The Bible is unlike any other book that has ever been written. When approached as the perfect word of God it can yield limitless, personal blessings. When approached as “just another book” it can be studied, dissected, collated, categorised, memorised, and commented upon, but it will not affect the soul of the seeker. The Bible will be little more than another lifeless piece of historical literature. Therefore, before any study of God’s word can be undertaken, the individual approaching the Bible must be “prepared.”