How do you read the Bible? Daily Word from Pastor Graham. PowerPoint Ministries

How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Through your precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.

Psalm 119:103-104
In my time as a pastor, I’ve come to the realization that there are essentially three kinds of Bible readers. There are some I like to call “castor-oil” readers, who see the Bible as bad-tasting medicine. But they figure it’s good for what ails them so they decide to take it anyway.

The second kind, somewhat related to the first, is what I call the “Shredded-Wheat” readers. These are the people who see the Bible as a type of spiritual health food. Yes, it fills them up and is good for them, but they’d really rather be eating something else if they were honest about…