No, Biblically illiterate is biblically illiterate.
Most Catholics could not find a book in the bible without an index. Most consider the readings at church on Sunday a kind of Bible study.
Whatever your religious affiliation, I am confident that there are folks who disagree with you who aren't Catholic. Heck. I bet some of them might even think they know their way around the Bible at least as well as you. What do you say to them? Are they just unserious or looking to have their ears tickled (NEVER on the first date ....)?
Works do not lead to righteousness, but the grace of God, but, by God you'd better know your Bible, be serious, and have unticklish ears ... you'd better do more than cast all your care on Him that careth for you (after all, Care-casting sounds a lot like a work), you'd better understand your way through the intricacies of the discussions of merit/grace/predestination, pre- and/or post- millenialism or I can't be in fellowship with you.
Anyone that says they love God and seek him that do not study the scripture make their statement questionable .
Could anyone have a deep abiding love of someone they only know second hand?
How can anyone that says they love God not find time to study HIS WORDS and learn more about Him?
If Jesus came and stood in your living room and wanted to talk , would you tell him to be quiet you are watching CSI?
That Bible is God talking to you.
His word is truth, how does one know truth if they do not know His word? How does one know the character of God if they never read His word?
Did I say it right?
You've surveyed all 1.4 billion of us?
Oh, wait, that was St. Jerome, and he was a Biblically illiterate Catholic.
They are a kind of Bible study. Passages from the Bible are read, and then a learned member of the community explains the meaning and applies the lessons of the readings to the real life of thost present.
How does that not qualify as a "kind of Bible study"?
That Bible is God talking to you.
Is that the only way God talks to us? Is Bible study the primary and greatest way to experience God?
SD
In other words, maybe you should investigate the situation a bit more carefully before commenting.
"Most Catholics could not find a book in the bible without an index. Most consider the readings at church on Sunday a kind of Bible study"
Really, such a silly petulant statement. How is again you know what over a billion people can and can't find in their Bibles? And how is it you know what over a billion people do and do not consider bible study?
It still sounds like you're saying I have to do some work to Love Jesus, right after you say I don't have to do any work to be saved.