How firm a foundation,

Ye saints of the Lord is laid for your faith in his excellent work.

Living the Christian life isn't always easy, is it?

Welcome to Through the Bible.

I'm your host and fellow student of God's Word, Steve Schwetz, and in this study, Dr. J. Vernon

McGee is going to give us encouragement and direction for living the Christian life, straight

from God's word, as always.

And we're going to begin at 2 Peter chapter 1, verse 7.

So if you're new to our listening family,

I want to personally welcome you aboard the Bible bus and share with you that no matter where

you begin in these studies, if you stay with us, together we're going to journey through the

entire Bible in five years. Now, Dr. McGee designed this systematic study to jump back and forth between the

Old and New Testaments so that God's entire story is woven together in a way that we think will

help you understand scripture in a deep, meaningful, and most importantly, an integrated way.

So grab your Bible, open it to 2 2 Peter, and let's celebrate Letter Month.

Well, what is Letter Month? It's a favorite tradition through the Bible, and let me explain.

This is a special time that you can share your stories. The letters that you offer, like a sweet

fragrance to God, honor him by telling others what he's doing in your life. And it also encourages our

entire listening family as we each walk with him. So to start off, here's an email from a listener

named Sam who writes this. I am 44 and have been listening to the current run since Leviticus.

I tell people that if you want to fall in love with the Bible, Dr. McGee is the perfect prescription.

His love for the scriptures is contagious. I put the program on while I take the kids to school every

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