On How to Read the Bible and Why:
The more one reads and studies the Bible, the more he finds reasons to study it as often and as frequently as he can. According to Saint John Chrysostom, it is like an aromatic root, which produces more and more aroma the more it is rubbed.
Just as important as knowing why we should read the Bible is knowing how we should read the Bible.
The best guides for this are the Holy Fathers, headed by St. John Chrysostom who, in a manner of speaking has written a fifth Gospel.
First of all in prayer. Pray to the Lord to illuminate your mind--so that you may understand the words of the Bible-- and to fill your heart with His grace-- so that you may feel the truth and the life of those Words.
Archimandrite Justin Popovich
The Struggle for Faith, How to Read the Bible and Why, pg. 75
Just as important as knowing why we should read the Bible is knowing how we should read the Bible.
The best guides for this are the Holy Fathers, headed by St. John Chrysostom who, in a manner of speaking has written a fifth Gospel.
First of all in prayer. Pray to the Lord to illuminate your mind--so that you may understand the words of the Bible-- and to fill your heart with His grace-- so that you may feel the truth and the life of those Words.
Archimandrite Justin Popovich
The Struggle for Faith, How to Read the Bible and Why, pg. 75
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