Which is the best way to read the Bible? Wide and fast through the whole Bible in a year or less? Or, slowing down and going deep? This pace allows me to observe and interpret the passage using my simple inductive method the 4-R Bible Study Method. Depending on the book, I read on average about 15-30 verses a day. In recent years, rather than going “wide” and covering all 66 books in 12 months, I’ve been going “deep.” I take a slow, purposeful pace through one Bible book at a time. I really longed to slow down and take my time. I got to where I just wanted to check the box. The amount of reading required each day kept me moving quickly. But with the Holy Spirit as our Teacher, we can learn straight from the Bible.įor several years I used a “Read-the-Bible-Through-in-a-Year” plan. Published Bible studies are wonderful resources and supplemental studies. Then I realized I could – and should – go straight to God’s Word myself. For a while, I used these kinds of resources as the guide for my time in God’s Word. So, I devoured all the in-depth Bible studies I could get my hands on – particularly Beth Moore’s. More than three decades ago, when I first fell in love with God’s Word, I didn’t have the tools to really study the Bible for myself. “ Should I read it all the way through or should I slow down and read one book at a time?” John Piper has written this book in the hope that all will see Jesus for who he really is and will come to enjoy him above all else.Women often ask me about the best way to read the Bible.

Jesus said, 'If anyone's will is to do God's will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority.' Ask God for the grace to do his will, and you will see the truth of his Son.

Keep your eyes open, and fill them with the portrait of Jesus in God's Word. He calmed a raging storm with a word but would not get himself down from the cross. He baffled proud scribes with his wisdom but was understood and loved by children. The depth and complexity of Jesus shatter our simple mental frameworks.

How? Jesus Christ-the divine Person revealed in the Bible-has a unique excellence and a spiritual beauty that speaks directly to our souls and says, 'Yes, this is truth.' It's like seeing the sun and knowing that it is light, or tasting honey and knowing that it is sweet.

You've never met him in person, and you don't know anyone who has.

Seeing and savoring jesus