Recently while studying the Book of Acts, I was blessed by a group known as the Bereans in Acts 17. The Scripture says in Acts 17:11, These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so. The following are wonderful facts of the completed Word of God.
- The Bible was written over a period of 1,500 years
- The Bible was written by over 40 different authors among them were kings, military leaders, peasants, philosophers, fishermen, tax collectors, poets, statesmen, musicians, scholars and shepherds.
- The Bible was written in many different places, at many different times, and by people experiencing many different moods.
- The Bible was written on three continents: Asia, Africa and Europe.
- The Bible was written in three different languages: Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic.
- The Bible is written with many different literary styles: Prose, poetry, historical narrative, romance, law, biography, parable, allegory, and prophecy.
- The Bible addresses hundreds of difficult issues without a single contradiction.
- The Bible is a book of great diversity, yet, in spite of this, it unfolds a single continuous story, and it does so without ever contradicting itself.
- The Bible has for its main character God Himself, made known through the person of His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. I keep a bookmark in my Bible that reminds me to internalize God’s Word in my life by doing the following four things:
- I will KNOW it in my head by diligent study.
- I will STOW it in my heart by memorization and meditation. •I will SHOW it in my life by obeying its teaching.
- I will SOW it in my world by my witness.
My desire and prayer for FBC is that we will strive to imitate and emulate the Bereans in our handling of the Word of God.
Devotedly yours, Bro. Tommy