IF the words that Christ spoke are spirit and are life (see John 6:63);
IF the Scriptures "cannot be broken" (John 10:35);
IF the Scriptures testify to One who alone can give eternal life (see John 5:39);
IF we are commanded to show ourselves approved unto God by rightly handling the Word of truth (see 2 Tim. 2:15);
IF the proper study of the Word keeps us from sinning against God (see Ps. 119:11);
IF the entrance of God's Word gives light and gives understanding to the simple (see Ps. 119: 130);
IF the rise of the Advent Movement is traceable to the study of the Scriptures (see The Great Controversy, pp. 410, 411);
IF "it is impossible to estimate the good results of one hour or even half an hour each day devoted . . . to the Word of God" (Child Guidance, p. 511);
IF we are to let it be seen that we "consider it more important to obtain a knowledge of God's Word than to secure the gains or pleasures of the world" (ibid.);
IF "through the study of the Scriptures we obtain a correct knowledge of how to live so as to enjoy the greatest amount of unalloyed happiness" (Testimonies, vol. 3, p. 374);
IF "enlightenment always comes from an earnest study of the word of God" (Counsels to Parents and Teachers, p. 483);
IF nothing else as the study of the Scriptures will so help to give us retentive memories (see Counsels to Parents and Teachers, p. 483);
IF when the Bible is studied with the aid of the Holy Spirit, the result is a well-balanced mind and the harmonious development of the "physical, mental, and moral powers" (Fundamentals of Christian Education, pp. 433, 434);
IF Bible study quickens our understanding and arouses our sensibilities (see Fundamentals of Christian Education, p. 434);
IF our consciences become more sensitive and our sympathies and sentiments are purified through a diligent study of the Word (see Fundamentals of Christian Education, p. 434);
IF there is the creation of a better moral atmosphere and a new power to resist temptation resulting from examining the Scriptures (see Fundamentals of Christian Education, p. 434);
IF the study of the Scriptures "has an animating power, and those who will frame any excuse for neglecting to become acquainted with it will neglect the claims of God in many respects" (Counsels on Sabbath School Work, p. 17);
IF "character will be deformed," and "the words and acts [be] a reproach to the truth" if we don't study the Word (ibid.);
IF the Bible is "more effective than any other book in guiding wisely in the affairs of this life" (Counsels to Parents and Teachers, p. 448);
IF "God's word is the spiritual food by which the Christian must grow strong in spirit and in intellect, that he may do battle for truth and righteousness" (ibid.);
IF "the Bible will teach us what nothing else can teach" (Messages to Young People, p. 257);
IF Bible study "is superior to all other study in strengthening the intellect" (ibid., p. 253);
IF the development of "the powers of the mind to an extent that can scarcely be comprehended, and never fully explained" is achieved through the study of the Word (ibid., p. 255);
IF, when the mind grasps these "stupendous truths of revelation" it is never "content to employ its powers upon frivolous themes" (ibid., pp. 255, 256);
IF the study of the Word causes the mind to "turn with disgust from the trashy literature and idle amusements that are demoralizing the youth of today" (ibid., p. 256);
IF we may have the companionship of angels through study and meditation of the themes in Scripture (see Education, p. 127);
IF, through the pages of the Bible, we may become acquainted with the "noblest and best of the human race" (Education, p. 127);
IF through the Word of God we live in fellowship with Heaven and finally will find ourselves at home in Heaven's companionship (see Education, p. 127);
IF "Satan employs every possible device to prevent men from obtaining a knowledge of the Bible" (The Great Controversy, p. 593);
IF his last-day counterfeits will so closely "resemble the true that it will be impossible to distinguish between them except by the Holy Scriptures" (ibid.);
. . . Then why not put first on your daily schedule a time for systematic study of God's precious Word?
