The Bible: What is it, how did we get it, and why does it matter?

One of our seven practices is to spend time reading and studying Scripture, but how do we do that and how do we answer questions from the unchurched or de-churched about why we choose to follow a 2000 year old book. How can we trust it and what does it have to say to us today?

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Which translation(s) did you find easiest to understand?

Which did you prefer reading?

Why?

What are the barriers that prevent you studying the Bible rather than just reading it?

What can you do, or what can you get others to help you to do, that would enable you to overcome those barriers?