2013-01-24T09:41:53-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/scriptures/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/very-deep-but-very-dead-6794 2013-01-24T09:41:53-05:00 Start a spiritual diary, and in it write two things: what did I read today; what is God saying here and put it in your own words...not Bible words. And then, what am I going to do differently today because of what He said?" The Bible isn't just to be mastered. It's to be obeyed. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/when-you-can-t-see-the-way-to-go-6220 2010-11-30T09:57:25-05:00 The "don't know" times are God's instrument to drive you deeper into Him, to surrender all self-reliance for a desperate dependency on Him. You may not know which way to go, but you don't have to stand there fearful, paralyzed or marching in circles. Your Lord, your Shepherd is placing His arm inside yours to lead you where you could never go without Him. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Timothy%203:16&version=NIV 2009-10-02T09:20:20-05:00 The belief in the Bible's inspiration--its authorship by God--is based on verses like this one, which state that the Scriptures are directly inspired by God Himself, and are utterly trustworthy. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%2015:4&version=NIV 2009-08-21T11:33:40-05:00 Christians shouldn't make the mistake of dismissing the Scriptures (in particular, the Old Testament) as no longer relevant to their faith. Those Scriptures, we read here, were written to encourage and educate believers through the ages. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%205:39-40&version=NIV 2009-08-21T11:28:29-05:00 Studying the Bible requires concentration and diligence. However, Jesus tells us that it is not the scriptures which allow you to posses eternal life, it is him.