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Fix your thoughts on what is true and honorable and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Keep putting into practice all you learned from me and heard from me and saw me doing, and the God of peace will be with you. (Philippians 4:8-9)

So we as believers keep wringing our hands together wondering why the church seems to be making little to zero impact on the culture. Then we act shocked and amazed when we hear about Christians acting just like the world around us.

But that's o.k., because when we grab a bowlful of chili and a fistful of Fritos and plop down in front of the T.V., all are worries temporarily go away. Yep, when we turn on the tube and cable-ize our cranium, life seems so much more tolerable.

Perhaps that is part of the problem. Every year, additional 'versions' of the Bible come out, and every year they are read less and less- and at the same time, the average person spends more and more time glued to the tube.

Let's face it folks, Christians in America are cable clever and Scripture stupid.

So here is a little article I came across that may motivate you check out the Bible more often:

Another way to think about the contents of the books of the Bible is by comparing them to modern day TV. If we think of the Bible as a Cable TV guide, we might compare some of the books to TV channels as follows:

•The Women's Channel: Esther, Ruth, and Song of Solomon are books that would fit with "chick TV". The books contain women's stories, problems, and issues.

•Science Fiction Channel: The book of Revelation contains amazing visions and future like you couldn't imagine.

•Real Life TV: Joshua, Judges, 1&2 Samuel, 1&2 Kings. The books have action, adventure, and suspense.

•Advise TV: The book of Proverbs gives everyday wisdom by which to make decisions.

•The History Channel or CNN: Genesis, Exodus, Acts. These books provide who, what, where, when at that period in time. And they also offer some commentary and effects.

•Christian TV: All of the Epistles. These letters would be the meat and potato line-up for dealing with real issues and living.

(Author Unknown)

Whoever wrote that has a good perspective on what Scripture is really like. Anyone who thinks the Bible is boring hasn't read it very much.

I would challenge you this summer to compare how much time you spend reading the Bible, and how much you watch the T.V. I guarantee that we all have room for improvement, and you will probably be amazed at the change in your walk with Christ.

Questions:
1.Am I willing to spend at least one hour a week reading God's Word? Why or why not?

2.How many verses could I quote from memory? In other words, do I know my T.V. guide better than the Truth?

3.Do some of my life issues stem from the fact that my view of reality has been distorted by the twisted, materialistic, and hedonistic sermons preached by Hollywood?

(via www.dare2share.org)

15 Reasons to Read the Bible Daily

1. To get rid of anxiety and have peace (Psalm 119:165)

2. To set things right when life feels out of control (Psalm 19:7-8)

3. To have direction and guidance (Psalm 119:105)

4. To experience healing and deliverance (Psalm 107:20)

5. To grow in the Lord (1 Peter 2:2)

6. To have strength, comfort and hope (Psalm 119:28, 50, 114)

7. To shape yourself and your life correctly (Psalm 119:11)

8. To be able to see clearly (Psalm 119:130)

9. To know what's really in your heart (Hebrews 4:12)

10. To build faith (Romans 10:17)

11. To have joy (Psalm 19:8)

12. To understand God's power (John 1:1)

13. To have more life in this life (Psalm 119:50)

14. To distinguish good from evil (Psalm 119:101-102)

15. To understand God's love for you (John 1:14)

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Is anyone so high, so secure, that they can’t fall?

Reading Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians using http://stanza.lexcycle.com.

“CHAPTER 2”:

Samson, David, and many other excellent men, fell into grievous sins. Job and Jeremiah cursed the day of their birth. Elijah and Jonah became weary of life and prayed for death. Such offenses on the part of the saints, the Scriptures record for the comfort of those who are near despair.

No person has ever sunk so low that he cannot rise again. On the other hand, no man’s standing is so secure that he may not fall.

If Peter fell, I may fall. If he rose again, I may rise again. We have the same gifts that they had, the same Christ, the same baptism and the same Gospel, the same forgiveness of sins. They needed these saving ordinances just as much as we do.

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