How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord is laid for your faith in his excellent word.

God never intended the Bible to be just part of your life. He wants His Word and your love for Jesus to be the center of your life.

Welcome to Through the Bible. I'm Steve Schwetz, holding open the doors of the Bible bus as you hop aboard for another great adventure in God's Word.

Our teacher, of course, is Dr. J. Verde McGee, and he's giving us seven principles or guidelines

for understanding the Bible. And in this study, we're going to learn how to make the Bible the

foundation of our lives, a foundation that'll stand up to all the challenges that we face.

Dr. McGee begins by saying, everyone must read the Bible themselves. Let's listen as he reads a letter that

he received from a little girl in Houston, Texas. Sometimes the question is asked us relative to going

through the Bible, do young people read through the Bible? Do they study it with you? And certainly

not children. Well, let me share with

you today a letter that comes from a little girl down in Houston, Texas. She says, I love your

program. I'm 10 years old and a born-again Christian.

I have a calendar with your picture on it.

You look and sound nice.

I bet you are very, very nice.

You preach very good.

I learned also from you.

I really love God and thank him for everything. And I'm not ashamed to tell people I'm a Christian, whether they laugh or not. This Christian girl in my class, she listens to

Christian radio. I told her about your station, and she told me about hers. And they found out they were both listening

to the same program. Do children listen? Yes. Well, we still receive letters from children and

young people sharing how our studies have helped them understand

how to walk with God. Don't you love hearing from them? Children's minds and hearts really do soak up

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