As you sit here today at the church of Christ that meets in the City of Miami Gardens, ask yourself the basic question…. “Do I understand the Bible?”
If you truly want to understand God’s Word, you do not try to see how fast you can read the text, but rather read at a pace in which you can understand what you are reading. The desire is for quality rather than quantity.
The Bible just doesn’t need to be read, it needs to be studied! When the apostle Paul wrote the young preacher, Timothy, he admonished him, “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15).
A good working knowledge of the Scriptures is advantageous for the Christian, or would be Christian. He or she is able to see the harmony of the books and subjects, and is able to cross reference for a greater understanding. One of the great compliments in the Bible is paid to the Bereans: “These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” (Acts 17:11).
Daily study will help one far more than trying to see how fast one can read the Bible. This may entail a couple of chapters, a single chapter, or even a portion of a chapter daily, depending on how in depth you make your study. The important thing is that you comprehend the text!
So then faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God. Romans 10:17.