怎样读经才能得到最大的属灵益处How to Read Scripture with Most Spiritual Profit
1. Remove those things that will PREVENT you profiting:
(1) remove the love of every sin;
(2) take heed of the thorns which will choke the Word. These ‘thorns’ are those covetous cares that keep our minds on material matters when they should be concentrating on spiritual things;
(3) take heed of joking with, or making light of Scripture.
2. Prepare your HEARTS before the reading of the Word (1 Sam 7.3).
(1) Summon your thoughts to attend to this serious work;
(2) cleanse yourself of the unclean affections which take away the desire to read.
3. Read the Scriptures with REVERENCE . Think about every line you read. Realize that God is speaking to you!
4. Read the Bible with a METHOD, perhaps in order. Order and method are a help to memory.
5. Get a right UNDERSTANDING of Scripture (Ps 119.73). Compare texts with each other, talk to others, use other books and helps.
6. Read the Word with SERIOUSNESS. It is the savor of life to those who read it with seriousness, for it deals with everything that is most dear to us. Consider its subject matter--eternal life and death, heaven and hell, the labor of faith. Who can read these things and not be serious? Read, therefore, with a solemn and composed spirit.
7. Labor to REMEMBER what you read. Satan will try to steal the Word from our minds; we should guard it jealously. If we cannot remember what we read--our reading will be of no use to us.
8. MEDITATE upon what you read (Ps 119.15). This means to fix your thoughts upon what you are reading. Meditation without reading is foolish; reading without meditation is empty.
9. Come to read with HUMBLE hearts , acknowledging your unworthiness to have God reveal Himself to you in His Word. An arrogant man who feels he has nothing to learn, is unlikely to gain any profit.
10. BELIEVE that what you read is the very Word of God , that it is all divinely inspired (2 Tim 3.16). All the countless excellencies of Scripture testify that it is of God. Note the effect that the Bible has upon the hearts of men, now and throughout history. You will not obey something that you do not believe.
11. Highly PRIZE the Scriptures (Ps 119.72). Treasure it above all other books. It contains the things we must believe and do. It is the breeder and feeder of grace. A believer is born and fed by the Word of truth.
12. Get a fervent LOVE for the Word. Prizing refers to the judgment of a man, but love means also the affections. We should delight to be in the pages of God’s Word; we must learn to delight in its comforts and in its reproofs and corrections.
13. Come to read the Word with HONEST hearts:
(1) read with hearts willing to know the whole counsel of God, and not willing to have any truth concealed. You cannot pick and choose Scriptures;
(2) read in order that you might be made better. The Word is the means of our sanctification. Go to God’s Word to find the truths that will make you more like Christ.
14. Learn to APPLY Scripture ; take every word as if it were spoken personally to yourselves. When the Word talks of the punishment of sin, it means my sin; when it tells me of duty, it means my duty.
15. Observe the COMMANDS of the Word , as well as its promises. Use the commands to direct you, and the promises to comfort you. Do not look more to comfort than to duty, or you might find your comforts false.
16. Let your thoughts dwell most upon the most USEFUL parts of Scripture. Although all parts are excellent, some are more emphatic or vital than others. Spend more time reading of faith and the new man in Christ--than in the genealogies of dead kings!
17. COMPARE yourselves with the Word; see how Scripture and your hearts agree. Is your heart a mirror of the Word? Is the Word written upon your heart? By comparing ourselves with the Word, we get to know the true state of our souls, and see what evidences we have for heaven.
18. Take special notice of those Scriptures that speak to your particular CASE. Pay careful attention to those paragraphs of Scripture that are most appropriate to your particular situation, such as affliction, desertion, and sin. In reading, read all the Bible, but mark those verses which apply most to your own self.
19. Take special notice of the EXAMPLES in Scripture , and make the examples living sermons to yourself.
(1) Observe the examples of God’s judgment upon sinners: they are warnings, lamps to keep us from the rocks;
(2) observe the examples of God’s mercy to saints: they are props to our faith and spurs to holiness.
20. Do not stop reading the Bible until you find your heart WARMED. Read the Word not only as a history, but strive to be heartily affected by it.
21. Determine to PRACTICE whatever you read. "Give me understanding, and I will keep your law and obey it with all my heart." Psalms 119:34. Christians should be walking Bibles, living the truths written. The Word is not only a guide to knowledge, but a guide to obedience. A holy reading of God’s Word results in our fleeing from sins and practicing the duties commanded.
22. Make right use of CHRIST in His prophetic office. It is one thing to read a promise, another really to know it to be true. If we would read with profit, we must have Christ as our teacher: when Christ taught, He opened not only men’s eyes, but their understandings (Lk 24.45).
23. Be at all the appointed SERVICES of the church, and spend much time in hearing the Word preached. Be diligent in attending upon a Biblical, faithful ministry. Ministers are God’s interpreters; it is their work to open up and expound dark places of Scripture.
24. PRAY that God would make you profit (Is 48.17). It is when God’s Spirit joins Himself to the Word that it takes effect in our hearts and minds.
In CONCLUSION:
(1) Do not be content with simply reading the Scriptures, but labor to find some spiritual benefit and profit. Get the Word inscribed upon your heart.
(2) If you do profit from your reading, be sure to adore the grace of God. Bless God that He has not only given you His Word, but some ability to understand it.
If you struggle to profit from your reading, then take note of the following encouragements:
(1) You can profit from reading the Scriptures even if you do not attain to the level of others. Do not judge yourself according to the standard of others. The Lord called it all good ground--whether it brought forth thirty, sixty or a hundred-fold (Mt 13.8); so you may not get as much profit as others, but the profit you do get is still most worthwhile.
(2) You can still profit from reading the Word, even if you are slow to understand. You may even have a weak mind--but strong affections. A weak understanding can keep you from sin, as weak sight can keep a man from falling into deep water. If you have some vision, you cannot be all blind.
(3) You can profit from reading the Scriptures although you may not have an excellent memory. You can have a good heart, without having a good memory. Also, even if you don’t remember all that you read, you can remember the most important part. The lamp burns even when it is not full of oil; our hearts can burn with love when our memories are not full of Scripture.
1. 除去那些会妨碍你得益处的事：
（1）除去对每一种罪的爱恋；
（2）谨防那些会把圣道挤住的荆棘。这些「荆棘」就是贪婪的忧虑；当我们的心思本该专注于属灵之事时，它们却使我们的心思停留在物质之事上；
（3）谨防拿圣经说笑，或轻看圣经。
2. 阅读神的话以前，要预备你们的心（撒母耳记上7:3）。
（1）召回你的心思，使它们专注于这严肃的工作；
（2）洁净自己，除去那些会夺走你读经愿望的不洁情欲。
3. 要怀着敬畏读圣经。思想你所读的每一行。要知道，是神在向你说话！
4. 要有次序地读圣经，或许可以按照书卷顺序来读。次序和方法有助于记忆。
5. 要正确理解圣经（诗篇119:73）。把经文彼此比较，与别人交谈，也使用其他书籍和辅助材料。
6. 要严肃地读神的话。人若严肃地读，神的话对他就是叫人活的香气，因为它论到的，都是我们最珍贵的事。请思想它的主题——永生与永死、天堂与地狱、信心的劳苦。谁读到这些事还能不严肃呢？所以，读经时要有庄重、镇定的心灵。
7. 要努力记住你所读的。撒但会设法从我们心里偷走神的话；我们应当谨慎守护。我们若记不住所读的，读经对我们便毫无用处。
8. 要默想你所读的（诗篇119:15）。这就是说，要把心思固定在所读的内容上。默想而不读经，是愚妄；读经而不默想，是空洞。
9. 要怀着谦卑的心来读经，承认自己不配让神在祂的话中向你显明自己。骄傲的人若觉得自己没有什么可学，就不大可能得到任何益处。
10. 要相信你所读的确是神的话，全都是神所默示的（提摩太后书3:16）。圣经无数的卓越之处都见证它出于神。请留意，古往今来，圣经在人心里产生了何等功效。你若不相信一件事，就不会顺服它。
11. 要极其珍重圣经（诗篇119:72），看它胜过一切别的书。它包含我们必须相信、必须遵行的事。它生发恩典，也养育恩典。信徒由真理的道而生，也受真理的道喂养。
12. 要火热地爱慕神的话。珍重关乎一个人的理智判断；爱慕则也关乎他的情感。我们应当以置身于神话语的篇页中为乐；无论其中的安慰，还是责备与纠正，我们都必须学会以此为乐。
13. 要怀着诚实的心来读神的话：
（1）读经时，心里要愿意明白神全部的旨意，不愿有任何真理向自己隐藏。你不能任意挑选圣经的话；
（2）读经是为使自己变得更好。神的话是我们成圣的途径。到神的话中寻找那些能使你更像基督的真理。
14. 要学习把圣经应用在自己身上；领受每一句话，如同那话是亲自对你说的。神的话论到罪的刑罚时，说的就是我的罪；它告诉我当尽的义务时，说的就是我的义务。
15. 不但要留意神话语中的应许，也要留意其中的命令。用命令指引你，用应许安慰你。不可重安慰过于义务，否则你可能会发现自己的安慰是虚假的。
16. 要让心思更多停留在圣经中最有用的部分。圣经各部分虽然都极其宝贵，有些部分却比其他部分更为有力、更关乎生命。要多花时间阅读信心和在基督里作新人的教训，过于阅读已经死去之君王的家谱！
17. 要用神的话衡量自己，看看圣经与你的心是否相合。你的心是神话语的一面镜子吗？神的话写在你心上吗？我们把自己与神的话相比较，就会认识自己灵魂的真实光景，也会看见自己究竟有没有进天国的凭据。
18. 要特别留意那些切合你具体处境的经文。对于最适合你当前光景的经文段落，例如论到患难、感到神掩面以及罪的段落，务要格外留心。读经时要读整本圣经，却要标出那些最适用于你自己的经节。
19. 要特别留意圣经中的榜样，并使这些榜样成为向你说话的活讲章。
（1）要察看神审判罪人的榜样：这些事是警戒，也是使我们避开礁石的灯火；
（2）要察看神怜悯圣徒的榜样：这些事是我们信心的支柱，也是催促我们追求圣洁的马刺。
20. 读圣经不要停下来，直等到你的心火热起来。不要只把神的话当作历史来读，乃要竭力使自己的心深受感动。
21. 要决意实行你所读的一切。「求你赐我悟性，我便遵守你的律法。且要一心遵守。」（诗篇119:34）基督徒应当是行走的圣经，把所写的真理活出来。神的话不只是知识的向导，也是顺服的向导。人若以圣洁的心阅读神的话，结果必是逃避罪恶，履行神所吩咐的义务。
22. 要正确倚靠基督的先知职分。读到一个应许是一回事，真正知道这应许真实可靠又是另一回事。我们若要从读经得益处，就必须以基督为师；基督教导人时，不但开人的眼睛，也开人的心窍（路加福音24:45）。
23. 要参加教会一切按神所定的聚会，并多多聆听所传讲的神的话。要殷勤领受合乎圣经、忠心尽职的牧养。传道人是神话语的解释者；他们的工作，就是解明、阐释圣经中难懂的地方。
24. 要祷告，求神使你得益处（以赛亚书48:17）。当神的灵与神的话一同作工时，这道才在我们的心思意念中生出功效。
结论：
（1）不可满足于只是阅读圣经，乃要努力从中得到属灵的好处与益处。要使神的话铭刻在你心上。
（2）你若确实从读经得了益处，务要敬拜神的恩典。要称颂神，因为祂不但赐给你祂的话，也赐给你一些明白这话的能力。
你若难以从读经得益处，请留意以下几项鼓励：
（1）即使你达不到别人的程度，仍能从阅读圣经得益处。不要用别人的标准衡量自己。主把结实三十倍、六十倍、一百倍的，都称作好土（马太福音13:8）；所以，你所得的益处也许不如别人多，但你所得的那一份仍极其宝贵。
（2）即使你领会得很慢，仍能从阅读神的话得益处。你的悟性也许软弱，情感却可以刚强。微弱的视力也能使人不至掉进深水，软弱的悟性同样能使你远离罪恶。你只要还有一点视力，就不是全然瞎眼。
（3）即使你没有出色的记忆力，仍能从阅读圣经得益处。一个人记性不好，仍可以有一颗良善的心。再者，你即使记不住所读的一切，仍能记住其中最重要的部分。灯里的油虽未装满，灯仍能燃烧；我们的记忆虽未装满圣经，我们的心仍能因爱而火热。