You Can Handle the Truth

Struggle to read your Bible on a regular basis? Find some parts confusing, complicated, or even contradictory? Wonder how to make sense of certain passages, or question its relevance to your day-to-day life? Rest assured, you are not alone! While Christians are often encouraged to study and obey the Scriptures - very few are taught how.

You Can Handle the Truth is a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to biblical interpretation (or hermeneutics), equipping everyday believers to listen and heed God’s word.

Be mentored on how to:

• choose a translation
• read your Bible effectively
• discover a text's meaning
• consider context
• see the Scriptures as a unified story leading to Christ
• discern between literal and nonliteral passages
• find personal significance
• share it with others

You Can Handle the Truth has appeal for pastors seeking a comprehensive resource to recommend to their people (study groups, leaders, interns, etc.), yet at the same time is written in an easygoing and conversational style, to keep a younger audience engaged. Its message is simple: The Bible is for everyone - and you can handle it!

"Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth." (2 Timothy 2:15)