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This has always being a controversial issue among christians worldwide.
Competition keep emerging every day in the christian dome.
Denominational doctrine is becoming the integral being of christians now adays.

This challenges prompted me to write on how to successfully read your bible scripturally.


There are different perspective in which each denomination read their bible. Let us read according to the word of Christ and not as a profession or a religious buisness (philosophy).


- Cramming (memorizing) method: This is the most widely use method of studying the bible worldwide, and even accepted by philosopher and theologians. The bible never assert that you should cram the bible or to memorize it. Stop attemting reading your bible off-hand, and read the word as it must be read.

Please, always note this at the back of your mind, that; "The word you cram is not the word you know. But the word you act is the word you know",

Several competitions arises due to this denominational standard of reading the bible. That is why most people think they have the ability to teach the word because of their great knowledge on the scripture. This people can quote the bible from Genesis to Revelation, which is good, but negleting the acting of the word, which is better.
When a pastor now recite 50 scriptures in a sermon, they will say that the pastor is loaded. But since we all desire to know how Jesus taught us to read the bible, let us check on the master voice.
Jesus said; "To him that readeth, let him also understand". The major and the ultimate purpose of reading the bible is to understand and not to recite off-hand. For example, the bible said; "Thou shall not kill". I may say it in my most understandable way by saying; "A man shall not eleminate (murder) his neigbours (friends & foes) life".
Todays language goes this manner: According to the book of....., while my bible said that for it is written.
It is not a book that we can read with our brilliancy, not even with English, physics, computer and mathematics knowledge. You may be a genuis in mathematics but may not able to read the word. Also, remember that the word was written by fishermen, capenter, shepard, farmer, and so on. Imagine the possibility of the bible being written by this categories of people. Are farmers brilliant? No! They have little but a limited knowledge. Jesus choses his twelve disciples without going to schools, synagogues and the literate society, but rather went to the sea side and made fishermen became a fishers of men. If our intelligence is our licence to read, we are permited to cram and the word belongs to the brilliants.

Let us read slowly, repeatedly, attentively, commitedly, and devotedly. There is no end to reading, but read as if reading is the major of life and indeed, its the major of life. Embrace the meditating method that Jesus gave to us. Read but re-read in your heart. Think more on what you have read. Meditation reveals Revelation.

I will continue tomorrow. Thanks for your contribution.

Human knowledge is usually limited to comprehend the word of God. It is a word full of mystery which are revealed, not unto scientist, professors and the literate society but onto fools, babes and the humble. Since the word himself came by revelation, only those who are humble to accept the fact that they know nothing are entitled to know.

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