The Practical Value of Scripture

Mark Palmer walks through a series of passages showing why a believer needs to read the Bible and pray consistently, starting with Matthew 22:29 and Jesus' rebuke to those who err because they do not know the scriptures. He covers salvation by the scriptures in 2 Timothy 3:15, the new birth in John 3 and 1 Peter 1, faith coming by hearing in Romans 10, sanctification in John 17 and Ephesians 5, separation in 2 Corinthians 6, and the word as a lamp in Psalms 119. He shares his own testimony of getting saved at 13, the years he wasted when he stopped reading and praying, and urges parents to train their children in the simple truths of the gospel so those truths stay with them.