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Why Bother With the Bible?

May 1, 2019 By Peter Krol

It’s an important question. And, writing for TGC Africa, Sike Osinuga claims that being a Christian without the Bible is like playing soccer without a ball.

Such a situation is unseemly not to mention unlikely yet it serves as a metaphor for Christianity throughout Africa. Though it is unthinkable that a game of soccer would kick off without a ball, many Christians go about their lives without regularly hearing from God in his Word. Actually, many wonder why we should even bother with the Bible.

Osinuga has some helpful thoughts on the nature and benefits of the Scripture, and how God speaks to us when we take it up to read. It’s encouraging to see what God is doing among his churches in Africa.

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