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All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: - 2 Timothy 3:16

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Bill Gates, founder of computer-software giant Microsoft, extols the virtues of the written word: "People cannot become truly knowledgeable without being excellent readers. While multimedia systems can use video and sound to deliver information in compelling ways, text is still one of the best ways to convey details.

I try to make time for reading each night. In addition to the usual news- papers and magazines, I make it a priority to read at least one newsweekly from cover to cover. If I were to read only what intrigues me - say the science and business sections - then I would finish the magazine the same person I was when I started. So I read it all." "Personal Glimpses," Reader's Digest, April 17,1996

Likewise, with the Bible if we read only what intrigues us then we would finish the Book the same person we were when we started. The only way to change is to read the whole Word of God, cover to cover, and then will our lives be changed.

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But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. - 2 Corinthians 3:18