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NASB | John 5:39 "You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 5:39 "You search and keep on searching and examining the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and yet it is those [very Scriptures] that testify about Me; |
Subject: J. C. Ryle on Reading the Bible |
Bible Note: Dear Doc: Over the years I've been exposed to a great many guides to reading the Bible, as I suppose most of us have, but this one by J. C. Ryle, in spite of its simplicity -- or perhaps because of it -- is one of the best I've ever seen. It's one that ought to be imprinted on a piece of sturdy paper and used as a Bible bookmark. ..... Here's an item that may be of interest to readers of these pages. There is an account of the conversion of John Charles Ryle, the beloved evangelical bishop of Liverpool, at the following web site: http://www.geocities.com/johncharlesryle/conversion-of-JCR.html ..... And, of course, there's an abundance of other nourishing material by and about this old saint on the web that can be had by Googling J C Ryle. And in case any of our readers fail to make a distinction between nineteenth century Anglican Bishop Charles Ryle and Charles Ryrie, who gave us the well-known modern Ryrie Study Bible, they are both saints but two different people. --Hank |