[MEGoody]

If reading the Bible were a necessary means of salvation, Our Lord would have made that statement and also provided the necessary means for his followers.

Well, no, we aren't saved by reading the bible. But we should read it. After all, Jesus said in Luke 4:4, "It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God."

[stillwaiting]

i agree, reading the bible is necessary, encouraged (see the writings of PJPII, and it just makes more sense.

also, one doesnt have to sit down with a bible, one can read devotionals, the cathechism, which in and of itself, is replete with biblical citations, etc....

going to mass daily would expose you to practically the whole bible just from the readings from the OT, NT, the psalms, gospels.

it’s all out there folks, you can access anytime, anywhere....

[GraniteStateConservative]

Well, no, we aren't saved by reading the bible. But we should read it. After all, Jesus said in Luke 4:4, "It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God."

Who says he wasn't talking about the Written Torah? Jesus never wrote a single word of God down. Jesus taught. That's what was important to him, not books or words.