Question 5 of 114
Introduction: God and the Scriptures
May all men make use of the holy scriptures?
Answer
All men are not only permitted, but commanded and exhorted to read, hear, and understand the holy scriptures (; ; ; ).
Read the 4 proof texts (KJV)
- John 5:38
- And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.
- John 17:17-18
- 17Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. 18As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
- Revelation 1:3
- Blessed [is] he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time [is] at hand.
- Acts 8:30
- And Philip ran thither to [him], and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?