I hear what you're feeling when you say the Bible is too difficult. There are parts of it that are excruciatingly difficult.

But at the other hand I want to remind you that there is enough there that you can grasp even without a formal education in biblical studies

that is of eternal significance for it. We live in a time in a time in which access to the word of God has never been easier,

particularly for those living in the West.

In addition to the many copies that you likely have on a bookshelf or on your nightstand,

our computers and smartphones can instantly search multiple translations and even drill down and

even drill down to the original languages.

This is an incredible stewardship of blessing from God.

And as you hear this week from R.C. Sproll, we shouldn't be content with simply reading the Bible.

We should study it in depth.

You're listening to the Monday edition of Renewing Her Mind, and today,

R.C. Sprawl will be providing helps and principles

to age you in interpreting the Bible.

I'll also tell you later about a special edition DVD and MP3 CD set featuring 8 series from

Dr Sproll to help you go deeper in your own study of God's Word and of course you

can learn more about this special collection of teaching series at renewingrammind.org.

To help us see the importance of diligent study of God's word,

here's Dr Sproll with a message from his knowing scripture series titled,

Why Study the Bible.

In this course together we're going to be considering principles of how to study the Bible.

The goal of this time together will be for all of us to increase our ability and our

skill as interpreters of the Bible so that we can read that book for ourselves and understand it and be able to

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