Ler a Bíblia
Ler a Bíblia é essencial para a vida cristã. A Escritura é lâmpada para os pés, alimento para a alma e espada do Espírito. O cristão que lê a Bíblia é transformado pela Palavra.
A importância de ler
Meditar na Palavra dia e noite traz prosperidade e bom sucesso. Ler a Bíblia ilumina o entendimento e fortalece a fé.
Keep on reminding the people about the law. Meditate on it day and night, so you can be sure to do what it requires. Then you will be successful and prosper in what you do.
Your word is a lamp that shows me where to walk, it's a light for my path.
Studying your words brings light so that even the uneducated can understand.
I really love your law! I meditate on it all day long.
Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for I'm always thinking about your instructions.
In fact I have a better insight than all of my teachers because I spend time concentrating on what you say.
How does a young person remain pure? By following what you say.
I worship you sincerely; please don't let me stray from your commands.
I keep what you say in mind so I won't sin against you.
A Escritura é inspirada
Toda a Escritura é útil para ensinar, corrigir e instruir em justiça. Examine as Escrituras — nelas encontramos a vida eterna.
All Scripture inspired by God is useful for teaching, for confronting what is wrong, for setting us straight, and for telling us what is right. This is how God provides a thorough preparation for those who work for him to accomplish all that's good.
You search the Scriptures because you think that through them you'll gain eternal life. But the evidence they give is in support of me!
These Scriptures were written down in the past to help us understand, and to encourage us so that we could wait patiently in hope.
Anyone who reads this is blessed, as are those who hear these prophetic words and pay attention to what's written, because the time is near.
Until I get there, make sure you read the Scriptures to the church, and encourage them by your speaking and teaching.
Estudar com diligência
Os bereanos eram mais nobres porque examinavam as Escrituras diariamente. O estudo dedicado da Bíblia produz maturidade espiritual.
The people there had a better attitude than those in Thessalonica in that they were very quick to accept the word, and every day they examined the Scriptures to make sure what they were told was right.
For Ezra had committed himself to gaining insights from the Law of the Lord, wanting to practice it and to teach in Israel its rules and how to live.
They read from the Book of the Law of God, making clear the meaning so that the people could understand what it said.
Jesus told them, "This proves you're mistaken, and that you don't know the Scriptures or the power of God.
The commands I'm giving you today must stay in your minds. You are to explain them carefully to your children and talk about them when you're at home and when you're traveling, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them on your hands as reminders and put them on your foreheads as well.
My son, if you accept what I say and value my instructions, if you pay attention to wisdom and really try to understand; if you cry out for insight and call loudly for help in understanding; if you look for it as if it were silver and search for it as if it were hidden treasure; then you will understand how to relate to the Lord and discover the truth about God.
The Lord is the source of wisdom; what he says provides knowledge that makes sense.