Holy Bible Study

Like many Christians, I believe that if we could just devote more time to our Holy Bible studies then we would be in a much better world.  How much crime could there be if we all followed the written word of the Bible?  How much hate could fill the Earth and the hearts of our fellow man if only everybody studied the Bible and God's word and learned from what the apostles and scribes of the biblical era set out to teach us?  How many would pass judgement on another being or chastise them or do other hurtful things to them if those people first devoted their energies not at one another in misguided will but instead turned their attentions to the Good Book and the teachings of our Lord Jesus Christ?

I'll tell you what I think:  I believe there would be so few people like that in our society that to run across one would be an extreme rarity.  Almost like it's nearly impossible to find some one these days in our current times who not only reads, but also studies the Holy Bible and then, lo and behold, actually applies what they've learned to their way of life.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if believers, followers, and most importantly doers actually outnumbered the sinners and non-believers?  I think so.  I hope you do, too.

Holy Bible Study

This is why propose that not only must we go to church and listen to our ministers (no falling asleep in the pews!) but we also must study the Bible in our own time.  Sure, Bible study during Sundays and Wednesdays is nice, but is it enough?  I really don't think so.  In fact, I don't believe you can do too much (or even enough) studying in a whole lifetime of church days to really glean what should be learned from the written word.

Don't get me wrong here, though.  While it would be a great learning experience and religious endeavor to commit one's life to a monastery as either a monk or a nun, I'm not advocating that that is what you have to do.  Not at all.  But if you do so choose, then by all means you have my utmost support!

No, what I am saying is that I think we need spend not just one or two days a week studying the Books of the Bible, but rather spend everyday studying them.

How Much Time Do You Really Need To Spend Studying The Bible?

Before you think that I'm telling you to work all day long and then go home to your family and read from the Bible till bedtime only stopping long enough to eat dinner, I'd like to say that you really only need to spend a good fifteen minutes studying verses.  But those fifteen minutes have to be quality minutes, hence the stress on the word studying and not reading.

This is not to say that you can't spend more than fifteen minutes on scripture, but if you use your time wisely, then it's all you really need.

While I'm not perfect and am far from knowing but just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to scripture, I hope that you'll join me in my online journey to better Bible Study.