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The Bible has suffered more attacks than any other book yet it survives intact. Further evidence that you can have confidence in your Bible.

The book you hold in your hand today is true to what was written by its original writers. You can have confidence in your Bible.

The Bible has been and is very influential. That doesn’t prove that every word is God’s word, but you do have to agree the Bible is unique.

Let me tell you why I believe that every word in the Bible is God's word. I want you to have confidence in your Bible.

Here I some of the reasons why I love God’s Word. Hopefully, they'll prime the pump: and start you thinking about why you love it.

Bible reading is not just about gaining knowledge. It's meant to change you. If it doesn’t, you’ve missed the point.

Prophecy is not predicting the future but sometimes prophecies include predictions. Here are some tips to help you with them.

An allegory is a story with a hidden meaning. The Bible is not an allegory but there are allegories in it.

Here are some tips to help you work out the main point of a parable.

About one-third of the Bible is written as poetry and good Bible reading distinguishes poetry from prose.

It will help your Bible reading no end if you can appreciate figures of speech.

Should you take everything you read in the Bible literally? Of course not. Some bits are meant to be taken literally others clearly are not.

If you use a Bible passage for any purpose other than the purpose the writer intended you will be misusing it.

The Bible was written using the same common-sense logical rules we all use when we string words together to make sentences and paragraphs.

Whatever passage you are studying, make sure you know what every word meant when it was written, not just what it means today.

It’s not rocket science. The Bible isn’t a book of puzzles. It’s not a book whose meaning is obscure. The Bible wasn’t written for the...

You wouldn’t do it with any other book, so why do it with the Bible? With any other book you wouldn’t think of starting in the middle....

Sometimes I take a look at myself and think, “Look at you! You’ve been following Jesus all these years and where are you? You’re still...

Mature? Godly? What does that look like anyway?