How firm a foundation,

ye saints of the Lord is laid for your faith in his excellent word.

Why is it that many Christians stumble and wander through the Christian life?

Well, our teacher, Dr. J. Vernon McGee, tells us that the problem with so many who know the Lord is they don't choose to go on with God.

They do get saved, but they don't get into their new life in Christ.

They never get into His Word.

Well, if you can identify with this issue, then you've come to a good place.

And you're on your way to an even better place as we travel through God's Word together.

Welcome to Through the Bible.

I'm Steve Schwetz, welcoming you aboard the Bible bus for this great study.

So while you find your seat, I got just enough time to share a voicemail from a fellow listener.

His name is Tom. Hi. His name is Tom.

Hi, my name is Tom. I'm from Norfolk, Ohio, and I listen, in the past, through the Bible,

the Bible bus on Columbus, Ohio area stations, and currently the Internet and the little blue

Bible bus player.

I love to tell the story of how the Lord's used through the Bible and the Word of God in my life.

I love the Word of God because faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.

And the Lord is used through the Bible many different times in my life,

different seasons. I trusted Christ as a 9-year-old at 16. My pastor said, Tom, I think the Lord's

called you to preach. But instead, because I was not in the Word of God, then I didn't even know

about through the Bible. I was basically living for myself, had a lot of guilt and shame, sin of my life,

and I went to Ohio State University, took up an engineering degree solely because it promised

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