Dr. Peter S. Ruckman - Why Men Will Not Read The Bible

Dr. Peter S. Ruckman - Why Men Will Not Read The Bible
(TV For Christ, 1950s chalk talk)

"And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved." (John 3:19,20)

WHY MEN WILL NOT READ THE BIBLE:

• IT STRENGTHENS THEIR CONSCIENCE
"Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled." (Titus 1:15)

• IT WOUNDS THEIR PRIDE
"Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:" (I Peter 5:6)

• IT EXALTS JESUS CHRIST
"That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." (Philippians 2:10,11)

• IT DISTURBS THEIR ROUTINE
"This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth." (2 Timothy 3:1-7)

• IT EXPOSES SIN
"The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil." (John 7:7)

• IT DEMANDS OBEDIENCE
"Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it." (Matthew 7:24-27)