Knowing & Loving the Bible: Face to Face with God in His Word

by Catherine Martin

Catherine Martin, founder and president of Quiet Times Ministries and author of Six Secrets to a Powerful Quiet Time, inspires a divine romance with God s Word. This powerful study of Scripture leads... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0736918949
• ISBN13: 9780736918947
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
• Length: 285 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Excellent resource for igniting the spark

Knowing and Loving the Bible by Catherine Martin is a fantastic introduction to Bible study for both beginners and long time readers. I'm currently on my third time through the Bible. Each time I read a different version to gain a little more understanding, but this time through it had become stale and a chore. Instead of looking forward to my two chapters a night, I found myself daydreaming and rushing through them. I felt so badly about it, but I just couldn't seem to make the connection I'd had the first time through. Martin's book opened up the Bible to me again and made it a joy in my day. The book is broken into 30 daily readings with questions at the end of each for digging deeper. On each sixth day, there is a full-blown Bible study with several verses to look up and answer questions about, all of which bring about greater understanding and appreciation for the Bible. Martin explain how to do several different type of studies: word, theme, person, etc. For each she gives detailed, but simple, instructions along with recommendations for other books that can enhance learning. Through it all, there is an underpinning of love for the Book. Martin's love of Scripture and the Lord is unquestioned, and she wants you to find the same kind of comfort and knowledge that she does. In the second to last lesson of the book, she asks you to pray to God for him to reveal your life verse to you. I was pretty sure that I knew mine, but I prayed anyway. The next night when I opened the book to the last chapter, there was my verse; it was an affirmation to me that not only is this my life verse, but that God will use Martin to speak to you about learning to love the Bible if you let her. My verse: Psalm 121 1-2 I lift my eyes up to the hills, from where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the creator of Heaven and earth.

Loved It!

This in excellent book for a new believer...or someone who wants a deeper devotional life. In Knowing & Loving The Bible, Catherine Martin takes you step-by-step through a solid plan to enrich your Bible study deepen your relationship with God. The book is a 30 day "journey" and each chapter is a manageable size so you don't feel overwhelmed. I wish I would have had this book as a new Christian.

inspirational!

Reading any book by Catherine Martin is like getting a massive encouragement for reading the Bible but this book is particularly powerful in giving so many wonderful reasons for falling more in love with God and His love letter to us. I love how each day's insights are readable, inspirational and understandable. There's just about no one who would read this book that wouldn't be drawn to pick up his or her Bible more often and love God more.