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221 The Bible, the Spirit of Prophecy, and the Church, p. 40.6 (Walter Edwin Read)
“The Bereans gave serious attention to the word, searching in the holy Writings every day, to see if these things were so.” Acts 17:11, The New Testament in Basic English .
222 The Bible, the Spirit of Prophecy, and the Church, p. 43.5 (Walter Edwin Read)
This was the experience of the noble Bereans of ancient days. We read:
223 The Bible, the Spirit of Prophecy, and the Church, p. 43.6 (Walter Edwin Read)
… the Bereans were not narrowed by prejudice. They were willing to investigate the truthfulness of the doctrines preached by the apostles. They studied the …
224 The Bible, the Spirit of Prophecy, and the Church, p. 62.5 (Walter Edwin Read)
… [the Bereans] ... studied the Bible, not from curiosity, but in order that they might learn what had been written concerning the promised Messiah. Daily they searched …
225 The Bible, the Spirit of Prophecy, and the Church, p. 115.2 (Walter Edwin Read)
The Bereans followed this excellent counsel; we find in connection with the message of the apostle Paul that “they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” Acts 17:11 .