Why Read the BibleIf Bible readers everywhere could return their answers whatdiverse and interesting points of view the replies would bring!For instance，one perceives in the Bible record the worst and thebest that men have always thought and felt; for him it is full of theuniversal motives of humanity. He has noticed, too, that in sketchingoften but the single act of a character, the Book brings the essentialman or woman vividly out of the darkness and into the light for alltime. As a student of men, we can imagine sucha one replying thatthe Bible is “The Book of human Nature.”Another knows that it has been the inspiration of countless writers, and that its sayings and teachings are woven by the hundreds andthousands through and through the texture of our English masterpieces. Astudent of books might well say that the Bible is the chief“Source-Book of Our Literature.”Still another would say, “The Bible is the beginning of many of ourcustoms. Our common law is largely founded on its laws and many ofour institutions are based upon those it sanctions.”So a business man, a man of affairs, might very naturally call it, "The Foundation-Bookof Christian Civilization.”For many the Bible is“The Book of Salvation,”pointing the wayinto the presence of God.Still others draw from it counsel and strength for those who dependupon them for guidance. “God could not be everywhere, so he mademothers.”And in their hands the Bible becomes “The Book ofCharacter.”The marvel of it is that each of these viewpoints is true. And manyothers are equally true. For the Bible, like the diamond, reflects itslight from many facets, Which one you see depends upon where youstand, upon your point of view. How clear and strong the light foryou depends upon how far you have come within the circle of itsradiance.11.Which of the following is not referred in the passage?