Wonder why our culture’s morals are going bankrupt? Wonder why see all the violence in our country? Why does evil seem to rule the day? It can be traced to what we believe and read. Some alarming statistics:

Gallop Poll July 2022

20% of all US adults said that the Bible was actually God’s Word. Even worse of those who responded to the poll who claimed to be Christians only 25% said the Bible is actually God’s Word.

The American Bible Society Poll 2023

In a survey of people who claimed to be Christian they asked how often they picked up the Bible outside of church. Only 39% of Christians said they read the Bible outside of church. It is an all-time low.

State of the Bible USA 2023 Survey

It was found that the average Christian struggles to name (1) The four gospels (2) More than two or three of Jesus’ disciples (3) Even half of the Ten Commandments.

In the same survey non-believers were asked if they were curious about the Bible. 71% said they were curious about it, but they had a tough time finding someone who could explain it to them.

The Bible is God’s gift to us to show us that He loves us, how we can receive that love, the power that He wants to give to us, and how to live in the world and be happy and blessed.

Many Christians wonder openly where God is. They wonder why God is not doing things for them. They wonder why they are not successful. Why does there seem to be so many different ways to Jesus (there is not by the way). It is all confusing to them. The devil is good at causing confusion. Many just give up and hope they are on the right track. That is dangerous.

The Bible was given so you can find out for yourself, yes yourself if you are on the right track with no doubt about it. God wants to show you everything you want to know, all you have to do is sit down, read, and allow God to show you.

Did you know that you can read the entire New Testament in less than 16 hours? One half hour a day for a month. Length of one sit-com TV show.

If you read 3 chapters a day, about 5 minutes of time, you can read the whole Bible in a year.

Yes, it is a big book, but it is the most important book you will ever read. It is big because well God knows you have a lot of questions, and He has all the answers in there that you are looking for! Once you put it in your brain, God can then use that in your life.

There are churches that tell their people they shouldn’t read their Bible because they can’t understand it (that is a lie). There are pastors out there who are leading people who have not read the Bible. This past week I talked to 2 pastors who disagreed with me on something I said. I then asked them to defend their belief with what was in the Bible. They both said they couldn’t because they didn’t know where it was in the Bible. I asked them if they had even read the Bible all the way through, and they said no. How can they teach people about the Bible if they have not read it. It would be the same as going to English class and the teacher assigning you a book to read and testing you on it, but they themselves have not read it. How can they help you understand the book? It is simple, they cannot.

Tip:  Whatever church you go to ask the pastor two questions. (1) Have you read the Bible all the way through (2) Are still reading the Bible again and again. A good pastor will be happy to answer both of those with a yes. If the pastor says no or hesitates to these questions FIND ANOTHER CHURCH!

An argument I get from people is, if I read it, I may have to change my life. Yes, you will change, but not because you must, you have free will, but because you will want to. You will find out that there are over 5400 promises of what God will do for you. God never lies and keeps all His promises. God does not want to keep you from what you want to do, He wants to give you a life that is amazing and one where there are absolutely no regrets.

God wants to show you what is right and what is wrong absolutely so you will know. Once you know you can live a life that is amazing, that makes you proud, and one that allows you to sleep peacefully every night knowing there is a plan, God loves you, and God has THE answer for anything that comes against you.

You want answers, you want real answers, then pick up your Bible and see how amazing your life can become. See all your questions answered. Your life and your family will be blessed as you see the promises. Your life will change before your eyes to the one you always wanted to have. God wrote this book so you can have that amazing life you always wanted to have. It was written with you in mind!

Yes, things will still happen in the world, but now they won’t affect you like they used to because, you will now know (not hope for) all that God will do for those who really believe.

Remember Jesus loves you; I love you, and you are awesome!

PS – If you need a Bible ask, I will make sure you get one. Every day at noon on this page and our youtube page New Beginnings Church Punxsy we spend 5 to 10 minutes reading the Bible together you are free to join us. Right now, we spend one week in Acts, and the next on the Parables of Jesus. You can catch up on all of them on youtube anytime. If you are a new believer I suggest starting with the Book of Acts. Acts shows you what a believer has a right to do with Jesus! It is so awesome!