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Question 157

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How is the word of God to be read?

The holy scriptures are to be read with an high and reverent esteem of them;a with a firm persuasion that they are the very word of God,b and that he only can enable us to understand them;c with desire to know, believe, and obey the will of God revealed in them;d with diligence,e and attention to the matter and scope of them;f with meditation,g application,h self-denial,i and prayer.j

Proofs

Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.

  1. aPsalm 19:10; Nehemiah 8:3–6, 10; Exodus 24:7; 2 Chronicles 34:27; Isaiah 66:2
  2. b2 Peter 1:19–21
  3. cLuke 24:45; 2 Corinthians 3:13–16
  4. dDeuteronomy 17:19–20
  5. eActs 17:11
  6. fActs 8:30, 34; Luke 10:26–28
  7. gPsalms 1:2; 119:97
  8. h2 Chronicles 34:21
  9. iProverbs 3:5; Deuteronomy 33:3
  10. jProverbs 2:1–6; Psalm 119:18; Nehemiah 8:6, 8

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