Bible Questions Answered:
“...where does it say we have to read the bible all the time?”
Bob/ Charlotte, North Carolina U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
IT IS GOD'S WORD:
I Kings 8:56 KJV
"...according to all that He promised: there hath not failed one word of all His good promise..."
Psalm 111:7,8 NLT
7 All He does is just and good, and all His commandments are trustworthy.
8 They are forever true, to be obeyed faithfully and with integrity.
Isaiah 55:11 KJV
So shall My word be that goeth forth out of My mouth: it shall not return unto Me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
II Timothy 3:16 KJV
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
II Peter 1:21 KJV
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
IT IS ETERNAL TRUTH:
Matthew 5:18 KJV
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Matthew 24:35 KJV
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
I Peter 1:25 KJV
But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
GOD'S WORD IS SACRED:
Deuteronomy 4:2 KJV
Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.
Deuteronomy 12:32 KJV
What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
Proverbs 30:6 KJV
Add thou not unto His words, lest He reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Revelation 22:18,19 KJV
18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
GOD'S WORD, BRINGS LIFE TO THE SOUL OF MAN:
Deuteronomy 8:3 KJV
"... man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.
Psalm 19:7 NLT
The instructions of the Lord are perfect, reviving the soul. The decrees of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
John 6:63 KJV
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
GOD'S WORD, PURIFIES:
Psalm 119:9-11 KJV
9 Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
John 15:3 KJV
Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
John 17:17 KJV
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
Ephesians 5:25-27 KJV
25...Christ also loved the church, and gave Himself for it;
26 That He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27 That He might present it to Himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
GOD'S WORD, GIVES SPIRITUAL LIGHT:
Psalm 19:8 KJV
The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
Psalm 119:105,130 KJV
105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
130 The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
Proverbs 6:23 KJV
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
THE WORD OF GOD, CONVICTS OF SIN:
Romans 3:20 KJV
"...: for by the law is the knowledge of sin."
Hebrews 4:12 KJV
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
THE WORD OF GOD, GIVES US FAITH:
Romans 10:17 KJV
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
John 20:31 KJV
But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through His name.
GOD'S WORD, GIVES US HOPE, JOY, AND PEACE:
Romans 15:13 KJV
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
Colossians 3:16 KJV
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
GOD'S WORD, OUR WEAPON IN SPIRITUAL CONFLICT:
Jeremiah 23:29 KJV
Is not My word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?
Ephesians 6:17 KJV
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
Matthew 4:1-11 KJV (Our Lord's example.)
1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
2 And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He was afterward an hungered.
3 And when the tempter came to Him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
4 But He answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
5 Then the devil taketh Him up into the holy city, and setteth Him on a pinnacle of the temple,
6 And saith unto Him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give His angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
8 Again, the devil taketh Him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
9 And saith unto Him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.
11 Then the devil leaveth Him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto Him.
GOD'S WORD, EDIFIES US:
Isaiah 41:10 KJV
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness.
Acts 20:32 KJV
And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
THE WORD OF GOD, GIVES US ASSURANCE OF SALVATION:
Romans 1:16 KJV
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
I John 5:13 KJV
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
Should we read the word? It's God's wonderful word that assures us, through the blood of His Son, we have a Saviour, and that He will never leave or forsakes us, He loves us, will comfort us with His Spirit, and that He is coming again to take us to the Father's house of many mansions.
Jesus told us....
John 5:39 KJV
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of Me.
Romans 15:4KJV (Paul)
For whatsoever things were written afore time were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
