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b'The seminarian smiled as he walked along, clutching his Bible. Judgment Day was shaping up to be everything he had ever expected, with plenty of earthquakes and lots of angels.\\nHe caught up with another man walking along. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Exciting, isn\\u2019t it?\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d the seminarian said, sighing with pleasure. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153I\\u2019m 212 for 289 on my theological predictions so far. Not too shabby! How are you doing?\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d The other man stopped walking. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153No mistakes so far,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d he said.\\nThe seminarian suddenly felt a bit insecure: \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153I\\u2019m not sure what you mean.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d \\nThe man held out his hand, his wrist smooth except for a white scar. This was Jesus. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Oh,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d the seminarian said. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Nice to meet You!\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d \\nHe held out his own hand. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153You have spoken the truth,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d said Jesus. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153We haven\\u2019t met before. I don\\u2019t know you.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d \\nThe seminarian straightened. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153What do You mean? I am a theologian! I read the Bible\\u2014poured over every passage! See, I still have it with me!\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153So how come you missed Me? What you should have picked up from reading that\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\u2014Jesus gestured toward the book\\u2014\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153was that I AM the Word of God. But you only care about your theological systems and theories. You were so busy picking apart the Bible, you didn\\u2019t ever understand it. You focused on finding rules to follow and making predictions, but you didn\\u2019t look for Me there. You didn\\u2019t find Me there. You didn\\u2019t put your trust in Me, the only One who could have saved you from sin and death. You thought you could earn your way into God\\u2019s favor by your studying. Your faith was in your work and not in Me.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d \\u2022 Kevin Zeller\\nIn today\\u2019s Bible passage, the highly educated religious leaders\\u2014who knew the Bible\\u2014 rejected Jesus. While studying the Bible is very important, the reason we study is to know Jesus better through His Word, which is how He has chosen to reveal Himself to us.\\n\\u2022 What\\u2019s the point of the whole Bible, according to John 20:31?\\n\\u2022 What are the truths about Jesus that unite all Christians? (To learn more, check out our \\u201cKnow Jesus\\u201d page.) \\nYou pore over the Scriptures because you think you have eternal life in them, and yet they testify about me [Jesus]. But you are not willing to come to me so that you may have life. John 5:39-40 (CSB)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nJohn 5'