12 Days of Christian Self Examination Day 3: Scripture As Your Ultimate Guide
If you live in North America or other industrial economies, you probably have access to a phone, radio, tv, or other device allowing you to listen to or watch a variety of Bible teachers, preachers, or Christian programming. If you do not have time to read your Bible each day, please disconnect from these "teachers" and give that time to reading the scriptures. While these programs may be helpful, they are not a substitute for the Bible. I am guessing many of the speakers who appear in TV or other types of programming know many of their listeners and watchers are lacking in Bible knowledge. Perhaps these speakers feel they are doing you a service by teaching you the Bible or explaining the Bible to you. That's fine. Please know, however, the apostle Paul told his student Timothy and all who follow the way of Christ we are to study to show ourselves approved of God. This means we read and refer to the words of scripture and we ask the Holy Spirit to teach us if we ...