Let
us read our Bibles in private more, and with more pains and diligence.
Ignorance of Scripture is the root of all error, and makes a person
helpless in the hand of the devil. There is less private Bible reading
than there was fifty years ago. I never would have believed that so many
men and women would have been tossed to and fro with every wind of
doctrine, some falling into skepticism, some rushing into the wildest
and narrowest fanaticism, and some going over to the Roman church. With
many, there was a habit developed of lazy, superficial and careless
reading of God's Word. 'You do err, not knowing the Scriptures" (Matt. 22:29). The Bible in the pulpit must never supersede the Bible at home.
- J. C. Ryle
HT: Mack T
