February 2007
This issue of Abundant Life is also available in Adobe's PDF format.The Joy of Reading the Bible
Mark Roberts, editor
Last week one of our members called to tell me how excited he was about reading the Bible. Think I am kidding? I am not! He called to say that all through a bad day at work he had encouraged himself by saying, “I’m going home in a while and then I get to read the Bible.” Do you find that remarkable? It is probably safe to say that most people are not that excited about Bible reading. Well, why not? Many people find reading a joy. They subscribe to book clubs, read magazines, and even wade through the latest best-seller, no matter how thick. Others know that reading is an outstanding way to learn and so they pore over newspapers, magazines, journals, manuals or textbooks. Reading brings joy to our lives in so many ways. Why shouldn’t we find joy in reading the greatest Book of all? Why aren’t more people enthusiastic about regularly reading their Bible?
The Genealogy of Christ
by David Padfield
As the Jews questioned the Deity of Christ, Jesus said, “You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me” (John 5:39). Many Old Testament promises find their fulfillment in the genealogy of Christ (Matthew 1:1-17; Luke 3:23-38). Let us notice a few of the great truths we can find in the genealogy of our Lord.