Public Reading of the Word

Matthew Vaughan:

 

Reference your article, Public Reading of the Word, Gospel Advocate May 2009

 

Nice article with practical solutions. I have been an advocate of public reading or any reading of the Bible for quite a while.

 

As you mention one reason for not publicly reading the Bible may be that many people are poor readers. Research indicates that a significant number of the population do not read any books following graduation.

 

Another reason is the emphasis on holding the assembly time to 60 minutes.

 

I wonder how much time the Apostles took preparing a sermon. Could it have been they did not have to prepare because they had something important to say. Today instead of publicly reading the scriptures we listen to a person who has spent a number of hours trying to come up with something to say. Maybe we should return to the source and "listen" to what God has to say in His Word instead of to what a person says it says.

 

When it comes to treatment of the Bible we do not match what Israel was told to do when they got up in the morning and when they went to bed in the evening or when they walked along.

 

Considering Jesus' example where he read scriptures publicly I wonder how many of His examples and commands can we ignore and not be considered a tare at the judgment.

 

 

Again nice article…….

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