How To Read The Bible
The Bible is God speaking to you. It is God’s instrument in salvation (Romans 10:17; 1 Peter 1:25) and God’s means for growing mature Christians (1 Peter 2:2).
The first step in understanding the Bible is conversion. Paul said, “The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he that is spiritual judgeth all things” (1 Corinthians 2:14–15). The unsaved person can read the Bible and receive inspiration, but the true Christian receives infinitely more. To salvation must be added …