Which Bible passages are for us today and which only apply to the first audience or ancient readers? Can we just pick and choose for ourselves the verses we think fit our situation? Who gets to decide?
In Read the Bible for a Change, Ray Lubeck helps readers correctly understand and relate the Bible to their lives. If you are serious about your relationship with God and committed to responding faithfully to His Word, this book is for you.
Ray has devoted his life to helping people discover for themselves God s truth and see how it relates to their everyday, practical living.
He will show you how to:
- Read each passage in its larger biblical context
- Understand the effects of its literary style
- Recognize the meaning of a text
- Hear God speak through the Bible s human authors
- Identify the life-changing truths that apply to life today
- Bring pleasure to God by obeying His Word
As a college-level teacher, Ray realizes what it takes to hold the interest of students of the Bible. He uses illustrations, charts, stories, and everyday examples to make learning both fun and significant. This book will help you avoid the pitfalls and discover the truths that transform your life.
Editorial Reviews
Review
There were many places that I resonate with Lubeck’s comments and explanations. He encourages readers to recapture, cultivate, and embrace a sense of “childlike wonder of the world around us, including the world of the Bible.” His illustrations and short stories are used effectively throughout the book to reinforce the points being emphasized, [It] rekindled my personal desire to know and value the words of the world’s most remarkable book. –J. Carl Laney, Western Seminary
About the Author
Dr. Ray Lubeck is a Professor of Bible at Multnomah University in Portland, Oregon. He hold degrees from Multnomah (BS), Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (MA), and a DTh from the University of South Africa, with post-graduate studies at Regent College and Jerusalem University College. Dr. Lubeck’s goal in this book is both to make Bible reading inviting and understandable for “normal people,” as well as helping readers to relate its truths to their own lives and contemporary culture.
