The Search of a Berean*
In the Book of Acts, Paul travelled to a place called Berea. Those there who listened to Paul preach the Gospel, were described as being more noble because they searched out the scriptures for themselves to see if what Paul was telling them was true. We need to encourage believers to search the scriptures for themselves, finding the truth . Jesus spoke the following to those who thought they knew God's Word, but did not search it honestly: "Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me . And ye will not come to me, that ye miight have life." (Jn. 5:39-40). There was a man who was a teacher in Israel, Nicodemus, who visited Jesus at night, because he did not want the religious leaders to know. Jesus told him how the scriptures testified of Himself: "And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness , even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everl...