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.
The book of this law depart not from thy mouth, but thou shalt think therein in days and nights, that thou keep and do all things that be written therein; then thou shalt dress thy way, and thou shalt understand it.
[Nun.] Thy word is a lantern to my feet; and a light to my paths.
Declaring of thy words lighteneth; and it giveth understanding to meek men.
[Mem.] Lord, how loved I [or I loved] thy law; all day it is my thinking.
Above mine enemies thou madest me prudent by thy commandment; for it is to me without end.
I understood over all men teaching me; for thy witnessings is my thinking.
[Beth.] In what thing amendeth a young waxing man his way? in keep-ing thy words.
In all mine heart I sought thee; put thou me not away from thy behests.
In mine heart I hid thy speeches; that I do not sin against thee.
A Escritura é inspirada
Toda a Escritura é útil para ensinar, corrigir e instruir em justiça. Examine as Escrituras — nelas encontramos a vida eterna.
For all scripture inspired of God is profitable to teach, to reprove, to chastise, [for] to learn in rightwiseness,
that the man of God be perfect, learned to all good work[s].
Seek ye the scriptures, in which ye guess to have everlasting life; and those it be, that bear witnessing of me.
For whatever things be written, those be written to our teaching, that by patience and comfort of scriptures we have hope.
Blessed is he that readeth, and he that heareth the words of this prophecy, and keepeth those things that be written in it; for the time is nigh.
Till I come, take attention to reading, to exhortation and teaching.
Estudar com diligência
Os bereanos eram mais nobres porque examinavam as Escrituras diariamente. O estudo dedicado da Bíblia produz maturidade espiritual.
But these were the worthier [or the nobler] of them that be at Thessalonica, which received the word with all desire, each day seeking [the] scrip-tures, if these things had them so.
And Ezra made ready his heart to inquire [or ensearch] the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel the behest and doom of the Lord.
And they read in the book of God’s law distinctly, and openly, to understand it; and they understood, when it was read.
And Jesus answered, and said to them, Whether ye err not therefore, that ye know not [the] scriptures, neither the virtue of God?
And these words which I command to thee today, shall be in thine heart;
and thou shalt tell those [or them] to thy sons, and thou shalt think upon them, sitting in thine house, and going in the way, lying down, and rising.
And thou shalt bind those [or them] as a sign in thine hand; and those [or they] shall be, and shall be moved before thine eyes;
My son, if thou receivest my words, and hidest my behests with thee;
that thine ear hear wisdom, bow thine heart to know prudence.
For if thou inwardly callest wisdom, and bowest thine heart to prudence;
if thou seekest it as money, and diggest it out as treasures;
then thou shalt understand the dread of the Lord, and shalt find the knowing of God.
For the Lord giveth wisdom; and prudence and knowing is of his mouth.