Engaging the Bible Relationally: Deepening Your Connection With God Through His Word
Engaging the Bible relationally … Many people engage with the Bible to know more. They study the Bible to learn about faith, God, morality and how to live their lives. Gaining information and growing in knowledge about the Bible is the desired end. An informational approach to the Bible is largely borne out of the […]
Jesus Engagement
Bible engagement is about Jesus engagement. This may seem obvious, but many Bible-related things aren’t ultimately about Jesus. In fact, when Bible-related programs, activities, projects, seminars, challenges, courses, or initiatives are exclusively about Bible reading, Bible study, Bible translation, and such, they may be nothing more than Bible idolatry. Jesus said, “… you shall be […]
The Goal of Bible Engagement: Finding Life Through Scripture
The goal of Bible engagement … Bible reading isn’t an end in itself! Really? Shouldn’t we be studying the Bible for all it’s worth? Isn’t the discipline of Bible reading profitable? Well, yes and no! According to the Scriptures, we should aim for something more than just reading the Bible as a source of knowledge […]
Letting the Bible Have Its Way With Us: Bible Engagement As Transformation
Bible engagement as transformation … What is Bible engagement? Most of us think of Bible engagement as giving people a Bible, reading or studying the Bible, giving our loyalty to the Bible, or the work associated with Bible translation, linguistics and publishing. At Scripture Union Canada, we believe Bible engagement should go beyond these transactional […]