difficult to understand, not so much because it is dull and boring, but because it is work.
Our problem is not a lack of intelligence or a lack of passion.
Our problem is we are lazy.
Whitney, Donald S.. Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life (p.
31).
The Navigators.
Kindle Edition
Whitney, Donald S.. Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life (p.
32).
The Navigators.
Kindle Edition.
The basic difference between Bible reading and Bible study is simply a pen and paper (or some other means of preserving your thoughts).
Whitney, Donald S.. Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life (p.
32).
The Navigators.
Kindle Edition.
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