Why the Bible?

BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY!

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,
2 Timothy 3:16

Someone asked me why do I read  the bible? Simple: I tried it and it works!  I have yet to experience a moment when the Bible has not proven to be true...but have regreted taken its truth for granted!


When I needed and need to know:
What is my purpose?
What do I look for in a mate?
How can I be a good friend?
What is success and how do I achieve it?
How can I change?
What really matters in life?
How can I live so that I do not look back with regret?
How can I handle the unfair circumstances and bad events of life victoriously?

I got an answer!  Now, whether or not I did what it said, its guidance still proved true!

 

Why read and study the Bible:

• It is totally reliable and without error.
• It can be tested!
• It's relevant - God doesn't change and neither does the nature of mankind. "there is nothing new under the sun" (Ecclesiastes 1:9).
• It is satisfying! "Man does not live on bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God" (Matthew 4:4).
• It helps you distinguish the truth.
• Understand how much he loves you!
• Prepared you!
• Saves you!
• Informs you!
• Changes you!
• Helps us see beyond the attractive "bait" to the painful "hook" in sinful temptations, so that we can learn from others' mistakes rather than making them ourselves. Experience is a great teacher, but when it comes to learning from sin, it is a terribly hard teacher.
• It's vital!

I pray that you find God through His word and taste and see how good He is! 

sidenote:  Would you bite into food, chew it and then spit it out before you swallowed it?  ...missing out on all the nutrients!  Well that is what happens when you hear / read God's word and failt to apply it!