PERSISTENT IN READING THE BIBLE
FOREWORD
The Bible is the living word of God. Therefore, every
believer truly needs to persistent in reading it. Through this little
book, the author would like to invite readers to re-read and reflect
on every part of God’s word, from Genesis to Revelation, without
missing a single one.
Thus, we can get to know and be closer to God. We will
also realize that reading, understanding, and doing what is
written in the Bible can bring extraordinary blessings. However,
our lack of understanding of the Bible can cause us to be easily
led astray, so that we can lose our salvation.
Soli Deo Gloria,
Author
PERSISTENT IN READING THE BIBLE
Reading the Bible
If the author asks whether readers like reading the Bible?
The author is sure that most readers will say “Yes!” There may
also be readers who say, “I read the Bible every day.”
However, what the author means by reading the Bible is
reading the entire contents of the Bible, namely from Genesis
to Revelation without skipping anything. So, it’s not just reading
a few verses today, then tomorrow reading a few other verses,
or for example reading reference verses from daily devotions.
So, what is meant by “reading the Bible” in this book is reading
the entire Bible without skipping anything.
Some people argue that we don’t need to read the book of
Leviticus because it is related to the Torah. There are also those
who feel that there is no need to read the book of Deuteronomy
because the contents are repetitive. Others skip the books of
Job, Song of Solomon, Ecclesiastes, Isaiah, Jeremiah,
Lamentations, Ezekiel, even the book of Revelation because
they are considered difficult to understand.
Once again, in this book, reading the Bible means reading
the entire Bible without skipping or leaving out anything, not just
one book, one verse, one word, or even one punctuation mark.
Furthermore, the author would like to convey that the
material in this book is mostly related to the author’s personal
experience, hopefully the readers will not mind.
Perhaps some readers already know that the author
became a Christian after 20 years of studying the five religions
in Indonesia, from 1980 to 2000. This experience has been
briefly written in a book entitled 20 Years of Searching for the
True Religion.
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