[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 170 (Monday, November 5, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H12713]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          NATIONAL BIBLE WEEK

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Lamborn) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I thank both of my colleagues for 
organizing this time tonight in recognition of National Bible Week.
  My own experience with the Bible began when I was an 18-year-old 
freshman at the University of Kansas in 1973. I was approached by some 
people who asked me if I knew what was in the Bible. I said I knew what 
it was all about. But then I had to admit I had never read it for 
myself. The only honest thing I could do at that point was to read the 
Bible for myself.
  When I read the Gospel of John, I ended up discovering a personal 
relationship with Jesus Christ who became my Lord and Savior. In that 
gospel He says: I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to 
the Father but through Me.
  Mr. Speaker, I don't know where in their spiritual journey people may 
be who are listening tonight, but I do know this: It is better to read 
the Bible for oneself and not just to take someone else's word for what 
is in it. For me, it made all of the difference in the world.

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