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- don' t take for granted what you
have been taught.
You have probably heard the old
refrain, "Nobody can understand
the Bible, because it contradicts it–
self." That, however,
is
not true. I
found that when studyíng any sub–
ject,
if
I maintained an open mind
and compared the scripture pas–
sages carefully, apparent and al–
leged contradictions could be solved
with a mínimum ofeffort!
Those who waste their time read–
ing the Bible to .discover "loose
bricks" will stumble over many eas–
ily explainable passages, merely be–
cause of their critica! attitude.
But
if
one studies the Bible in a
humble, teachable frame of mind,
his study will be richly rewarded.
Purpose for Study
If you just study from casual in–
terest, your Bible study
will
soon be
over. A cursory, superficial ínterest
in the Bible will soon be filled, your
curiosity will be satiated, and there
will be no more value in Bible study
for you.
In order to make your study
really worthwhile and meaningful,
you must study with the attitude of
seeking understandíng and wisdom
to apply to situations that arise
in
daily living. Jf you do this, you will
find that the Bible contains exam-
ples of people who went through
problems similar to your own, and
you will see how they coped with
them. You will be able to draw on
lessons from the experience of
others, so that hopefully you won't
make the same mistakes.
Set your mind to obtain under–
standíng.
lf
you do this, you will be
ready to receive instruction from the
Bible. As Solomon wrote in the
book of Proverbs: "Have two goals:
wisdom - that is, knowing and
doing right - and common sense.
Don't 1et them slip away" (Proverbs
3:2 1,
The Living Bible).
He added:
"Determination to be wise is the
first step toward becoming wise!
TRE BIBLE, THE WORLD'S STAND-OUT BEST
SELLER, IS AlSO THE WORLD'S lEAST UNDER–
STOOD BOOK. WHY?
Wny do many people shake their heads and
exclaim, "1 just can't understand this book"?
When people first read the Bible, they often
give up. They assume that it is archaic, irrelevant to
our modern 20th century. They never really
study
it
carefully, as they should.
Believe it or not, the Bible CAN BE UNDER–
STOOD. The
Ambassador College Correspondence
Course
makes the Bible COME ALIVE with meaning,
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Scriptures PlAIN and easy to understand. lt is free.
lf you hove wanted to understond the Bible, write to
the PLAIN TRUTH office nearest you, shown on the
inside front cover. And also osk for the free booklet
Read the Book.
You hove never read o booklet like
it.