The Crown of Righteousness is loving Jesus at His Coming, but the way we get there is to love reading and studying our Bible. That's why Jesus promised that the Spirit would give us -remembrance- of everything He said: we remember what we read!
But have you ever thought about the different ways to study God's word?
- Thompson Chain Reference Bible
A great resource to see how God's word chain references key topics. Working through this Bible will give you a great inter-textual (i.e., between books) look at how God revealed things through the centuries. This will aid you in shepherding others to see how their doctrine incorporates the entire Bible (Crown of Glory).
2. Chronological Study Bible
This Bible will aid you in seeing how God worked from one century to the next and how God's people worked through it all. Understanding who you are in that vast timeline of God's works will aid you in serving the Church better (Crown Imperishable).
3. Apologetics Study Bible
This Bible will give you cross references that aid each other in helping you defend the faith, defend the hope that is in you. As you win souls, this will become incredibly valuable (Crown of Rejoicing).
4. Ancient Faith Study Bible
This Bible will link your doctrine to the ancient teachings of the Church leaders of old. It will give you a strong sense of just what doctrines Christians have suffered for in the past (Crown of Life).
The 5 Crowns of Reward will guide you in all your faith journey, that is what they are designed by Jesus to do. That is why Jesus commands each of us not to let anyone steal our crown (Rev 3:11).