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Reading the Bible Supernaturally

Author: John Piper

God wrote a book, and its pages are full of his glory. But we cannot see his beauty on our own, with mere human eyes.

In Reading the Bible Supernaturally, John Piper aims to show us how God works through his written Word when we pursue the natural act of reading the Bible, so that we experience his sightgiving power―a power that extends beyond the words on the page.

Ultimately, Piper shows us that in the seemingly ordinary act of reading the Bible, something miraculous happens: we are given eyes to behold the glory of the living God.

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PART 1: The Ultimate Goal of Reading the Bible

Introduction to Part 1: The Proposal

  1. Reading the Bible toward God’s Ultimate Goal
    • “Whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.”
  2. Reading the Bible toward White-Hot Worship
    • “Because you are lukewarm,…I Will spit you out of my mouth.”
  3. Reading to See Supreme Worth and Beauty, Part 1
    • “When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ.”
  4. Reading to See Supreme Worth and Beauty, Part 2
    • “When one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.”
  5. Reading to See Supreme Worth and Beauty, Part 3
    • “My eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!”
  6. Reading to Savor His Excellence, Part 1
    • “You have tasted that the Lord is good.”
  7. Reading to Savor His Excellence, Part 2
    • “These things I speak…that they may have my joy.”
  8. Reading to Be Transomed, Part 1
    • “We all…, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed from one degree of glory to another.”
  9. Reading to Be Transformed, Part 2
    • “Their abundance of joy…overflowed in…generosity.”
  10. Reading toward the Consummation
    • “Ransomed…for God from every tribe.”

PART 2: The Supernatural Act of Reading the Bible

Introduction to Part 2

  1. The Necessity and Possibility of Reading the Bible Supernaturally
    • “He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.”
  2. Why the Pharisees Couldn’t Read
    • “Have you never read…the Scriptures?”
  3. New Testament Pictures of Bible Reading as a Supernatural Act
    • “Receive with meekness the implanted word.”

PART 3: The Natural Act of Reading the Bible Supernaturally

Introduction to Part 3

  1. God Forbid That We Despise His Natural Gifts
    • “Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.”
  2. Humility Throws Open a Thousand Windows
    • “He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.”
  3. The Indispensable Place of Prayer in Reading the Bible Supernaturally: Wakening Our Desire for the Word
    • “Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain.”
  4. The Indispensable Place of Prayer in Reading the Bible Supernaturally: TO See, Savor, and Love with a United Heart
    • “Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.”
  5. Reading the Bible by Faith in the Promises of God
    • “I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
  6. Reading the Bible by Faith in His Promise to Instruct Us
    • “Good and upright is the LORD: therefore he instructs sinners in the way.”
  7. The Ordinary Aim of Reading: The Meaning of Meaning
    • “We are not writing to you anything other than what you read and understand.”
  8. The Ordinary Aim of Reading: Five Reasons to Define Meaning as What the Author Intended to Communicate
    • “I wrote to you in my letter…not at all meaning…”
  9. The Ordinary Aim of Reading: God’s Intention through Man’s Intention
    • “The things I am writing to you are a command of the Lord.”
  10. The Power of Patience and Aggressive Attentiveness
    • “If you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures…”
  11. Active Reading Means Asking Questions
    • “Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding.”
  12. Asking Questions about Words and Phrases
    • “The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.”
  13. Propositions: Collections of Nuggets or Links in a Chain?
    • He spoke boldly, reasoning and persuading…”
  14. Querying the Text about Paradoxes, Pleasures, and a Transformed Life
    • “The sum of your word I truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever.”

Conclusion

Appendix: Arcing

Hardcover.

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