Lee McDerment

And that's why I say it's so important to read the entirety of it. Another reason, honestly, and this one is just important too, reading through the whole Bible keeps you from going to unnecessary extremes. You know, when you just think like, you know, cults and stuff like that have started based on one or two scriptures taken way out of context, right?

And the Bible is a book full of some pretty amazing paradoxes because it is not a human invention. It is the very word of God, not the invention of any man. And so from that perspective, reading the whole thing gives you the ability to kind of stay in the middle of those mysteries and hold them and steward them well. instead of going too dangerously off to one extreme or another.

And the Bible is a book full of some pretty amazing paradoxes because it is not a human invention. It is the very word of God, not the invention of any man. And so from that perspective, reading the whole thing gives you the ability to kind of stay in the middle of those mysteries and hold them and steward them well. instead of going too dangerously off to one extreme or another.

And the Bible is a book full of some pretty amazing paradoxes because it is not a human invention. It is the very word of God, not the invention of any man. And so from that perspective, reading the whole thing gives you the ability to kind of stay in the middle of those mysteries and hold them and steward them well. instead of going too dangerously off to one extreme or another.

And I think lastly, God loves each and every one of us who are his so volcanically and so dramatically. These are his revealed word to us. I mean, I'm kind of like, if you knew how much God loves you, why wouldn't you want to get all these words inside of you? I mean, this is the expression of the most beautiful, mysterious, powerful being in the universe.

And I think lastly, God loves each and every one of us who are his so volcanically and so dramatically. These are his revealed word to us. I mean, I'm kind of like, if you knew how much God loves you, why wouldn't you want to get all these words inside of you? I mean, this is the expression of the most beautiful, mysterious, powerful being in the universe.

And I think lastly, God loves each and every one of us who are his so volcanically and so dramatically. These are his revealed word to us. I mean, I'm kind of like, if you knew how much God loves you, why wouldn't you want to get all these words inside of you? I mean, this is the expression of the most beautiful, mysterious, powerful being in the universe.

I mean, you know, he's right there in those pages. And, you know, so that's my big encouragement to everybody is that there is treasure on every page of for someone. So just, you know, such great encouragement to really persevere and to find every page of the scriptures valuable.

I mean, you know, he's right there in those pages. And, you know, so that's my big encouragement to everybody is that there is treasure on every page of for someone. So just, you know, such great encouragement to really persevere and to find every page of the scriptures valuable.

I mean, you know, he's right there in those pages. And, you know, so that's my big encouragement to everybody is that there is treasure on every page of for someone. So just, you know, such great encouragement to really persevere and to find every page of the scriptures valuable.

Yeah. You know, the thing that I would say is. To anybody who is listening to this podcast, reading through the scriptures, but maybe you're just kicking the tires on the Jesus thing or whatever, I just want to say welcome and wow, you have no idea how much God loves you.

Yeah. You know, the thing that I would say is. To anybody who is listening to this podcast, reading through the scriptures, but maybe you're just kicking the tires on the Jesus thing or whatever, I just want to say welcome and wow, you have no idea how much God loves you.

Yeah. You know, the thing that I would say is. To anybody who is listening to this podcast, reading through the scriptures, but maybe you're just kicking the tires on the Jesus thing or whatever, I just want to say welcome and wow, you have no idea how much God loves you.

And the fact that you would even want to look at some of his words is an exciting signal to me that he is up to something really beautiful in your life. And, uh, so the thing that I would say is, you know, if you, if you're, you know, if you don't have a relationship with God, but you're reading the Bible and you bump into something that you're just like, yep, I knew it. He's, it's not worth it.

And the fact that you would even want to look at some of his words is an exciting signal to me that he is up to something really beautiful in your life. And, uh, so the thing that I would say is, you know, if you, if you're, you know, if you don't have a relationship with God, but you're reading the Bible and you bump into something that you're just like, yep, I knew it. He's, it's not worth it.

And the fact that you would even want to look at some of his words is an exciting signal to me that he is up to something really beautiful in your life. And, uh, so the thing that I would say is, you know, if you, if you're, you know, if you don't have a relationship with God, but you're reading the Bible and you bump into something that you're just like, yep, I knew it. He's, it's not worth it.

You can't understand it. The thing I would just as well, like pause. And before you give up, keep going, keep going, keep going. And just open yourself up. Ask God this question. Just say this in your heart or out loud somewhere like, God, if you're real, would you speak to me through this book?

You can't understand it. The thing I would just as well, like pause. And before you give up, keep going, keep going, keep going. And just open yourself up. Ask God this question. Just say this in your heart or out loud somewhere like, God, if you're real, would you speak to me through this book?

You can't understand it. The thing I would just as well, like pause. And before you give up, keep going, keep going, keep going. And just open yourself up. Ask God this question. Just say this in your heart or out loud somewhere like, God, if you're real, would you speak to me through this book?

And I feel like that's just a good prayer for somebody who who wants to know if God is real and who is looking in the scriptures to kind of go on a treasure hunt to some degree. Just ask him to reveal himself to you and and through those pages, because he's he's not looking to hide from you. And so I just so much encouragement to keep going and.