SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT STUDYING YOUR BIBLE
We are in favor of Bible
study, at home or with brethren. We
announce the times of congregational study, and emphasize the need of all being
prepared, and present, for such sessions.
We are familiar with the passages of scripture which indicate the power
of the revelation of the mind of God which is the Bible; we can probably quote
most of them. We see the need of daily
study of the Bible, and even intend for that to be a part of our day. So, what is the point of this article?
Because,
some years ago, the CHURCH I was working with had a gospel meeting, and in the
morning services the theme was to be, “How To Study Your Bible”. I was looking forward to this study directed
by an OLDER MAN (he was probably thirty years old, at the time) and encouraged
the brethren to take full advantage of this good opportunity.
With
every session, we learned about literal and figurative and symbolism and
metaphors and similar things, profitable, but lacking in the one thing that is
essential to understanding the Bible: attitude.
It is good to know all the rules of understanding composition; but for
Bible study to be effective and beneficial, the Word must be approached with
trembling, Isaiah 66:2.
II
Thessalonians 2:10-12, PAUL writes of “those who are perishing, because they
refused to love the truth and so be saved. …”
Some are troubled by passages
which speak of people being deceived, or deluded, or (as here), where Paul goes
on to say “Therefore God sends them a strong
delusion, so that they may believe what is false, in order that all may condemned who did not believe the truth
but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”
Why does God send them a “strong delusion”? Because they wanted to believe error. Why do they want to believe error? Because they did not love the truth.
Study
your Bible, read it every day, with the determination “to do God’s will”, (John
7:17) BECAUSE THEN “you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free”
(John 8:32).
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