Biography
J. C. Ryle
An Anglican pastor and writer who pressed the claims of Scripture upon ordinary Christian living.
Topic
Scripture
Reading carefully, understanding the passage and receiving what it teaches.
Witnesses
Lives connected to this theme.
Biography
Derek Prince
A philosopher turned Bible teacher whose worldwide ministry grew from a wartime encounter with Christ and a lifelong submission of thought to Scripture.
Quotations
Words in their source setting.
Quotation
“Let us resolve to meditate more on the Bible.”
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Chapter V · Bible-reading
Ryle goes on to recommend carrying a few texts into the day and considering them when time allows.
Quotation
“Let us be very careful that we never exalt any minister, or sermon, or book, or tract, or friend above the Word.”
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Chapter V · Bible-reading
This warning appears among Ryle’s closing exhortations to people who already read and love the Bible.
Quotation
“The very familiarity of blessings sometimes makes us insensible to their value.”
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Chapter V · Bible-reading
The immediate subject is the restraining and preserving effect of regular Bible reading.
Journal
Read and consider.
Journal
When the Word reaches daily life
James calls the hearer to carry the truth received into the life that follows.
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Practical Religion · Bible-reading
Selected passages on Bible reading, with a link to the complete original edition.
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Scripture · Witness · Response
Scripture
Reading carefully, understanding the passage and receiving what it teaches.
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Witnesses connected to scripture.
Biography
A. W. Tozer
170 preserved quotations connect this witness to scripture.
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J. C. Ryle
106 preserved quotations connect this witness to scripture.
Biography
Lee Roberson
38 preserved quotations connect this witness to scripture.
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John Gill
65 preserved quotations connect this witness to scripture.
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Charles Haddon Spurgeon
207 preserved quotations connect this witness to scripture.
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Warren Wiersbe
50 preserved quotations connect this witness to scripture.
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Billy Graham
48 preserved quotations connect this witness to scripture.
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Richard Wurmbrand
32 preserved quotations connect this witness to scripture.
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E. M. Bounds
162 preserved quotations connect this witness to scripture.
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J. Vernon McGee
31 preserved quotations connect this witness to scripture.
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B. H. Clendennen
122 preserved quotations connect this witness to scripture.
Biography
Smith Wigglesworth
55 preserved quotations connect this witness to scripture.