1. The Bible is the inspired word of God
2 Timothy 3:16: ‘All Scripture is God-breathed.’

2. The Bible is relevant for every situation
2 Timothy 3:16: ‘All Scripture…is useful for teaching,
rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness’.

3. The Bible is a treasure store of wisdom
Psalm 119:98: ‘Your commands are always with me and make me wiser than my enemies.’

4. The Bible has great power
Hebrews 4:12: ‘For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow;it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.’

5. The Bible will give you a God centred worldview
Daniel 6:26-27: ‘For he is the living God and he endures for ever; his kingdom will never be destroyed, his dominion will never end. He rescues and he saves; he performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth.’

6. The Bible will teach you how to live right
Micah 6:8: ‘He has shown you, O mortal man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you. To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with the Lord your God.’

7. The Bible will show you what real love is all about
John 15:12-13: ‘My command is this. Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.’

8. The Bible will give you guidance and direction
Psalm 119:105: ‘Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path’

9. The Bible will give you strength in time of trouble
Psalm 119:114: ‘You are my refuge and my shield. I have put my hope in your Word.’

10. The Bible will keep you pure in an evil world
Psalm 119:9: ‘How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your Word.’

11. The Bible will bring you great blessing
Psalm 1:1-3: ‘Blessed is the one…whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.’

12. The Bible will reveal Jesus to you
John 5:39: ‘These are the very Scriptures that testify about me.’