Whereas the Bible was not given to replace the miraculous or even revelation, as Dr. He would love you to close it and just wait on God. The devil will work overtime to keeping Christians from reading the Bible. Do not be surprised: Satan “masquerades” as an angel of light (2 Cor.11:14). Once we give up the conviction that the Bible is the only infallible Word of God, we open ourselves to a strange world out there that may include the Holy Spirit but also if not equally the realm of the demonic. The thought of reading the Bible or hearing an expository sermon does not come on to their radar screen! I was flabbergasted when I heard that.ĭo listen to me dear reader. That there is a church where people are not encouraged to read their Bibles – at home or at church – but only wait for God to give a “revelation”. Then I remembered something I heard only a few days ago when I was in Singapore. I thought: what do people do who don’t have their Bibles? The thought of not getting to read my Bible for three or four days was almost horrifying. I never leave home without my Bible, but somehow I let that happen. When I turned to read my Bible, lo and behold, I had not packed my Bible or diary (which includes my prayer list)! I was sobered. I took a brief vacation to do some bonefishing – my only vacation for 2015. This Blog was inspired by a recent trauma I had in Bimini, Bahamas. Has the devil succeeded with you? How much do you read your Bible? I am convinced that the devil will do anything to keep people from reading their Bibles. I do agree it would have been so helpful had Lewis put that in. She lamented that one huge thing Lewis left out – that should have been put in – was how the devil wants to keep people from reading their Bibles. Lewis’ book Screwtape Letters, a brilliant satire that includes among other things how the devil tempts new Christians. Martyn Lloyd-Jones made a gripping observation about C. My followers are not clergymen or church leaders but laymen – ordinary Christians. I am aiming this Blog at ordinary Christians. I happen to know more than I care to reveal – how many famous Christians and leaders have not read the Bible through at all! And…some church leaders do not read their Bibles. Some Christians do not read their Bibles very much at all. Most Christians do not read their Bibles regularly. I pray with all my heart that this will be read and spread to ordinary Christians all over the world.Ī melancholy fact: most Christians do not have a Bible reading plan.
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