Review of The Spiritual Treasure Trove

[Peace Chux]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Spiritual Treasure Trove" by Charles R Smith.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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The Spiritual Treasure Trove is a collection of about 204 Bible topics for the purpose of meditation and study. The topics capture the everyday life of a Christian including the questions they need answers to and the challenges they face. For each of the topics, the author gives a brief introductory paragraph, provides references from the bible, presents questions to further drive home the content of the topic and finally, a little exercise at the end. The introductory paragraph gives you a picture of what the topic is all about, the references are intended to provide detailed information, while the questions and exercises that follow are to test the readers’ understanding and ability to comprehend the topic.

Being his first book, it is apparent that Charles Ray Smith is a gifted writer. After spending four years in what he described as ‘the labour of love’ to compile the contents of this piece, it is safe to say that he delivered to the taste of his audience. He also went further to give the history of some of the words that formed the topics including their origin. This Christian book is really worth the read and could serve as a good way to understand the word of God in a simpler manner. The book teaches readers how to understand and translate the bible into easily comprehensible words.

I enjoyed this piece because it is comprehensive. Each chapter is concise and does not exceed two pages. It is difficult for one to search for topics that do not explain the central theme of each chapter of the bible without finding them. Indeed, the four years which was spent on this work was very thorough. I do not think there are many of such books that encapsulate the bible in such a comprehensive manner. The fact that Smith was able to briefly summarize the content to expect for each topic in a paragraph makes the book irresistible to read. I liked this very much.

Another thing that makes this book special to me is its simplicity. To some people, the Bible is cumbersome and can be hard to comprehend. Smith did a good job by breaking the bible into topics while providing references from the bible that bothers on each topic. His writing style, therefore, simplified the bible into fewer pages. He went an extra mile to make this piece beginner friendly. The questions attached to each topic could be used for Bible classes and discussions. The ‘Fill in the Blanks’ section could appear puerile to some readers, yet it is strategic. Being able to fill in the blank spaces with the appropriate word, tests your ability to understand and remember the content for each topic. This piece could easily be called a mini-bible.

However, I did not appreciate the fact that it was just the King James Version of the Bible that was used throughout the book. The King James Version of the bible does not contain all the books of the bible unlike the Good News Bible. Thus, I would have preferred if the author employed several versions of the Bible for a more comprehensive and encompassing piece. This is the only thing I would say I disliked.

This is the kind of book that helps you improve your daily Christian life without making you experience boredom at any point at all, hence I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. It was exceptionally well-edited and I would recommend this book to lovers of the word of God, those who are finding it hard to be consistent in their daily study of the word of God and to all Christians in general. This wonderful piece of art would surely be instrumental towards helping them achieve their goals.

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[Aisha Yakub]

I think I'll enjoy the conciseness and simplicity of this book. Great review.

[Beambeam]

Reading this book will help my spiritual reasoning and thinking. Great review.

[Chinenye Achilike]

This book will be nice to read, more like a summarized Bible.

[Bunmi27]

This is an awesome review. I would love to learn more about the challenges of Christians and ways to overcome them.

[Stevenmusk]

This book seems interesting and captivating. It promotes growth and self development. I look forward to reading it. Thanks for the review.

[tarafarah7]

Today's BOTD consists of 204 Bible stories that are broken down into topics and easy-to-understand language. My favorite part is the included exercises and questions following each section because it lets readers know if they have gained a full understanding of the topic or if they need to go back and dig deeper. I'm looking forward to checking this out some more. Thank you!

[Ferdinand_Otieno]

This is a book that amasses a preponderance of truly beneficial and desirable topics useful for study and meditation in order to derive one's own convictions. The book is temporarily discounted on Amazon Kindle and has a well-written OnlineBookClub review. Congrats on the BOTD.

[Tara D Morgan]

Fabulous review but I don't do religion so won't be reading this book!

[Kelsey Roy]

I am very excited to read this book. Sometimes it’s hard for me to contemplate topics within the Bible by just reading the text. This will really help me to learn and study concepts within the Bible!

[Nolwazi Ntombiyeswazi]

This book help my spiritual reasoning and it a good book

[Danielle Briggs]

I liked the different pieces that made up each chapter to help get the reader to fully internalize the message. Thanks for the great review!

[Margi zuu202]

Book of the Day( BOTD) is non-fiction and ment for christians!, it offers explanation to understand God's words if you looking for a good devotional book it's this one for you the author brought out the good bible verse that affect our daily life's , the challenges, struggle, breakthrough. I really enjoyed this book and the review was on point made it easier to understand even more... the book is worth reading and will recommend it

[Chris Walter Mason]

I love this book. I can't wait to start reading this book. I find it challenging at times to think deeply about biblical subjects simply by reading the text. I can learn and study Bible principles much better using this! Greetings to the author!

[Bertha Jackson]

The Bible is difficult for many readers to understand, and this book will help them. Thank you for your review.