THE BIBLE contains the mind of God, the state of man, the way of salvation, the doom of sinners and the happiness of believers.
Its doctrines are holy, its precepts are binding, its histories are true, and its decisions are immutable.
Read it to be wise, believe it to be safe and practice it to be holy.
It contains light to direct you, food to support you and comfort to cheer you.
It is the traveler’s map, the pilgrim's staff, the pilot's compass, the soldier's sword and the Christian's charter.
Here paradise is restored, heaven opened and the gates of hell disclosed.
Christ is its grand object, our good is its design and the glory of God its end.
It should fill the memory, rule the heart, and guide the feet.
Read it slowly, frequently, and prayerfully.
It is a mine of wealth, a paradise of glory, and a river of pleasure.
It is given you in life, will be opened in the judgment, and will be remembered forever.
It involves the highest responsibility, will reward the greatest labor, and will condemn all who trifle with its sacred contents.
Pray it in, read it through, live it out, and pass it on.
-- Author Unknown --
-- Gideon Bible Preface--
The Bible is priceless in worth to me;
The depths of wisdom is enough for me to dwell on;
The width of knowledge stretch beyond my mind;
The length of God's love is unending;
The height of humanity is all explained.
All I ever needed to know,
All I ever wanted to read,
is all here waiting for me,
to come into the garden of God
to pluck, to spice up my life
to restore, to rest my tired soul.
I call it my Book of Life !
~ Doria
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