Our Bible study . . . must be comprehensive. . . . Sporadic and haphazard dipping into the Scriptures is not enough. Nor must we limit ourselves to our favourite passages, or concentrate on the microscopic examination of a few key texts. Such selective knowledge and use of Scripture plays into the devil's hands. Every heresy is due to an overemphasis upon some truth, without allowing other truths to qualify and balance it. Biblical induction is the only safe way to begin theology, . . . but it presupposes a thorough knowledge of the diverse particularities of Scripture. . . .

As Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones has [written]: "All preachers should read through the whole Bible in its entirety at least once every year . . . That should be the very minimum of a preacher's Bible reading." . . . Nothing has helped me more than this to survey the rolling landscape of Scripture, and to grasp its underlying and recurring themes.

If we hope to help our congregation to develop a Christian mind, we have to develop one oursevles. And the only way to do this is to soak our mind in the Scriptures.