Customer Reviews
Relevant spiritual food, everyday. - By: , 08 Feb 2005 
This book may have been written some time ago but it has provided me with insight into how the scriptures are relevantin my life every day. This is not a book that will provide easy answers, but one that is useful if you want to really scrutinise your life agianst God's word, & gain some real rewarding, personal & useful conclusions from it. A great book to readin conjunction with this is Vaughan Roberts's 'God's Big Picture', this will help slotin what you are reading into the overarching themes & messagesin the bible, & gain better knowledge of God's greatness & power.
The best Whole Bible study book ever - By: , 09 Sep 2004 If you are looking for 5 minutes quick devotions, this book is not for you. If you want ready made answers for life problems, again this is not for you. This book has mostly questions for each Bible passage & you have to work hard sometimes to find answers. The book often suggests other readings to enlighten us more on the subject. Though written by various authors from the first world, I have still enjoyed studing from a third world perspective, mainly because all questions refered to Bible passages.
After inviting Jesusin my heart, I always wanted to go to Bible college which our Lord never took me. I joined ministry right after graduation. So, I decided to study His word on my own. Search the Scriptures was recommended to mein Gujarati (one of the many Indian languages). That was excellent recommendation.
From the first day I thoroughly enjoyed using it. Even though the lessons are organized academically, the Lord used it to speak to me at different timesin different situations. It took me four years to finish it. The Lord used this bookin my life more than any other book or human instrument to shape my spiritual life.
After finishing itin my mother tongue, I decided to do it againin English. I had joined Operation Mobilization (a missionary organization) then. My leader gifted me this one volume book. This time I decided not only to read & answer questionsin my mind, but write them down. It took more than six years to do this. By the end I had 1400 pages of my personal study notes based on Search the Scriptures. I used the notes frequently to share God's word with others. It became easy tool for youth bible studies also. I decided to make a star on top of page whenever God spoke to my situation specifically from that day's study. I had 129 starsin first year. God's providence to use local means to speak to us!!
Now, I have a computer. So, I have decided to type my notes & I am half way through. It is interesting to go back to what I wrote & have a look at my spiritual understanding & journey 2, 5 or 10 years ago!!
I have recommended this to many many people & all have thoroughly enjoyed it.
Fat, useful and comprehensive - By: , 03 Feb 2000 This book takes you through the entire Bible with questions which make you think & probe into the God's word & its meaning for your life. It has helpful parts on history & relevence of cultural things & is a worthwhile investment, for anyone, including new or maturer christains. Not for the faint hearted. Don't start this unless you want to get into the Bible.
