Modern Bereans

Why called the blog a Modern Berean?

If there is anything that I absolutely love to do is reading the Bible. Add to that some serious Bible study - I am hooked. I have studied a number of books of the Bible and stand in awe of my great God. There is so much to learn that I am convinced time is against me to even begin to really scratch the surface. The little that I've learned in the last few years has made me hungry for more.

In that respect, I am like a Berean. A modern Berean. After I first became a Christian - I would go to church or listen to a radio program and would hear scriptures and because they were new to me - I'd say 'Is this in the Bible?' and would write down all the references and go check them out.

What about the original Bereans?

The Bereans were from a city called Berea in Greece. The apostle Paul visited the city of Berea and told them all about Jesus and what He taught and what happened to Him in Jerusalem. The Bereans did not just take Paul's word just for telling them but they went searching for themselves to see if these things were true.

See for yourself:


"As soon as it was night, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went to the Jewish synagogue. Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true. Many of the Jews believed, as did also a number of prominent Greek women and many Greek men." (Acts 17:10-12)


Now these (Bereans) were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received (take hold of = a deliberate and ready reception of what is offered) the word (logos) with great eagerness, examining (present tense = constantly doing this, used by Greeks to describe the preliminary investigation for gathering evidence for trial), the Scriptures DAILY, to see whether these things were so. (Acts 17:11)


This Blog is created for the sole purpose of systematically recording the jewels I've discovered from God's Word in the last few years. They have greatly enhanced my study of God's Word. You are more than welcome to take a peak and while you are at it - become a Modern Berean if you are not already one.

And so it begins...