Summer is a good time to start reading through the Bible. There's a little more room to sit with something before the day takes over.
Maybe you're working through Acts. You hit chapter 17, and Luke pauses to say something remarkable:
11 Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true. 12 As a result, many of them believed, as did also a number of prominent Greek women and many Greek men. —Acts 17:10–12 (NIV)
Where is Berea? Who are these people—and why does Luke single them out?
The Zondervan Illustrated Bible Dictionary, one of 70+ resources available with Bible Gateway Plus, answers that right beside the verse:
Berea... By NT times Berea had become a desirable city, one of the most populous centers of Macedonia. The apostle Paul and his party visited Berea on the second missionary journey. Here they found some open-minded people who were willing to study the teachings of Paul in the light of the Scripture.
That's the Berean posture—receiving the message eagerly, then going back to the text to see if it held up.
What would it look like to read the Bible the way the Bereans did—eagerly, and with questions?
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