What Book of the Bible Has Had the Most Influence on Alistair Begg?

Teaching in the UK in August Dear Friend, Warmest Christian greetings from the land of my birth. It is always heartening to hear from those of you who, having found your way to Scotland, return with happy recollections of time spent here. It was in Scotland that I heard the Gospel from Sunday school teachers and Bible class leaders under whose influence I trusted in Christ. When my family moved to England, those teachers presented me with a Bible. The verse inscribed in it was 2 Timothy 2:15 in the King James Version: Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. At that time as a fifteen-year-old boy, I understood what Paul’s word to Timothy meant but had no inkling of how important it would prove to be in my own life. When I am asked if I have a favorite book of the Bible, my usual answer is 2 Timothy. It has charted my course in pastoral ministry, and it was no surprise to me to learn that I make frequent reference to Paul’s letters to his protégé. I learned just recently the extent to which this is true: Since December of 1991, I’ve preached forty-two times from 1 Timothy and ninety-six times from 2 Timoth...