The Greatest Words Ever Spoken may be one the greatest resources a Christian ever owns.  Author Steven Scott has taken all of the words from Jesus and organized them into approximately 200 categories.  These categories are organized into 9 major headings:

1. What Jesus says about Himself
2. What He Says about the Father
3. What He Says about the Holy Spirit
4. Words about Eternity
5. Words about His Followers
6. Words about Humanity
7. Words about God Reaching Out to Us
8. Words about How to Know God
9. Words about Personal Relationships

While there certainly is some overlap with the categories, the breakdown makes it quite easy to find what you are looking for in the index.  I say that this is a great resource because it is certainly not the type the book that one reads from cover to cover.  The introduction to the book provides some suggestions about how to make the best use of this resource: a quick reference guide or for topical Bible studies.

Personally, I have been using it during my morning Bible to simply take a quick look at the words of Jesus on the topics of Spiritual Maturity and Spiritual Priorities.  Particularly on the topic of Spiritual Maturity I have wondered why certain passages were selected, however the questioning, I believe has led to the desired result.  I also appreciated the fact that in the section on the promises of Jesus that Scott includes any necessary condition to be met in order for the promise to be fulfilled.

This is certainly a valuable resource that I will be keeping in my library, and I would encourage you to add it to yours as well!

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