Family Churchman Acts 8:30-39 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understand you what you read?… I. MANY DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY READ. Through — 1. Ignorance. 2. Lack of teachers. 3. Want of spiritual insight. 4. Prejudice. This is a great moral loss. II. HOW WE MAY UNDERSTAND WHAT WE READ. By — 1. Attention. 2. Meditation. 3. Prayer. 4. Aid of the Holy Spirit. 5. Help of friends and ministers. III. WHY SHOULD WE UNDERSTAND WHAT WE READ? The Bible is — 1. The Word of God. 2. The way of salvation. 3. The joy of the sanctified heart. Is the Bible an open book to us? (Family Churchman.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? |
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