Grady Manley has gained a well deserved reputation as a passionate student of Scripture. Reared in the home of an early Pentecostal minister, he lived in a home environment in which Biblical principles strictly regulated daily life and faith. His mother began training him to memorize Bible verses when he was two years old. Thus began a lifelong devotion to the Bible. At the age of 17 he experienced a divine call to ministry. Following his parents' example, he pursued ordination in the Assemblies of God. With a baccalaureate degree from an evangelical Bible college and a graduate degree in New