Who is able to understand the Bible? Only believers. Only believers. First of all, you have to be a Christian.

True Christian, a believer, born again, regenerated. If you're not a believer, you cannot really

perceive with understanding and result the truth of the Word of God.

Welcome to Grace to You with John MacArthur.

I'm your host, Phil Johnson.

It's been said, nobody ever outgrows scripture.

The book widens and deepens with our years. Today, John MacArthur will help you

tap into those inexhaustible treasures as he continues his series, How to Study the Bible.

Now, friend, you probably know that we devote the bulk of our time each day to studying

scripture, and we don't say much about the inner workings of our ministry. So let me ask

you, John, if you were talking to someone who tunes in and prays for us and appreciates what they hear,

what would you want that person to know about grace to you? Well, I think we'd want them to know

what is patently obvious. You just said it. We're committed to studying the Word of God, to proclaiming

divine truth. We say very little about our finances. In fact, largely we say nothing on the air about

that. We live within our means. That is within what God provides. We simply make our needs known

to the people who are part of our ministry and let them

respond to the Lord's prompting in their heart. You, of course, have a tangible hands-on role

in the work of grace to you when you pray for us or when you support us. We know the Lord is the one

who provides and we trust him completely, but as always, he provides through

people just like you. And we know that, particularly in the last weeks of the year, and here we are

at the end of 2024, we're facing the most important time for giving in the entire year. By God's

grace, friends like you who have benefited from grace to you often reach out in

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